1/34Grant & Kara, 2021 Full article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21582041.2021.1998589 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Grant & KaraWhere: Contemporary Social SciencePublished: 2021Title: Considering the Autistic advantage in qualitative research: the strengths of Autistic researchers The Autistic Advantage This paper, written by two Autistic researchers, outlines the strengths & benefits of Autistic researchers, and provides recommendations for employersContinue reading “The Autistic Advantage”
Category Archives: Strengths
Multilingual Autistic Adults
1/15Nolte et al, 2021 Full article: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/epdf/10.1089/aut.2020.0067 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Nolte and colleaguesWhere: Autism in AdulthoodPublished: 2021Title: Perspectives and Experiences of Autistic Multilingual Adults: A Qualitative Analysis Multilingual Autistic Adults This research wanted to explore the experiences of multilingual autistic adults. 2/15Nolte et al, 2021 While autism is associated with social communicationContinue reading “Multilingual Autistic Adults”
Strengths in the Workplace
1/18 Full paper: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/epdf/10.1089/aut.2021.0037 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Cope & RemingtonJournal: Autism in AdulthoodPublished: 2021Title: The Strengths and Abilities of Autistic People in the Workplace Strengths & Abilities of Autistic People in the Workplace Despite wanting to work, autistic people are often under- or unemployed. In the UK, 22% of autistic adults areContinue reading “Strengths in the Workplace”
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”
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”
Common Questions: Which type of autism makes you smart?
(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 Common Questions Which type of autism makes you smart? Complex question!* The simple answer is: autism doesn’t impact intelligence. Autistic people spanContinue reading “Common Questions: Which type of autism makes you smart?”
Executive Functioning Strengths
1/4 Understanding Autism Executive functioning strengths Strengths!So, we often focus on areas of difficulty in order to help find strategies to assist in these areas. However, it is really important to remember that we also have areas of strengths! Focusing on our strengths is a great way to feel some pride and confidence. These areContinue reading “Executive Functioning Strengths”
Stimming (Understanding Autism)
Autistic Nottingham Understanding Autism Stimming Stim is short for self-stimulatory behaviour. Stimming is an important part of autistic body language. It can look like fiddling, rocking, flapping, tapping, spinning, toe walking, and many more. Because we can get overwhelmed by unpredicted or complex sensory stimulation, stimming provides a predictable pattern of stimulation, which can beContinue reading “Stimming (Understanding Autism)”
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