Few diagnoses have broadened their diagnostic boundaries as much or as quickly as autism. This has affected those with the most profound disability.
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Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant contribution to supporting inclusion in school.
The book Someone Like Me offers deeply human insights into what it means to live in a neurotypical world as a neurodivergent person.
Steve Silberman, much loved for his transfomative, acclaimed autism book Neurotribes, as well as his writing on the Grateful Dead, has died, aged 66. Autistic writer Amanda Tink pays tribute.
Misunderstandings between autistic and neurotypical people often stem from mutual communication barriers.
A research project led entirely by autistic people aims to change the way autism research is conducted.
Autistic people are not only more likely to feel lonely but are also more likely to experience it more acutely than non-autistic people according to new research.
New research sheds light on how autism affects how we feed our babies, and vice versa.
Autism health passports are a tool designed to help autistic people access healthcare more easily.
Agatha Christie never explicitly said so, but many of her Belgian detective’s character traits could be interpreted as being autistic.
A review of government services has found that autistic people are being failed in health, education, employment, poverty and housing.
Masking or camouflaging is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognised as visibly neurodiverse.
Many autistic people struggle to get mental health support, or are missed by the healthcare system entirely.
Our new book explores the autistic mind – and shows that we’re not as different as we might think
Autistic and artistic, you can be both.
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Teaching Fellow, School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences, University of Portsmouth; University of Sussex
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Assistant Researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
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PhD Candidate in Access to Healthcare for Autistic Adults, Cardiff University
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Professor of Psychology and Mental Health, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor of Mental Health and Autism, University of Nottingham
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Reader in Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University
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Research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Health Psychologist and Research Officer in Infant Feeding, Swansea University
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Researcher in Autism, Swansea University
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Assistant Professor, Durham University
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Visiting Senior Fellow in English and Creative Writing, University of Suffolk
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Professor of Cognitive Science in the School of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UniSA Creative, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education, University of Glasgow