A capabilities approach to understanding and supporting autistic adulthood

E Pellicano, U Fatima, G Hall, M Heyworth… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
There is little comprehensive research into autistic adulthood, and even less into the
services and supports that are most likely to foster flourishing adult autistic lives. This limited …

A systematic review on autistic people's experiences of stigma and co** strategies

E Han, K Scior, K Avramides, L Crane - Autism Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Autism can be understood as a concealable stigmatized identity. This is the first systematic
review to synthesize the literature on autistic people's experiences of stigma and co** …

A conceptual analysis of autistic masking: Understanding the narrative of stigma and the illusion of choice

A Pearson, K Rose - Autism in Adulthood, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Autistic masking is an emerging research area that focuses on understanding the conscious
or unconscious suppression of natural autistic responses and adoption of alternatives …

'I never realised everybody felt as happy as I do when I am around autistic people': A thematic analysis of autistic adults' relationships with autistic and neurotypical …

CJ Crompton, S Hallett, D Ropar, E Flynn… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Many autistic people are motivated to have friends, relationships and close family bonds,
despite the clinical characterisation of autism as a condition negatively affecting social …

[HTML][HTML] Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours? Expanding the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide in an …

SA Cassidy, K Gould, E Townsend, M Pelton… - Journal of autism and …, 2020 - Springer
The current study explored whether people who camouflage autistic traits are more likely to
experience thwarted belongingness and suicidality, as predicted by the Interpersonal …

Missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses of adults with autism spectrum disorder

L Fusar-Poli, N Brondino, P Politi, E Aguglia - European archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of life-long neurodevelopmental disorders
affecting 1.5% of the general population. The present study aimed to evaluate the psychiatric …

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 …

Looking good but feeling bad:“Camouflaging” behaviors and mental health in women with autistic traits

JS Beck, RA Lundwall, T Gabrielsen, JC Cox… - Autism, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Autistic traits are associated with frequent psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and
everyday functional challenges. These associations may be especially prominent in women …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial factors associated with camouflaging in autistic people and its relationship with mental health and well-being: A mixed methods systematic …

S Zhuang, DW Tan, S Reddrop, L Dean… - Clinical Psychology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Camouflaging involves hiding one's autistic characteristics in social situations. This mixed
methods systematic review synthesized research on psychosocial factors associated with …

Sex differences in mental health problems and psychiatric hospitalization in autistic young adults

MI Martini, R Kuja-Halkola, A Butwicka… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Psychiatric disorders are common among autistic children and adults. Little is
known about sex differences in psychiatric disorders and hospitalization in early adulthood …