MARKETING AND AUTISM

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Learn how to market therapy services to undiagnosed autistic adults using neurodivergence-affirming language that recognizes rather than pathologizes differences.

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Marketing Therapy to Undiagnosed Autistic Adults

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Feb 22, 2026 11:59:59 PM

The therapy marketing playbook hasn't caught up to what we know about autism in adults. While everyone's busy debating whether to say "person with...

Autism Professional services Communication
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Learn how law firms can effectively market disability legal services to autistic adults through transparent pricing, written communication, and authentic community partnerships.

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Marketing Legal Services to Autistic Adults

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Feb 22, 2026 11:59:59 PM

Most law firms approach disability marketing as if they were performing Shakespeare for an audience that speaks Mandarin. The message might be...

Autism Law firm marketing
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Discover how wedding vendors can capture the underserved autistic market through sensory-conscious planning, neurodiversity marketing, and accommodation strategies.

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The Autistic Wedding Industry: Marketing Sensory-Conscious Ceremonies

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Feb 9, 2026 12:00:03 AM

The wedding industry has mastered the art of selling dreams, but for autistic couples and families, those dreams often come packaged with sensory...

Autism Sensory Events
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Discover how smart real estate agents capture the autistic home buyer market through sensory-focused marketing, neighborhood mapping, and specialized expertise.

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The Autistic Home Buyer Market

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Feb 9, 2026 12:00:00 AM

While most real estate agents obsess over granite countertops and open floor plans, they're missing a sophisticated buyer segment that cares more...

Autism Real Estate Marketing
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Expert insights on marketing resume services and career tools to autistic job seekers, covering disclosure decisions, interview prep, and neurodiversity networks.

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Marketing to Autistic Job Seekers: Beyond Token Neurodiversity Rhetoric

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: Feb 9, 2026 12:00:00 AM

The neurodiversity employment space resembles a Potemkin village built by well-meaning but tone-deaf marketers. Shiny websites promise...

Autism Inclusivity Human Resources
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Discover how to market weighted blankets and proprioceptive products beyond sleep—targeting autistic adults seeking daytime regulation and OT recommendation channels.

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Beyond the Weighted Blanket: Marketing Co-Regulation Products to Autistic Adults

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Feb 8, 2026 11:59:59 PM

The weighted blanket industrial complex has convinced us all that sensory regulation begins and ends with bedtime. But if you're still positioning...

Autism Product marketing Sensory
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Inaccessible captchas exclude autistic customers and cost retailers significant revenue. Learn alternative security methods that protect sales without discrimination.

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Captcha Accessibility Failures: Losing Autistic Customers at the Gate

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 29, 2026 11:29:49 AM

That squiggly text verification standing between your customer and checkout isn't just annoying—it's costing you real money. While you're worried...

Autism Website UX Ecommerce
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Push notifications can overwhelm neurodivergent users, causing app abandonment. Learn how granular controls and accessibility-first design create competitive advantages.

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Push Notification Overwhelm: When Marketing Messages Cause Shutdowns

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 29, 2026 10:57:54 AM

Your notification strategy might be inadvertently declaring war on your most valuable users. While marketers chase engagement metrics with the fervor...

Autism Sensory App marketing
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Autistic brand communities follow different social rules than neurotypical spaces but generate fierce loyalty. Learn how to moderate neurodivergent fan communities effectively.

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Autistic Brand Communities: Different Social Rules, Same Loyalty Potential

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 19, 2026 8:00:02 AM

The mechanical keyboard enthusiast forum has 50,000 members. Someone posts their new build. Within minutes, responses appear: "Those keycaps clash...

Branding Autism Community AUDHD
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PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) causes autistic consumers to resist aggressive marketing automatically. Learn why pressure tactics guarantee loss and permission-based marketing converts.

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PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance): When Marketing Pressure Guarantees Loss

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 19, 2026 8:00:01 AM

"BUY NOW! Limited quantities! Sale ends in 3 hours! Don't miss out! Act fast! Only 2 left in stock!"

Autism Psychology Behavior Digital marketing
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Autistic influencer marketing fails when it exploits disability for inspiration. Success comes from leveraging genuine expertise and special interest authority in niche communities.

