Autism in Couple Relationships
Autism in Couple RelationshipsPart of the early appeal of dating an autistic person for a person who is not autistic can be a sense that they are different that they have a mind that can grasp...
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Autistic Women* and Health Communication
Autistic Women* and Health CommunicationAutistic individuals generally experience more health issues than non-autistic individuals (Weir, Allison & Baron-Cohen, 2022). Autistic women face a range...
View ArticlePDA in Autistic Adults
PDA in Autistic Adults The term PDA (pathological demand avoidance) was first used by Professor Elizabeth Newson in the 1980s. It is a behavioural profile associated with avoidance of complying with...
View ArticleRecent Research on Autism and Making Friends
Recent Research on Autism and Making FriendsThe diagnostic criteria for autism include criterion A3, …l difficulties in making friends…(APA 2022). From our clinical experience, we would add that when...
View ArticleRecognising and Understanding Autistic Girls* at School
Recognising and Understanding Autistic Girls* at SchoolMost children referred for a diagnostic assessment for autism are males, and autistic males with fluent speech will likely be diagnosed, on...
View ArticleRelationships for Autistic Women
Relationships for Autistic womenFoundations for relationship skillsThe foundations for relationship skills are created from friendship experiences throughout childhood. The skills include trust,...
View ArticleSigns of Autism when first meeting a client
Signs of Autism When First Meeting a ClientThis blog is for clinicians, therapists, and counsellors to help identify the characteristics of autism in a client who has not previously been considered as...
View ArticleAutism and Ehlers Danlos Sydrome
Autism and Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeResearchers and clinicians in the autism area have known about the association between hypermobility and autism for a long time, and hypermobility is one common...
View ArticleAutism over the age of 50
Autism over the age of 50 As clinicians, we have seen an increasing number of adults, and especially women, over the age of 50 seeking confirmation of autism in their developmental history and current...
View ArticleCan Autism be confused with schizophrenia?
Can Autism be confused with schizophrenia?The term autism was first used by the Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1919 to describe a withdrawal from reality with a pathological predominance of inner...
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