Why did it take 70 years, from 1943 (when autism was discovered) to 2013 (DSM-5 was published) to acknowledge that sensory hyper-sensitivity and sensory overload are so central to autistic people's experience? Autistic adults share their tips on what helps themighty.com/2018/07/sensor…

Expecting autistic people to 'fit in' is cruel and unproductive; value us for our strengths theconversation.com/expecting-auti…

Read our story on the woman who first defined #autism — and yet was forgotten by history. Now on Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/how-hi…

Our new paper is out! "Implications of capacity in the classroom: simplifying tasks for autistic children may not be the answer" with Debbie Riby Mary Hanley @I_am_Susanna and John Swettenham - free to read for the next few weeks: bit.ly/2V0GnJK Tell us what you think...

*** New paper! *** Friends and Lovers: the relationships of autistic and neurotypical women (Open Access) Data from my PhD on friendships and romantic rels of AS and NT women who spoke to me. Some heavy stuff, more hopeful stuff. Please read/share😊 liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…

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Volunteers make a huge contribution to our community, but they don’t come free. Prof/ Keith McVilly and Gemma A. Dodevska from our Disability and Inclusion unit have put together a new report outlining a sustainable framework for volunteers: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/volun…

Repetitive behaviors aren't unique to autism, but they are one of two criteria that define autism in the DSM-V bit.ly/autism_stimmin…

What an awesome resource! I encourage you to read through it all 🍎 #ADHD

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The average 20yo knows 27,000-52,000 words & the brain has to choose between them, at lightning speed, with every word we say. And about 98% of the time, it's correct. How? This animation from TED-Ed looks at the wonders of speech comprehension: youtube.com/watch?v=nZP7pb…

New article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… ADLI journal #echolalia #SpecialEducation #Communication #language #Autism #WeSpeechies #inclusiveeducation

New article about #echolalia from neurodiversity-affirmative perspective. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… #autism #Neurodiversity

New article on #echolalia in #autism published open access in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology with co-authors Keith R. McVilly and Matthew Harrison 🔬+🕹+🧠 : tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Now published in Issue 6, Vol 26, International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology: "Mapping the parent experience of echolalia in autism spectrum disorder onto a conceptual taxonomy" by Eli G. Cohn, Keith R. Mcvilly & Matthew J. Harrison tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…