The concept of autism is a significant contribution from child psychiatry that has entered
wider culture and public consciousness, and has evolved significantly over the last four …

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 …

Background: New research suggests that, rather than representing a core feature of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional processing difficulties reflect co-occurring alexithymia …

Based on Francesca Happé's best-selling textbook, Autism: An Introduction to Psychological
Theory, this completely new edition provides a concise overview of contemporary …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

The inadequacy of a categorial approach to mental health diagnosis is now well-recognised,
with many authors, diagnostic manuals and funding bodies advocating a dimensional, trans …

Autism spectrum conditions comprise a set of early-onset neurodevelopmental syndromes
with a prevalence of 1% across all ages. First diagnosis in adulthood has finally become …

Emotion dysregulation is a common issue experienced by individuals with autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and has been associated with a wide range of negative mental and physical …

The ability to represent mental states (theory of mind [ToM]) is crucial in understanding
individual differences in social ability and social impairments evident in conditions such as …

Alexithymia is a sub-clinical construct, traditionally characterized by difficulties identifying
and describing one's own emotions. Despite the clear need for interoception (interpreting …