Understanding stigma in autism: A narrative review and theoretical model

A Turnock, K Langley, CRG Jones - Autism in Adulthood, 2022 - liebertpub.com
The experience of stigma by autistic people is relatively understudied, despite contributing to
a range of poor outcomes and having an overarching impact on well-being. The current …

“Having all of your internal resources exhausted beyond measure and being left with no clean-up crew”: Defining autistic burnout

DM Raymaker, AR Teo, NA Steckler, B Lentz… - Autism in …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Although autistic adults often discuss experiencing “autistic burnout” and
attribute serious negative outcomes to it, the concept is almost completely absent from the …

Come as you are: Examining autistic identity development and the neurodiversity movement through an intersectional lens

M Botha, K Gillespie-Lynch - Human Development, 2022 - karger.com
Singer intended for neurodiversity to be a new category of intersectionality. However,
intersectionality has been neglected in autism research and practice. This paper aims to …

Defining autistic burnout through experts by lived experience: Grounded Delphi method investigating# AutisticBurnout

JM Higgins, SRC Arnold, J Weise, E Pellicano… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Although commonly described on social media by autistic people, there is little recognition of
autistic burnout in the academic literature. Anecdotally, autistic burnout is described as a …

College as a developmental context for emerging adulthood in autism: A systematic review of what we know and where we go from here

C Flegenheimer, KS Scherf - Journal of Autism and Developmental …, 2022 - Springer
Autistic individuals often struggle to successfully navigate emerging adulthood (EA). College
is an increasingly common context in which individuals learn and hone the necessary skills …

Understanding language preference: Autism knowledge, experience of stigma and autism identity

SM Bury, R Jellett, A Haschek, M Wenzel, D Hedley… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Prior research has studied preferences for identity-or person-first language among persons
with an autism diagnosis. The current study differs from this previous body of research by …

Does learning you are autistic at a younger age lead to better adult outcomes? A participatory exploration of the perspectives of autistic university students

T Oredipe, B Kofner, A Riccio, E Cage, J Vincent… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Many autistic people do not learn they are autistic until adulthood. Parents may wait to tell a
child they are autistic until they feel the child is “ready.” In this study, a participatory team of …

Learning from the experts: Evaluating a participatory autism and universal design training for university educators

TC Waisman, ZJ Williams, E Cage, SP Santhanam… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic students experience strengths and challenges that can impact their full inclusion in
higher education, including stigma. A participatory team of autistic and non-autistic scholars …

[HTML][HTML] How is psychological wellbeing experienced by autistic women? Challenges and protective factors: A meta-synthesis

N Yau, S Anderson, IC Smith - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Autistic women are at higher risks of experiencing mental health difficulties and
suicidal behaviours than the general population. However, there are barriers to diagnostic …

Disabled student experiences of Higher Education

G Brewer, E Urwin, B Witham - Disability & Society, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Disabled students remain systematically disadvantaged compared to their non-disabled
peers. It is, therefore, essential that educational practitioners and policy makers appreciate …