1/14 Full paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2021.1983416 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: HeseltonJournal: Disability & SocietyPublished: 2021Title: Childhood adversity, resilience, and autism: a critical review of the literature Autism, Childhood Adversity & Resilience Autistic children experience more adversity and more mental health challenges than their non-autistic peers, but this isn’t well understood by researchers or clinicians. AutisticContinue reading “Childhood adversity, resilience, and mental health”
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Online Autism Assessments
1/6 Full paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946721001343 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Gibbs and colleaguesJournal: Research in Autism Spectrum DisordersPublished: 2021Title: Autism assessment via telehealth during the Covid 19 pandemic: Experiences and perspectives of autistic adults, parents/carers and clinicians Telehealth & Autism Assessments Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of people now receive healthcare, including assessmentContinue reading “Online Autism Assessments”
Seeking an Autism Diagnosis
1/8 Understanding Autism Getting a diagnosis I think I might be autistic. What do I do? 2/8 That’s great! It can feel really good to discover that other people share a lot of similar experiences to you. It’s common to realise you might be autistic after a family member, particularly your offspring, is diagnosed. It’sContinue reading “Seeking an Autism Diagnosis”
Autistic Mothers: Birth & Beyond
1/18 Full paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/13623613211043701 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Hampton and colleaguesJournal: AutismPublished: 2021Title: A qualitative exploration of autistic mothers’ experiences II: Childbirth and postnatal experiences Autistic Mothers:Birth & Beyond There’s not very much research into how autistic people experience birth and the first few months of parenthood. This study interviewed some autistic womenContinue reading “Autistic Mothers: Birth & Beyond”
Autistic Experiences of Breastfeeding
1/10 Full paper: https://journals.lww.com/mcnjournal/Abstract/9000/Breastfeeding_Experiences_of_Autistic_Women.99766.aspx AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Wilson and colleaguesJournal: MCN in AdvancePublished: 2021Title: Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women Breastfeeding Experiences of Autistic Women This study wanted to look into the experiences of autistic adults who breastfeed. 2/10 The Participants They recruited breastfeeding autistic adults through Facebook groups. All of the participantsContinue reading “Autistic Experiences of Breastfeeding”
Autistic Adults as Victims of Violence
1/8 Full paper: https://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/…/unsworks…/UNSWORKS #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Gibbs and colleaguesJournal: Research in Autism Spectrum DisordersPublished: 2021Title: Experiences of physical and sexual violence as reported by autistic adults without intellectual disability: Rate, gender patterns and clinical correlates Autistic Adults & Physical and Sexual Violence TW: mention of violence 2/8 Study background: Studies have found thatContinue reading “Autistic Adults as Victims of Violence”
UK Autism Diagnosis over 20 Years
1/9 Full paper: https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jcpp.13505 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Russell and colleaguesJournal: The Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryPublished: 2021Title: Time trends in autism diagnosis over 20 years: a UKpopulation-based cohort study UK Autism Diagnoses Over 20 Years This study wanted to look at how many new autism diagnoses there have been between 1998-2018.Continue reading “UK Autism Diagnosis over 20 Years”
Reliability & Validity of GHQ-12
1/4 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Mayhew and colleaguesJournal: Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersPublished: 2021Title: An Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the GHQ‑12 in an English Population of Autistic Adults Without Learning Difficulties Autistic Adults & Measures of Health Autistic people are more likely than non-autistic people to be diagnosed with chronic mentalContinue reading “Reliability & Validity of GHQ-12”
Autistic Adults & Physical Health
1/4 Full paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1362361320953652 #AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without us Who: Weir and colleagues Journal: Autism Published: 2021 Title: Increased prevalence of non-communicable physical health conditions among autistic adults Autistic Adults & Physical Health Autistic people are more likely than non-autistic people to die young, especially females and those with intellectual disabilities. Autistic people areContinue reading “Autistic Adults & Physical Health”
Autistic & Pregnant: Reasonable Adjustments
1/9 This paper can be read here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332865043_Supporting_women_with_autism_during_pregnancy_birth_and_beyond?fbclid=IwAR1zOFKN2Se9pv0T8A2XPf5pZvuoC2posA71wSV74HS-eedFwE9ViHpNmoQ #AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without us Who: Turner Journal: MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Published: December 2017 Title: Supporting women with autism during pregnancy, birth and beyond This paper outlines ways in which autistic adults can be better supported through pregnancy and childbirth. Autism is a recognised disability andContinue reading “Autistic & Pregnant: Reasonable Adjustments”
Autistic Nottingham 