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”
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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 Adults & AAC
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”
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”
Executive Dysfunction Strategies
1/9 Understanding Autism Executive Dysfunction Strategies Unfortunately, there isn’t one strategy that will work for everyone. This is because everyone’s difficulties with executive functioning is different. Executive functioning is broad, and covers a range of functions, including organising thoughts and regulating behaviour. 2/9 Visual Aids I have ADHD, and I really struggle with “out ofContinue reading “Executive Dysfunction Strategies”
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”
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