Peer Support #PeerSupport Slide 1/10: SMALL TALK Peer Support Feb 2022 Slide 2/10: What is Small Talk? Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski described small talk as a “Phatic Function”. It does not exist to share information but to establish and maintain social relationships, and the means of communication. Slide 3/10: The Function Small talk is a wayContinue reading “Peer Support 2022: Small Talk”
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Media Review: Love on the Spectrum
AccessibleMedia #AccessibleMedia Slide 1/10: LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM Love on the Spectrum was a 2019 — 2021 Netflix reality show/documentary following a number of Autistic people as they went on dates in hope of beginning a romantic relationship. It followed the format of many dating shows without a competition element, such as Channel 4’s (UK)Continue reading “Media Review: Love on the Spectrum”
The Autism Mental Health Paradox
Full article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21582041.2021.1998589 AccessibleAcademia #AccessibleAcademia Who: Will Mandy Journal: Autism Volume 26 Issue 2 Published: February 2022 Title: Six ideas about how to address the autism mental health crisis (https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211067928) 1/10 The Autism Mental Health Paradox This editorial looks at how autistic people are most likely to need mental health support but least likely toContinue reading “The Autism Mental Health Paradox”
The Autistic Advantage
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”
Cognitive Decline with Aging
1/6Torenvliet et al, 2021 Full article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aur.2650 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Torenvliet and colleaguesWhere: Autism ResearchPublished: 2021Title: Parallel age-related cognitive effects in autism: A cross-sectional replication study Cognitive Effects of Aging in Autistic Adults This study looked into the decline of cognitive abilities in older autistic adults as compared to non-autistic adults. 2/6TorenvlietContinue reading “Cognitive Decline with Aging”
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”
Autistic Life Writing, Empathy, & Morality
1/43Stenning, 2020 Full article: https://library.oapen.org/viewer/web/viewer.html?file=/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/39439/9780367338312_oachapter7.pdf AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: StenningWhere: Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical ParadigmPublished: 2020Title: Understanding empathy through a study of autistic life writing: On the importance of neurodivergent morality Autistic Life Writing, Empathy, & Morality This paper is a study of the history of autistic life writing & what thisContinue reading “Autistic Life Writing, Empathy, & Morality”
Creative Methodology & the Autistic Voice
Ridout, 20171/20 Full article: shorturl.at/bdrG5 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: RidoutWhere: Qualitative Research JournalPublished: 2017Title: The Autistic Voice and Creative Methodologies Becoming Vulnerable to New Ways of Knowing This paper wanted to recognise communication as a challenge between autistic and non-autistic people, and that the autistic voice is not silent, but lacks involvement atContinue reading “Creative Methodology & the Autistic Voice”
Psychotherapists Knowledge of Autism
1/6Lipinski et al, 2021 Full article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/13623613211057973 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Lipinski and colleaguesWhere: AutismPublished: 2021Title: A blind spot in mental healthcare? Psychotherapists lack education and expertise for the support of adults on the autism spectrum Psychotherapists Autism Knowledge Many autistic adults have co-occurring mental health needs. They find that a barrier toContinue reading “Psychotherapists Knowledge of Autism”
Game-Based Cognitive Assessments
1/4Willis et al, 2021 Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/9/4/53 AccessibleAcademia Nothing about us without usWho: Willis and colleaguesWhere: Journal of IntelligencePublished: 2021Title: Examining the Use of Game-Based Assessments for Hiring Autistic Job Seekers Game-Based Assessments for Job Recruitment This paper wanted to explore whether “game-based assessments” may offer a way to assess candidate ability for job rolesContinue reading “Game-Based Cognitive Assessments”
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