“ to the places where I worked. At one place, I was heavily invested in what they were doing, as well as what I was doing for them, and I believed in the products and services we were offering. It was clear to me that my work each and every day really furthered things in a ...
Their current logo symbolises inclusion and support, and a lot of what they do speaks offocusing on acquiring supports and services for autistic peopleand looking at thesocial model of disabilityinstead of the recovery/cure rhetoric that a lot of other organisations still engage in. But it took...
(One high-profile example is the controversy with ‘Barnevernet’ – Norwegian social services – who are devastatingly more likely to remove a child from their parents in general, but especially if they have an autism diagnosis.) As a British autistic person, it was at least encouraging to ...
Twin and family studies in autistic disorders (AD) have elucidated a high heritability of the narrow and broad phenotype of AD. In this review on the genetics of AD, we will initially delineate the phenotype of AD and discuss aspects of differential diag
A1 Research should focus on how to improve quality of life for autistic people across the lifespan, how to end racial and gender disparities in access to dx and services, and best practices in AAC and supported decision-making for people with all kinds of support needs.#AutINSARhttps://t....
(Gunty,2021). This may be especially true in Australia; despite an increasing need for supports following diagnosis, there has not been a proportionate increase in services, leaving many families struggling to cope, particularly marginalised families (Australian Government,2023; Commonwealth of Australia...
(i.e., individual, group) compared to children accessing community services; (2) children participating in parent coaching ESDM as an adjunct to therapist-delivered ESDM compared to children participating in therapist-delivered ESDM only; and (3) parents participating in parent coaching ESDM ...
Despite the fact that social participation and leisure activities are a fundamental right, they also have a positive impact on the quality of life of children and families (Carr, 2004, Coyl-Shepherd and Hanlon, 2013, Menear and Neumeier, 2015). Lack of participation leaves autistic people ...
6. In your research what did you discover about autistic peoples’ experience in religious services? In my research I discovered three things. A. People with autism in religious sesrvices often feel their needs are not taken seriously.
I don’t actually want or need (some will disagree I’m sure!) input from mental health services. I don’t like them. I don’t trust them. They scare me. The power they wield over people scares me. The way the charge in and mess around with a life that was okay. I’m happy ...