“A System That Wasn't Really Optimized for Me”: Factors Influencing Autistic University Students' Access to Information: thematic analysis by Kayden Stockwell recommends steps to make information more accessible for autistic students.

FREE to 29 April shorturl.at/dgs23

Self-Compassion, Camouflaging, and Mental Health in Autistic Adults: survey by @drjohngalvin reports that #autistic individuals who camouflage report lower self-compassion, influencing overall mental health. Warwick Psychology

NEW, FREE to 29 April shorturl.at/arC18

Really pleased to share our first publication from our AASP study: “Adapting Safety Plans for Autistic Adults with Involvement from the Autism Community”. Free to access here: liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.108…

Allison Ratto on behalf study team received the Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science, for our free paper on Self-Assessment of Autistic Traits. Award is for year's best paper by a woman or underrepresented minority in a Mary Ann Liebert Inc
journal. 🔗liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.10…

CN: suicide
Adapting Safety Plans for Autistic Adults with Involvement from the Autism Cmty: thematic analysis by Jane Goodwin reports that #autistic adults with self-harm & suicidal thoughts may benefit from Austim Adapted Safety Plan.

FREE to 29 April shorturl.at/bhjOV

“Avoiding ableist language”: commentary by
Kristen Bottema-Beutel & colleagues highlights how researchers avoid ableist language to reduce discrimination Steven Kapp
Noah Sasson Dr. Brittany N. Hand @NinaLester

#ThrowbackThurday

Read again FREE:
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The Impact of Intersectional Disadvantage on Autistic Women's Experiences of Interpersonal Violence: Narrative Review by Jessica Fox (She/Her), autistic women experience high rates of interpersonal violence, a complex social issue that requires further research. shorturl.at/stS89

It was really wonderful collaborating with Jade Davies (she/her) Dr. Anna Melissa Romualdez Liz Pellicano & Anna Remington on this study of #Autistic people’s experiences of #retirement .
Grateful thanks to our participants, and reviewers/editors Autism In Adulthood.
#employment
#careers
#autism
#ageing

Our paper on autistic people’s experiences of retiring is free to access until 27th March!

A huge thank you to the wonderful people who gave up their time to speak to us about their experiences. Looking forward to reading the rest of the special issue on autism & ageing🥰

'A spectrum of understanding..': thematic analysis by @karri_g_smith reports community, sharing values & doing things together are important in friendships for #autistic people School of Health in Social Science Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh ally (they/she)

NEW, FREE to 4 Mar:

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📣📣🎉New article on Friendships in Autism In Adulthood - liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…
Background: Previous research has often documented that #friendship is an area of difficulty for Autistic people, however this may be due to a neurotypical understanding of friendship. 1/7

Huge congratulations to Allison and the team on earning this prestigious award!!! 🎉😊 Be sure to check out their paper published in Autism In Adulthood here: liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.10…

“It was like the final piece of the puzzle for me:..” thematic analysis of interviews with women with history of self-harm diagnosed with BPD, then #autism . Triggers of self-harm & contentment with time alone may differentiate

NEW, FREE to 28 Feb:

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Jillian Enright, Neurodiversity MB Adding to your resources🙏🏼
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Development & Validation of Autism & Neurodiversity Attitudes Scale: questionnaire by Rachel VanDaalen reports how much a person agrees with a neurodiversity view of autism. This can inform research on other topics, such as mental health

NEW, FREE to 14 Feb:

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THANK YOU! I’ve been waiting for some research into this for years.

So grateful to see this finally happening.

Literally what I’ve been saying for years. Oh you’re AFAB and have emotional regulation problems? Borderline! you can’t be autistic! Autism is for boys! /sarcasm
Ugh.