#AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Raymaker and colleaguesJournal: Autism in AdulthoodPublished: 2020Title: “Having all of your internal resources exhausted beyond measure and being left with no clean-up crew”: Defining Autistic Burnout.Burnout• Chronic Exhaustion• Loss of Skills• Reduced Tolerance to StimuliBurnoutAutistic burnout is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic life stress and a mismatch ofContinue reading “Burnout”
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Empathy & PTSD
Learn more about autistic empathy here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158437379552634 Learn more about PTSD here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158121249907634 (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://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/aut.2020.0013 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: HumeContinue reading “Empathy & PTSD”
Empathy
Learn more about facial expression recognition here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158396709027634 Learn about autistic communication here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158414939952634 Learn more about alexithymia here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10157820205662634 (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 #AccessibleAcademiaNothingContinue reading “Empathy”
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”
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?”
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”
Resources
Blog masterpost: https://anautismobserver.wordpress.com/ Autistic Black/Indigenous/People of Color & Latinx Advocates to follow: https://www.facebook.com/…/a.389117…/455211958412541/… Blogs by non-speaking writers: https://mitchellslifewithautism.com/https://faithhopeloveautism.blogspot.com/ Creative expression: https://the-art-of-autism.com/ News & Resources: http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/ Accessible Academia: http://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/photos/ 1/4 Understanding AutismI want to learn about autismVia free, online resourcesWhere should I go? Great question! the answer is…#ActuallyAutistic BloggersWhen you read blogs by people who are autistic,Continue reading “Resources”
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”
PDA
1/4 Understanding Autism Pathological Demand Avoidanceat a glance “PDA is considered to be a distinct profile of the autism spectrum, characterised by the avoidance of everyday demands and the use of ‘social’ strategies as part of this avoidance.”Tony, PDA Society 2/4 These traits:autism spectrum condition– Differences in socialcommunication and social interaction– Restricted, repetitivepatterns of behaviour,interests,Continue reading “PDA”
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