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The theory of mind hypothesis of autism: A critical evaluation of the status quo. For several years the Theory of Mind (ToM) hypothesis has been suggested as an underlying mechanism for understanding autism. It finds that no existing models fully explain ToM in autism. So, the t…

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Failure to Account for Psychiatric Symptoms: Implications for the Replicability and Generalisability of Psychological Science?  Good studies in psychology are generalisabile and replicable. That means that: the group of participants really should represent the general population and the results should be able to be done aga…

When scientists compare people with and without diagnosis, the ‘not-diagnosed’ group will most likely include people who still have some traits:

Failure to Account for Psychiatric Symptoms, Ichijo et al (2025) 

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False Memory Formation in Autism: This study looked at how autistic adults form false memories—when someone remembers something that didn’t actually happen. They wanted to find out if autistic people are more or less likely to make…

False Memory Formation in Autism: The Role of Relational Processing at Syudy
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Perceptual Experiences of Autistic People With an Intellectual Disability and People With Williams Syndrome We looked at how autistic people with intellectual disabilities and people with Williams Syndrome (WS) experience focus, distraction, and input like sounds or sight. We wanted to find out if autist…

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Identifying and supporting the needs of autistic children and young people CRAE’s Mel Romualdez was part of a team of UCL academics who wrote the rapid evidence report on ‘Identifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SEND’. They have put together…

Identifying and supporting the needs of autistic children and young people
A rapid evidence assessment for the DfE
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“Trapped in a no-win situation” Loneliness is a common emotion experienced by many, but previous research indicates higher rates of loneliness within the autistic adult community. Led by Kana Grace, an autistic researcher, this s…

“Trapped in a no-win situation”
A qualitative exploration of autistic adults' experiences of loneliness.
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Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers Traditional interviews tend to use open ended questions, such as ‘what qualities would you bring to the job’ or ‘where do you see yourself in 5 years’, which require interpreting social cues and im…

Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
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Autistic identity: A systematic review of quantitative research A positive Autistic identity has a part in wellbeing. This systematic review of 20 papers explores this. It shows that support and autism acceptance from family and friends contribute to a more pos…

Autistic identity: A systematic review of quantitative research
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‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales Despite hopes of better support systems and outcomes, the consensus was that little had changed. Parents noted limited support as their children navigated the challenges of transitioning to adultho…

‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales #CRAEresearchSummaries

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Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace This study addresses a really important issue – the gap in autism knowledge among employers, which often hinders employment opportunities for autistic individuals. The research evaluates the effect…

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The government’s response to ‘Time to Deliver’ The government is starting work on a new ‘autism strategy’. Since the Autism Act 2009, there have been 3 autism strategies, and a new one is currently being planned by the government. This plan wil…

The government’s response to ‘Time to Deliver’ #CRAEresearchSummaries

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False Memory Formation in Autism: This study looked at how autistic adults form false memories—when someone remembers something that didn’t actually happen. They wanted to find out if autistic people are more or less likely to make…

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False Memory Formation in Autism

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‘It just feels unnatural being here’: Autistic secondary school students’ experiences of sensory sensitivities in the school environment While prior research has examined the sensory impact of school environments, until now few studies have directly considered autistic students’ own perspectives on how sensory differences affe…

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‘It just feels unnatural being here’: Autistic secondary school students’ experiences of sensory sensitivities in the school environment

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How might interoceptive accuracy training work? With the growing interest in apps and wearables that claim to be able to help us to learn how to improve our awareness of our own bodies’ signals, Murphy & Bird consider whether these cl…

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How might interoceptive accuracy training work?

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Theoretical limitations on mindreading measures: commentary on Wendt et al. (2024) This paper sees potential problems with traditional ToM tests by identifying the types of skills that are necessary for ToM judgements. Often, as psychologists, we are attempting to design experime…

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Theoretical limitations on mindreading measures: commentary on Wendt et al. (2024)

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Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers Traditional interviews tend to use open ended questions, such as ‘what qualities would you bring to the job’ or ‘where do you see yourself in 5 years’, which require interpreting social cues and im…

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Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers

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Disclosing an autism diagnosis improves ratings of candidate performance in employment interviews Deciding when or whether to disclose an Autism diagnosis in the workplace is often a challenging decision. This study suggests that disclosing during the interview process may enhance employment pr…

