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Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement - Frontiers frontiersin.org Apr 11, 2021 7 facts
claimA common argument against involving autistic adults in child-focused research is that articulate and intelligent autistic adults cannot speak for the experience of children with significant intellectual or language disabilities.
referenceCrane, Adams, Harper, Welch, and Pellicano (2019) investigated the mental health experiences of young autistic adults in England, concluding that 'something needs to change'.
accountAutistic adults have reported that early interventions involving overbearing physical prompting or the removal of the right to communicate 'no' left them feeling passive, traumatized, and vulnerable to abuse, as documented by Kirkham (2017) and McGill and Robinson (2020).
referenceR. Grove, R. A. Hoekstra, M. Wierda, and S. Begeer published 'Special interests and subjective wellbeing in autistic adults' in Autism Research in 2018.
claimAutistic adults provide valuable expertise to child-focused research by speaking to what a good autistic life is like and identifying what might have helped them in the past (Iemmi et al., 2017).
referenceRobertson et al. (2018) conducted a thematic analysis on the experience and impact of anxiety in autistic adults.
claimA common argument against involving autistic adults in child-focused research is that articulate, intelligent autistic adults cannot accurately represent the experiences of children with significant intellectual or language disabilities.
Neurodiversity in Practice: a Conceptual Model of Autistic Strengths ... link.springer.com Jul 25, 2023 4 facts
referenceNocon, Roestorf, and Menéndez (2022) investigated character strengths in autistic adults in the United Kingdom within a community setting, finding positive psychology applications in neurodiversity.
referenceMilton, D., and Sims, T. (2016) published 'How is a sense of well-being and belonging constructed in the accounts of autistic adults?' in Disability & Society, investigating the subjective experiences of well-being among autistic adults.
perspectiveAutistic adults argue that the high rates of comorbid mood disorders are driven by a historical precedence of deficit-focused models and stigma that motivate autistic individuals to mask or pretend to appear neurotypical in an inauthentic way.
claimAutistic adults self-report authenticity, fairness, humor, and open-mindedness as their top strengths.
Effects of psychedelics on neurogenesis and broader neuroplasticity link.springer.com Dec 19, 2024 1 fact
referenceMDMA-assisted therapy is a new treatment model for social anxiety in autistic adults, as described in a 2016 study by Danforth et al. published in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.