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 experience of stigma by autistic people is relatively understudied, despite contributing to
a range of poor outcomes and having an overarching impact on well-being. The current …

Background There is inconsistent evidence for a clear pattern of association between
'camouflaging'(strategies used to mask and/or compensate for autism characteristics during …

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 …

Camouflaging refers to strategies used by autistic people to mask or hide social difficulties.
The current study draws on Social Identity Theory to examine the relationship between …

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 coping …

Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in individuals on the autism spectrum. The
current study examined how experiences and perceptions of autism acceptance could …

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 …

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 …

Prior research has studied preferences for identity-or person-first language among persons
with an autism diagnosis. The current study differs from this previous body of research by …