Slide 01Autism, Co-occurring Conditions & Diagnosis Peer SupportJULY 2022 Slide 02Co-Occuring Conditions These are medical conditions and diagnoses that are commonly found in people with Autism. They are also called “Co-Morbid”, but we choose not to use this term because it imparts a negative judgement. We’ll be looking at a few based on research andContinue reading “Autism, Co-occuring Conditions and Diagnosis – Peer Support July 2022”
Category Archives: Diagnostic Criteria & Experiences
DSM 5 Text Revision & Autism: What are the changes? What do they mean?
#AccessibleAcademia Slide 01DSM 5 Text Revision & AutismWhat are the changes?What do they mean? Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), American Psychiatric Association 2022 Slide 02The DSMThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a reference used by psychiatrists for the purposes of insurance in the US. BecauseContinue reading “DSM 5 Text Revision & Autism: What are the changes? What do they mean?”
Women’s Experiences of Being Autistic
#AccessibleAcademia Slide01Women’s Experiences of Being Autistic‘You don’t look autistic’: A qualitative exploration of women’s experiences of being the ‘autistic other’Kate Seers and Rachel C Hogg (2021) Autism 1–12 DOI: 10.1177/1362361321993722 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350092115_%27You_don%27t_look_autistic%27_A_qualitative_exploration_of_women%27s_experiences_of_being_the_%27autistic_other%27 Slide02This qualitative study* interviewed 8 Autistic women diagnosed as adults using semi-structured questions.The results were then anonymised and analysed. A few significant themes were foundContinue reading “Women’s Experiences of Being Autistic”
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”
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”
Demystifying the DSM-V
(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) 1/22 demystifying the DSM-V what on earth does it all mean?! What’s a DSM?It stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of MentalContinue reading “Demystifying the DSM-V”
Autism Acceptance & Mental Wellbeing
Full paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29071566/Learn more about social identity and mental health here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158422704787634(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) 1/4 Full paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29071566/ #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Cage & colleaguesJournal:Continue reading “Autism Acceptance & Mental Wellbeing”
Talking about Autism within Autistic Families
1/4#AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Crane & colleaguesJournal: AutismPublished: 2020Title: Autistic parents’ views and experiences of talking about autism with their autistic childrenTalking about autismthis paper wanted to look at how autism is spoken about in families, especially when both parent and child are autistic. 2/4Open, honest discussion• open, honest discuss about being autistic wasContinue reading “Talking about Autism within Autistic Families”
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