Autism

From the perspective of a late-diagnosed (WHAT), unemployed (WHAT) and pseudo-anarchist AuDHD comedian (WHAT). AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE, BECAUSE STONE COLD SAID SO.

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Divergent Voices is created by Clinical Partners as part of autism unlocked - a dedicated space for autistic people and their families to receive expert advice and guidance on a range of issues. Hear personal stories and life hacks from autistic individuals and practical strategies from expert clinicians, that aim to help manage daily challenges. We want to make it easier for autistic people and their families and carers to access the best support available, and we believe this starts with helpful advice and guidance from a reliable and trusted source. In the Divergent Voices series we explore autistic mental health, home adaptations, autism & ADHD, sensory sensitivities, emotions, career advice, sleep, autistic joy and more. On this channel we will also share tips and strategies for families with autistic children, such as insights on school anxiety, eating, ADHD and autism, recognising strengths, and home and school adaptations.

The Dark Side of Autism series covers areas of Autism that I personally feel are misrepresented or overlooked. In this video, I talk about Late Autism Diagno...

The individualisation of joy might be a way of keeping us from our freedom

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April is Autism Acceptance month — and acceptance is more than a buzzword. Working toward acceptance means welcoming autistic people’s leadership on the issues that most affect our lives. Since Autism Acceptance Month began, the autistic community has made a tremendous cultural impact in terms of how our society views…

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New research supports a paradigm shift from viewing autistic communication through a deficit model to recognizing it as a difference in communication style.

Hi there, I'm Elena! I was diagnosed with autism at 25, and ever since, I've been piecing my life together. My videos are a space for late-diagnosed individu...

Standard approaches to mental health issues, designed from within a neurotypical framework, may actually cause harm to Autistic people. We need to update our understanding of the wide spectrum of neurodivergence.

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Purpose Black families experience additional barriers to accessing autism-related supports compared to White families. Community organizations can help mitigate the negative impact of systemic inequities and lack of support that Black caregivers of autistic family members experience. Little is known about the types of support Black families seek from these organizations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the support needs of Black families raising autistic children as evidenced by communication patterns in a community-based statewide autism organization. Our research questions were: (1) What are the autism-related support needs of Black families raising autistic children; and (2) How do familial demographics influence these support needs? Methods We explored the support needs of Black caregivers of autistic family members by analyzing a subset of 1,460 entries (16.8% of the total communication entries) within a database of communication entries from a community-based autism organization in one southeastern state in the United States. We analyzed the frequency of support request types and the relationships between support requests and familial demographics (i.e., rurality, gender, age). Results We found that Black families most often requested family or individual support, school-related support, and behavioral support. Families requested support with bullying, social services, and health insurance less often. We found significant interactions between the three most requested services and the rurality, gender, and age of the autistic family member. Conclusion We conclude with suggestions for autism support organizations seeking to better meet the needs of Black families.

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In this webinar, Vanessa Bal, Ph.D., talks about the presentation of autism in adults and how a diagnosis is determined. She also highlights some considerati...

Carving up the spectrum allows for more targeted research and interventions. But that only works if everyone does it the same way.

Since 2022, I have had a steadily increasing number of verbally-fluent adult clients seek autism assessment. In fact, this has occurred with such regularity that I was able to, with support from my clinical agency, build and complete an entire post-doctoral residence around providing adult autism and ADHD assessment. A little about me: I’m a psychology professor, a researcher focusing on cool things like autism and religion, and a psychological diagnostician. I am also autistic; I was clinically

Internally, many undiagnosed adults with autism say they feel different from those around them.

Black autistic individuals have shaped history, culture, and advocacy, yet remain underrecognized due to systemic erasure, racial bias, and digital segregation. This piece explores their contributions, challenges exclusionary narratives, and calls for true representation and equity.

ATLANTA (AP) — Natasha Nelson, a 35-year old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, Georgia, didn't have an innate sense of social norms. She didn't know why people meeting for the first time would choose to engage in small talk instead of deep conversations, or why people like to make their beds.

Many of us have heard of burnout, that grinding exhaustion and loss of motivation driven by pressures from work, but for those suffering from autistic burnout it stems from the demands of everyday life. “It’s a very new field of research,” says Francesca Happé, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at King’s College London. “We know anecdotally tha...