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”
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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”
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”
PTSD
Autistic people can develop PTSD from events which are not considered to be traumatic by the DSM-V (the manual from which mental health conditions, including PTSD, are diagnosed from). (Although in the UK we use the ICD for diagnosis, much research focuses on the DSM. There is much overlap between the DSM and the ICD).Continue reading “PTSD”
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”
Cross Neurotype Communication
(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) 1/8 Full article: https://www.mayinstitute.org/pdfs/AS_learning_language.pdf #AccessibleAcademiaNothing about us without usWho: WilczynskiWhere: Autism Advocate FeaturePublished: 2010Title: Learning Each Other’s Language: Strategies to Improve Communication betweenContinue reading “Cross Neurotype Communication”
Unloading the senses
Want to learn more about sensory sensitivities? We’ve got you covered! facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158415420787634 (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) 1/25 Sensory overload What are the senses? HowContinue reading “Unloading the senses”
Autistic Inertia Part 4
What does autistic inertia FEEL like? Find more info on autistic inertia here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=autisticnottingham&set=a.10158439455557634 Part 1 here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158439455577634 Full paper here: http://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631596/full (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)Continue reading “Autistic Inertia Part 4”
Autistic Inertia Part 3
Part 3: WHY do we get “stuck”? Executive functioning & Movement theories: Part 1 here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158439455577634 Full paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/…/fpsyg.2021.631596/full (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 “Autistic Inertia Part 3”
Autistic Inertia p.2
Part 2! WHY do we experience inertia? Emotional & motivational factors in “getting stuck” Part 1 here: https://www.facebook.com/autisticnottingham/posts/10158439455577634 Full paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/…/fpsyg.2021.631596/full (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)Continue reading “Autistic Inertia p.2”
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