There has been growing awareness of the overlap between transgender, nonbinary, and
gender expansive (TNBGE) and neurodivergent identities in recent years. However, many …

Research exploring development and relationships within neurodiverse families has been
influenced by decades of biased assumptions and neuro-normative expectations …

In recent years, the discussion of how gender impacts autism diagnosis has been popular in
both academic and lay contexts, such as social media. In psychology, the idea of the Female …

Autistic people experience a higher prevalence of self-harming behaviours than the general
population. Due to a combination of self-harm being a taboo subject, the isolation created by …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an increasingly common diagnosis, and identification of
the best ways to support autistic children and their families is an important public health …

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a wide-spread neurodevelopmental
syndrome which is characterised by communication difficulty. It has steadily increased in …

Unlike the larger disability rights movement with which it is aligned, the history of Autistic-led
advocacy is limited to the last thirty years. In this thesis, I use peer-reviewed papers, first …

An integrative review and analysis was conducted to assess the benefits of teaching Life
Skill-Based Education (LSBE) to Neuro Divergent Adults (ND)(ie, adults with Autism …