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Disclosing an autism diagnosis improves ratings of candidate performance in employment interviews

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Autistic Adults’ Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research In a study of 197 autistic adults, participants stressed the need for research on how to advance in their careers and transition out of work successfully. Despite 22% of autistic adults in the UK b…

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Autistic Adults’ Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research

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‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales Despite hopes of better support systems and outcomes, the consensus was that little had changed. Parents noted limited support as their children navigated the challenges of transitioning to adultho…

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‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales

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Autistic young people’s experiences of transitioning to adulthood following the Children and Families Act 2014 The paper voices the experiences of 80 autistic young people aged 16-25 years. Findings were mixed, pointing out that the type of schooling plays a significant role in the access to appropriate sup…

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Autistic young people’s experiences of transitioning to adulthood following the Children and Families Act 2014

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The transition to adulthood for autistic young people with additional learning needs: the views and experiences of education professionals in special schools This paper gauges the insights of staff in special schools. The findings highlight that time constraints and a lack of effective methods for engaging autistic pupils hinder the proper implementatio…

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The transition to adulthood for autistic young people with additional learning needs: the views and experiences of education professionals in special schools

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Evaluating measures to assess loneliness in autistic adults Questionnaires exist to assess loneliness, but do they apply to autistic adults? A study with 203 autistic adults in the UK explored this, using two questionnaires: the UCLA Loneliness Scale 3 and …

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Evaluating measures to assess loneliness in autistic adults.
Grace et al (2023)
Questionnaires exist to assess loneliness, but do they apply to autistic adults?
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Kana Grace, Anna Remington, Jade Davies and Laura Crane (2023)

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Everyday executive function issues from the perspectives of autistic adolescents and their parents: theoretical and empirical implications Executive function is a group of skills including planning, inhibition and switching between tasks. Autistic people report struggling quite a lot with these skills. But, when researchers test these…

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Everyday executive function issues from the perspectives of autistic adolescents and their parents: theoretical and empirical implications

Lorcan Kenny, @annaremington.bsky.social and Elizabeth Pellicano (2024)

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‘Who, When, How to Share’: Pilot study of a new disclosure decision-making programme for autistic adults Autistic adults often face a dilemma of whether and how much to conceal or reveal about their autistic identity. Disclosure can lead to understanding and support, but also judgement and discriminat…

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‘Who, When, How to Share’: Pilot study of a new disclosure decision-making programme for autistic adults

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Emeline Han, Katrina Scior, @kanabaletti.bsky.social Eric Heath, Simone Dufresne, and @lauramaycrane.bsky.social (2024)

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‘A storm of post-it notes’: Experiences of perceptual capacity in autism and ADHD A large accessible survey was designed by a neurodiverse group of researchers to find out about focus and distraction. It was shared with autistic adults, adults with ADHD, autistic adults with ADH…

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‘A storm of post-it notes’: Experiences of perceptual capacity in autism and ADHD

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“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People’s Experiences of Retiring. “Retirement is one hell of a change isn’t it?” – “You know it’s a great big change of pace, of gear, of where you fit in the world, how the world sees you, how y…

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“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People’s Experiences of Retiring.

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Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review A systematic review of exisiting literature. Relevant papers by theme in the 33 papers in the review: Adequate support (11) Desired career progression for many (7) Tailored opportunities (2) Unempl…

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Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review

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“I Don’t Understand Their Sense of Belonging”: Exploring How Nonbinary Autistic Adults Experience Gender The study was led by a non-binary autistic researcher. Interviewed participants shared perceptions of gender as an internal feeling, shaped in interaction with others, and reflected on society&#821…

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“I Don’t Understand Their Sense of Belonging”: Exploring How Nonbinary Autistic Adults Experience Gender

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Higher levels of neurodivergent traits associated with lower levels of self-efficacy and wellbeing for performing arts students This paper aimed to understand how autistic traits may impact student wellbeing and whether these effects are specific to performing arts courses. A total of 424 students, including 280 from perfor…

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Higher levels of neurodivergent traits associated with lower levels of self-efficacy and wellbeing for performing arts students

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Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace This study addresses a really important issue – the gap in autism knowledge among employers, which often hinders employment opportunities for autistic individuals. The research evaluates the effect…

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Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace

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