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Autistic Influencer Marketing: Beyond Inspiration Porn to Actual Authority

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 19, 2026 8:00:00 AM

A makeup brand partners with an autistic influencer. The campaign shows her overcoming challenges to apply lipstick. The narrative centers on her...

Autism Influencers Digital marketing
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Time blindness causes autistic and ADHD consumers to miss sales deadlines despite genuine purchase intent. Learn why extended windows and smart reminders increase conversions.

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Time Blindness and Purchase Timing: Why Autistic Consumers Miss Sales and Deadlines

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 12, 2026 8:00:02 AM

Your flash sale ends in 24 hours. An autistic customer with ADHD sees the promotion Tuesday morning. They think, "I'll buy that tonight after work."

Sales Autism Psychology Behavioral economics
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Popularity-based marketing backfires with autistic consumers who distrust social proof and prefer technical specifications over testimonials. Learn why niche brands win neurodivergent customers.

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Social Proof Backfire: When Autistic Consumers Distrust Popularity-Based Marketing

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Jan 5, 2026 8:00:00 AM

"Join millions of satisfied customers!"

Autism Psychology Digital marketing
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Scent marketing drives away autistic customers with sensory sensitivities and chemical reactions. Learn why fragrance-free retail creates competitive advantage and customer loyalty.

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Olfactory Marketing Disasters: When Scent Drives Away Autistic Customers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 29, 2025 8:00:02 AM

Walk into an Abercrombie & Fitch. Before you see a single product, the smell hits you—aggressive cologne pumped through the ventilation system at...

Autism Product marketing Sensory
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Sound logos and audio branding can trigger sensory overload in autistic consumers. Learn why acoustic branding needs volume control, frequency consideration, and silent alternatives.

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Acoustic Branding for Autism: When Sound Logos Cause Shutdowns

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 29, 2025 7:00:00 AM

You open Netflix. Ta-dum. You boot up your Xbox. Startup chime. You visit a website. Autoplay video with sudden music. You receive a notification....

Branding Autism Audio
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Autistic pet owners represent premium customers whose special interest intensity drives deep product research and sustained spending. Learn how to market to this passionate, loyal demographic.

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Pet Product Marketing to Autistic Animal Lovers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 22, 2025 8:00:02 AM

An autistic person develops a special interest in marine biology at age seven. By age twelve, they can identify 200 species of fish by sight, explain...

Autism Neurodivergence Product marketing Lifestyle
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Face-blind consumers can't recognize celebrity endorsers or brand spokespeople. Learn why prosopagnosia demands logo-first brand recognition strategies that don't rely on faces.

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Prosopagnosia in Brand Recognition: Marketing to Face-Blind Autistic Consumers

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 22, 2025 8:00:01 AM

Your brand ambassador just posted to their 2 million followers. The engagement is strong. The comments are glowing. And a significant portion of your...

Branding Sales Autism Product marketing
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Discover why autistic consumers resist product upgrades and how brands can capture this market by marketing continuity, maintaining legacy products, and reducing transition costs.

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Transition Resistance: Why Autistic Consumers Won't Upgrade Even When It Makes Sense

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 8, 2025 8:00:01 AM

Your smartphone is three generations old. The camera is objectively worse. The battery dies by noon. Apps crash regularly.

Audience Autism Product marketing SaaS marketing
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Learn why autistic consumers' pattern recognition abilities expose performative disability marketing and how brands can build genuine accommodation that creates loyalty instead of backlash.

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Why Autistic Consumers See Through Performative Inclusivity

Picture of Writing Team Writing Team: Dec 8, 2025 7:59:59 AM

Your brand posted a puzzle piece graphic for Autism Awareness Month with the caption "We celebrate neurodiversity."

Audience Autism Neurodivergence Inclusivity
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Learn how autistic consumer shutdown and recovery cycles create unique purchasing patterns that smart brands can anticipate and serve more effectively.

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Marketing During Overwhelm and Recovery Periods

Picture of Neurodivergence Writing Team Neurodivergence Writing Team: Dec 1, 2025 7:59:59 AM

Your marketing calendar assumes consistent purchasing capacity throughout the year.

Marketing Autism Communication
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