1/9 Full paper: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.1044/2021_PERSP-20-00220 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Donaldson and colleaguesJournal: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interests GroupPublished: 2021Title: “Everyone Deserves AAC”: Preliminary Study of the Experiences of Speaking Autistic Adults Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication Autistic Adults & AAC AAC is Alternative & Augmentative Communication.This is all the ways we communication without talking.Continue reading “Autistic Adults & AAC”
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Autistic Socialisation & Rapport
1/4 Full paper: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/aut.2021.0017 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Rifai and colleaguesJournal: Autism in AdulthoodPublished: 2021Title: Investigating markers of rapport in autistic and nonautistic interactions Autistic Socialisation& Rapport Rapport is a quality of interaction between two people, and it’s often measured using elements such as attentiveness, positivity, and coordination. Autistic people report that socialising with otherContinue reading “Autistic Socialisation & Rapport”
Future Research
1/6 Full paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691620958010 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Davies & CromptonJournal: Perspectives on Psychological SciencePublished: 2021Title: What do new findings about social interaction in autistic adults mean for neurodevelopmental research? Autistic Adults, Social Interaction, & Future Research Two recent theories outline the idea that autistic people aren’t inherently bad at social interaction, but that theContinue reading “Future Research”
Autistic Depression Assessment Tool
1/4 Full preprint: https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-358997/v1/241993b4-5c3b-40a9-939e-41fdd59ceb96.pdf?c=1622836503 #AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without us Who: Cassidy & Colleagues Where: Research Square Published: 2021 (preprint) Title: Development and Validation of the Autistic Depression Assessment Tool – Adult (ADAT-A) in Autistic Adults. Autistic Depression Assessment Tool Many autistic people experience depression in their lifetime. However, they can find it hard toContinue reading “Autistic Depression Assessment Tool”
Gender Dysphoria
1/4 Full paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/…/10.1177/13623613211039113 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Cooper and colleaguesJournal: AutismPublished: 2021Title: The lived experience of gender dysphoria in autistic adults: An interpretative phenomenological analysis Autistic Adults & Gender Dysphoria Autistic people are more likely to be transgender or non-binary than neurotypical people. Some people who are transgender or non-binary experience gender dysphoria, whichContinue reading “Gender Dysphoria”
Expertise
1/4 Full article: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00438/full #AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without us Who: Gillespie-Lynch and colleagues Where: Frontiers in Psychology Published: 2017 Title: Whose Expertise Is It? Evidence for Autistic Adults as Critical Autism Experts Autistic Adults as Critical Autism Experts This study wanted to see how knowledgeable autistic people are about autism, and the level ofContinue reading “Expertise”
PTSD
Autistic people can develop PTSD from events which are not considered to be traumatic by the DSM-V (the manual from which mental health conditions, including PTSD, are diagnosed from). (Although in the UK we use the ICD for diagnosis, much research focuses on the DSM. There is much overlap between the DSM and the ICD).Continue reading “PTSD”
Therapy for Anxiety
1/4 Full article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/…/pii/S2589537021003229 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Quadt & ColleaguesWhere: EClinicalMedicinePublished: 2021Title: Interoceptive training to target anxiety in autistic adults (ADIE): A single-center, superiority randomized controlled trial Combatting Anxiety in Autistic Adults 53% of autistic adults meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder, compared to 10-15% of the general population. However, autistic people don’tContinue reading “Therapy for Anxiety”
Autistic Motherhood P.4 Strategies and Needs
How do autistic mothers manage their sensory needs alongside their child? Well, they need their downtime to be respected! They need their own sensory strategies, and more than anything, they need a space where they feel safe and secure to discuss their needs and their strategies with others who understand their position. Are you anContinue reading “Autistic Motherhood P.4 Strategies and Needs”
Cross Neurotype Communication
(Did you know that we are not-for-profit? So when you donate, all of your donation goes straight back into the work we do for the Nottinghamshire autistic community! You can donate here: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/16400#!/DonationDetails) 1/8 Full article: https://www.mayinstitute.org/pdfs/AS_learning_language.pdf #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: WilczynskiWhere: Autism Advocate FeaturePublished: 2010Title: Learning Each Other’s Language: Strategies to Improve Communication betweenContinue reading “Cross Neurotype Communication”
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