Full paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1362361320908976 #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: Crompton & colleaguesJournal: AutismPublished: 2020Title: ‘I never realised everybody felt as happy as I do when I am around autistic people’: A thematic analysis of autistic adults’ relationships with autistic and neurotypical friends and familyAutistic friendsdespite common stereotypes, many autistic people do want to have friends, andContinue reading “Autistic Friends”
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Spiderweb Thoughts
1/4dolphin thoughtsPart 2: Spider thoughtsI have so many thoughts, all the time.Previously, I described them like a logical string, one to the next. But that’s not completely accurate…Perhaps they are less like dolphin thoughts, forming little pods, a few of which come to the surface to be verbalised. Perhaps they are more like spiderweb thoughts,Continue reading “Spiderweb Thoughts”
#AA Autism & Infering Implied Meanings
#AccessibleAcademia nothing about us without usWho: Wilson & BishopJournal: Autism ResearchPublished: 2021Title: “Second guessing yourself all the time about what they really mean…”: cognitive difference between autistic and non-autistic adults in understanding implied meaningStudy: This study was looking at how autistic people deal with “implied meanings”, which is where the meaning of a communication isContinue reading “#AA Autism & Infering Implied Meanings”
Talking about interoception — Neurodiversity in Academia
What’s interoception? Interoception is the perception of sensations from inside the body. This includes sensations like your heart beat, whether you’re too hot or too cold, whether you’re hungry, or thirsty, or need the bathroom. Autistic people tend to be over- or under-sensitive to different forms of stimuli, including interoceptive stimuli. What does this mean?This […]Continue reading “Talking about interoception — Neurodiversity in Academia”
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