aspergers – Autistic Nottingham

Q&A Session – September 2023

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Hello All! Thank You to those who attended our Q&A Session; it was a good range of questions and discussions. Originally we had planned to record the meeting and put up the video, but there were various reasons why we thought actually doing a blog post and putting it all down in writing might beContinue reading “Q&A Session – September 2023”

Coproduction – Is It Letting Us Down?

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The term “Coproduction” has been around for well over fifty years. A term coined in the 1970s by Professor Elinor Ostrom (an American Economist). The idea came from Prof. Ostrom’s research into local crime rates. The local police force had changed tactics from walking “the beat” to using their patrol cars and, as a result, crimeContinue reading “Coproduction – Is It Letting Us Down?”

Sun Cream – Sensory Issues & Overcoming Them!

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(Any products specifically mentioned are just from the experience of one person) While the weather outside is changeable to say the least at the moment, there’s more unseasonable warmth on the cards. We all know how important sunscreen is, how easy it can be to miss signs of skin cancer (not to be dramatic) so,Continue reading “Sun Cream – Sensory Issues & Overcoming Them!”

Autism, Work & Me Part Six: Come Fly With Me

Part Six: Come Fly With Me

Battling Burnout

Autistic burnout is when you’ve pushed yourself too hard for too long, and your brain and body just can’t take it anymore. It’s like trying to move through quicksand, where every step forward is a struggle and eventually, you’re too exhausted to go on. It’s not just from being Autistic – it can happen toContinue reading “Battling Burnout”

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”

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”

Scripting

1/4 Understanding Autism Scripting What is scripting? Scripting is a form of social camouflage.It’s something that some autistic people engage in to support themselves with social situations. 2/4 Scripting is something that is done when we aren’t socialising to prepare us for social situations. It helps us to know what we should say in responseContinue reading “Scripting”

Autistic Motherhood P.3 Impact

1/4 Full paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-021-05188-1 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Talcer, Duffy, & PedlowJournal: Journal of Autism & Developmental DisordersPublished: 2021Title: A Qualitative Exploration into the Sensory Experiences of Autistic Mothers Sensory Experiences of Autistic MothersPart 3. Impact This study wanted to explore the sensory experiences of autistic mothers, the impact on their role as mother, andContinue reading “Autistic Motherhood P.3 Impact”

Autistic Inertia (Understanding Autism)

[Click images for image description] Learn more about inertia here! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=autisticnottingham&set=a.10158439455557634 Full paper here: http://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631596/full (Did you know that we are an autistic-led 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 Understanding Autism Autistic InertiaContinue reading “Autistic Inertia (Understanding Autism)”