Impact of training in Autism on inclusive practices
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of training on educational staff attitudes, sentiments, concerns and efficacy in providing support for children with Autism in mainstream settings. Design/methodology/approach The investigation adopted a pre-test/post-test, quasi-experimental, within-subject research design. In total, 35 early years educators, teachers and pupil support assistants from one Scottish Local Authority (LA) undertook training delivered by the LA ’s Communication and Language Outreach Service. Measures included the Sentiments, Attitudes, and Conce...
Source: Advances in Autism - March 11, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
How many girls are we missing in ASD? An examination from a clinic- and community-based sample
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose Research has indicated that males diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) outnumber females diagnosed with ASD, which has been attributed to a number of potential biological and genetic risk factors. The purpose of this paper is to estimate how many girls may be missing from ASD via a two-study format, comparing two distinct data sets to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention population estimates for sex distribution of males vs females in ASD. Design/methodology/approach In Study 1, the authors utilized data from the National Database for Autism Research as a clinic-...
Source: Advances in Autism - March 10, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autistic women ’s experience of intimate relationships: the impact of an adult diagnosis
Advances in Autism,Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 38-49, March 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of intimate relationships of women who have been diagnosed with Autism in adulthood. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were used to interview eight participants. The data were transcribed and analysed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. Findings Four overall themes were identified. These included “Response to the diagnosis and receiving more information about Autism”, “Factors influencing dating behaviour”, “Sex and sexual experiences” and ...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 28, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Journey to diagnosis for women with autism
Advances in Autism,Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 2-13, March 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the barriers that girls and women face in receiving an accurate and timely autism diagnosis. The journey to late-in-life diagnosis will be explored with a focus on mental health and well-being. The aim is to improve the awareness of the female autism phenotype to provide access to early identification and appropriate supports and services. Design/methodology/approach The author ’s clinical experience as an individual, couple and family therapist specializing in girls and women with autism informs the paper. Resea...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 28, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autistic women and girls: under-recognised, under-researched and under-served
Advances in Autism,Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 1-1, March 2019. (Source: Advances in Autism)
Source: Advances in Autism - February 28, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autistic women ’s experience of intimate relationships: the impact of an adult diagnosis
Advances in Autism,Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 38-49, March 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the experience of intimate relationships of women who have been diagnosed with Autism in adulthood. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were used to interview eight participants. The data were transcribed and analysed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. Findings Four overall themes were identified. These included “Response to the diagnosis and receiving more information about Autism”, “Factors influencing dating behaviour”, “Sex and sexual experiences” and ...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Journey to diagnosis for women with autism
Advances in Autism,Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 2-13, March 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the barriers that girls and women face in receiving an accurate and timely autism diagnosis. The journey to late-in-life diagnosis will be explored with a focus on mental health and well-being. The aim is to improve the awareness of the female autism phenotype to provide access to early identification and appropriate supports and services. Design/methodology/approach The author ’s clinical experience as an individual, couple and family therapist specializing in girls and women with autism informs the paper. Resea...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autistic women and girls: under-recognised, under-researched and under-served
Advances in Autism,Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 1-1, March 2019. (Source: Advances in Autism)
Source: Advances in Autism - February 27, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Autism spectrum disorders in high secure psychiatric care: a review of literature, future research and clinical directions
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review available literature targeting the assessment and management of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) admitted to high secure psychiatric care (HSPC). Key areas of examination include the prevalence of ASD in HSPC, how individuals with an ASD differ from other patient groups in clinical and cognitive characteristics, the views of staff regarding patients with an ASD, an exploration of the experiences and quality of life of patients with an ASD, as well as treatment and interventions. Design/methodology/approach A review of the...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 26, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The PAAFID project: exploring the perspectives of autism in adult females among intellectual disability healthcare professionals
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals on autism in adult females with intellectual disability (ID), including regarding the gender ratio of autism, the clinical manifestation of autism in females, and the recognition, screening and diagnosis of autism. Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire was developed following a review of the relevant literature and distributed to professionals within three healthcare trusts as well as members of two clinical research groups. The questionnaire was completed by 80 ID healthcare profession...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 20, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Circumscribed interests in autism: are there sex differences?
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose Sex differences in circumscribed interests (CI) may delay diagnosis for females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); therefore, it is important to characterize sex differences in CI to determine if differential approaches to diagnostic assessment are warranted for females with ASD. The purpose of this paper is to examine sex differences in parent-reported quantity, content and functional impairment of children ’s interests. Design/methodology/approach Parent responses to the Interests Scale were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVAs to determine diagnostic (ASD vs ...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 20, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Conversation skills training for people with autism through virtual reality: using responsible research and innovation approach
Advances in Autism, Ahead of Print. Purpose Users ’ role in co-designing products has changed: from influencing outcomes to influencing development/design; from standardizing to customising products/outcomes; from participating to engaging designers/developers. Although this participatory design (PD) approach makes users’ role more prominent it has been under-utilised for the technological development of products for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD). The purpose of this paper is to present a responsible research and innovation example, in conversation skills training for people with autism, using virt...
Source: Advances in Autism - February 20, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
