Autistic adolescents in the United Kingdom experience significantly lower levels of school well-being compared to their non-autistic peers. While schools are central to a young person’s social and emotional development, new research... Read more »
For decades, autistic individuals have been left out of contributing to research that ultimately impacts them. If you are autistic or love someone who is, you may have felt a deep disconnect... Read more »
A massive new critical review has taken a deep dive into over 300 studies to see if we truly understand the phenomenon of autistic camouflaging (or “masking”). The authors found that while... Read more »
Imagine walking into a room where you feel you must perform a script just to be accepted. For many, this is a social inconvenience. For Black Autistic girls in UK schools, it... Read more »
For many autistic individuals, injustice is not merely an intellectual disagreement. It is a visceral, physiological threat response. Current neurodivergent research identifies “justice sensitivity” as a core component of the autistic experience.... Read more »
A common criticism that plagues many autistic people is when others accuse them of being rude when they do not intend to be. This seeming “rudeness” can be attributed to natural autistic... Read more »
Imagine trying to heal your mind while a fluorescent light flickers above you. The clock ticks loudly in the silence. You are expected to make intense eye contact while discussing your deepest... Read more »
For many autistic adults, the standard experience during a diagnosis often involves viewing their lives through a lens of deficits and impairments. A recent qualitative study sought to flip this script. Researchers... Read more »
Navigating romance often feels like playing a complex game where everyone else has a secret rulebook you never received. For those living “under a double rainbow,” being both Autistic and a gender... Read more »
A recent qualitative study invites us into the homes of nine families in Nepal to understand the “lived experience” of raising an autistic child. Using a descriptive phenomenological approach, researchers moved beyond... Read more »