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Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community
Lorcan Kenny,Caroline Hattersley,Bonnie Molins,Carole Buckley,Carol Povey,Elizabeth Pellicano +5 more
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It is demonstrated that there is no single way of describing autism that is universally accepted and preferred by the UK’s autism community and that some disagreements appear deeply entrenched.Abstract:
Recent public discussions suggest that there is much disagreement about the way autism is and should be described. This study sought to elicit the views and preferences of UK autism community membe...read more
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Prevalence of co-occurring mental health diagnoses in the autism population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Meng-Chuan Lai,Caroline Kassee,Richard Besney,Sarah Bonato,Laura Hull,William Mandy,Peter Szatmari,Peter Szatmari,Stephanie H. Ameis,Stephanie H. Ameis +9 more
TL;DR: This systematic review and meta-analysis searched for publications between Jan 1, 1993, and Feb 1, 2019 in English or French that reported original research using an observational design on the prevalence of co-occurring mental health conditions in people with autism and reported confirmed clinical diagnoses of the co- Occurring conditions and autism using DSM or ICD criteria.
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Avoiding ableist language: suggestions for autism researchers
TL;DR: The authors describe how language used to communicate about autism within much of autism research can reflect and perpetuate ableist ideologies (i.e., beliefs and practices that discriminative of individuals with autism).
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Making the future together: Shaping autism research through meaningful participation
Sue Fletcher-Watson,Jon Adams,Kabie Brook,Tony Charman,Laura Crane,James C. Cusack,Susan R. Leekam,Damian Milton,Jeremy R. Parr,Elizabeth Pellicano +9 more
TL;DR: It is called for the development of participatory research skills among the autism research community and the facilitation of greater autistic leadership of, and partnership in, research to lead to better translation into practice and improved outcomes for autistic people and those who support them.
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Adults with autism overestimate the volatility of the sensory environment.
Rebecca P. Lawson,Rebecca P. Lawson,Rebecca P. Lawson,Christoph Mathys,Geraint Rees,Geraint Rees +5 more
TL;DR: Behavior and pupillometric measurements indicated that adults with ASD are less surprised than neurotypical adults when their expectations are violated, and decreased surprise is predictive of greater symptom severity, and heightened noradrenergic responsivity in line with compromised neural gain.
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The Empty Fortress: Infantile Autism and the Birth of the Self
TL;DR: Psychoanalysis has long represented itself as being not only a treatment tool but a method of research, but even the most died-in-the-wool, orthodox analyst would not in this day and age claim that self-understanding can come in no other ways than through his chosen discipline.
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity
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