250 Lifehacks for Young Autistic Adults: Your Guide to a Simpler Life

by Peter Vermeulen

132 pages, Paperback

Published January 6, 2026

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Reviews

[Natalie all_books_great_and_small · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

250 Lifehacks for Young Autistic Adults is a brilliant illustrated guide book for YA with autism with a large range of some of the most common challenges they may face or comeacross in life.
The thing I loved most about this book was the thought-provoking suggestions after each challenge highlighted. These help the user of the book to look at what they can do within said situation to help themselves and also what they can do to ask others for some help and support too. Such an important thing as not everyone is the same - many people with autism may not realise they can ask for support and help let alone whereor when to start about asking and getting it or find it hard to do so.
I'd recommend this book to YA with autism, their friends, family, support network, carers and even partners as its such a great book not only for lifehacks for themselves but to help all the above understand autism better and support people with autism much better too.

[Nico bookreader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Netgalley and editor for this book.
First of all we got an introduction on what is life as an autistic person, and what is like to live with an autistic person in your life to whom you love, as you know many adults are being diagnosed in the early young years or even not-so-young years because before they were just dismissed as problematic or normal, so, learning to live with autism isn't just for the kids, it's also for the adults here, and as it is, we got here a manual to use in several cases that might just be a bit or quite problematic for people in the spectrum to deal with, as a result of author going to autistic people to perfection the tips of the book, it's quite easy to use and very very helpful as I've said if you are autistic, or have a loved one that is on the spectrum.
It was so so helpful and I really appreciate all the work done by the author in trying to simplify what could be seeing as everyday situations, that for people like me are very difficult to go through.
This is a good one, that I'm going back to for every situation described.
Many thanks, may you live long and prosper!

[Magda Kos · Rating 4 out of 5]

250 Lifehacks for Young Autistic Adults is a practical, straight-to-the-point book packed with short tips you can actually use. It covers everyday challenges like boundaries, planning, decision-making, and handling unpredictable situations, without talking down to the reader.

Even though it’s written with autistic adults in mind, I think it can help a much wider group. A lot of the “struggles of the current world” (overload, chaos, too many choices, social expectations) hit many neurodivergent people—diagnosed or not. It’s also useful for friends, partners, parents, and employers who want to understand better and support in a more concrete way.

Some topics were known and some new to me. Great book for many.

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[Ro U]

250 Lifehacks for Young Autistic Adults is a clear, practical, and thoughtfully illustrated guide for young autistic adults and those who support them. It covers a wide range of everyday challenges, like sensory overload, social situations, emotions, and relationships in an accessible, easy-to-use way.

What stood out most is that each challenge includes suggestions for what you can do for yourself and what you can ask others to do to help, which isn’t always obvious and is incredibly valuable. I really needed this! Not every tip will work for everyone, but there’s something here for almost anyone on the spectrum.

I’d highly recommend this book to autistic young adults as well as friends, family, partners, carers, and educators.

Thanks Netgalley and Future Horizons for the ARC!

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very clear, well-written set of life hacks to help young autistic adults with life challenges. It demystifies common issues like dealing with sensory overload, handling other people's emotions, making conversation, building close relationships, etc. One aspect I really liked is that for every challenge, there are suggestions for what one can do for oneself and what one can ask others to do (because that's not always obvious!). And pictures!

Note: Uses both "autistic" and "with autism."

Thanks to Future Horizons, via NetGalley, for this ARC!

[Katie Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This was a good refresher and I like how it was broken down into sections to reference where you may want to start with looking up “life hacks”. A lot of these I already put into practice but I wish this was something I could have had in my early twenties as it would have been the most helpful then.

[Bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear and concise goals to help challenge oneself. I really enjoyed the book and the aspect that it is also for people who surround an autistic individual. I highly recommend this book for any autistic person looking on improving themselves just a bit.

[Ossy Firstan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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