Since its initial description, the concept of autism has been firmly rooted within the
conventional medical paradigm of child psychiatry. Increasingly, there have been calls from …

The neurodiversity movement is a social movement that emerged among autistic self‐
advocates. It has since spread and has been joined by many with diagnoses of attention …

The protective effects of social support for caregiver mental health are well documented,
however the differential impact of support providers (partner, child, family, siblings, friends …

Background Little research has directly examined parental needs following their child's early
diagnosis of autism. Method The experiences and support needs of 13 mothers and fathers …

Typically, although it's notoriously hard to define, autism has been represented as a
biologically-based mental disorder that can be usefully investigated by biomedical science …

A large body of literature examines parental interpretations of their child's autism diagnosis.
However, research examining intersections between parental disclosure of their child's …

The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between parenting stress and
autistic symptom severity in the US and Japan. Fifty‐two US and 51 Japanese mothers of …

Purpose: Despite advances in screening and awareness, Black and multiracial families
continue to experience challenges when seeking an autism diagnosis for their children …

This chapter provides an overview of the origins and theoretical stance of the neurodiversity
movement, and then explores the implications in terms of what, if any, treatments for autism …

This systematic review investigated the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment
therapy for the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. PsychInfo, CINAHL …