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How Important Is Keeping A Routine For Someone With Autism?

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assuming they have high functioning autism?
I know it’s very important but please explain how it would affect the individual if they didn’t have a routine for months/ years. Could they cope? how would it affect them emotionally? What impact would it have on their ability to lead a normal life?

3 Responses to “How Important Is Keeping A Routine For Someone With Autism?”

  1. IsatiaBu says:
    October 6, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    It’s extremely important -they have difficulty filtering important from unimportant and are very easily unsettled which can be traumatic for them, much moreso than so-called “normal” people change of routine can bring on bewilderment and panic.

  2. TERRY C says:
    October 7, 2009 at 4:50 am

    routine is not just important for autistic people, children like routine too
    put an autistic person in the place of a child and understand that routine is safety. when they step outside of the safety zone of daily routine, they become scared and unsure

  3. =] says:
    October 7, 2009 at 10:31 am

    certain routines can be very important to them. They may be irritable if they can’t have a certain routine or two. (ie: watching tv after work/school).
    Most, however, aren’t going to be too much of a problem if they are broken.