NEW PRE-PRINT ALERT! Taylor Burns did an incredible MSc project this year with me on Identity distress as contributing to the effects of masking on autistic people's mental health doi.org/10.31219/osf.i… 1/

I have pre-ordered my copy. I am truly looking forward to being able to read this book.

In this fantastic ACAMH Learn #MythBusting interview, Amy Pearson addresses the 5 key myths about #Autistic people and comments on how modern theory can address misconceptions. Watch now: bit.ly/3MKPaeW #ACAMHLearn #Autism

A systematic review: Which psycho-social-environmental factors do autistic students identify as being important for positive experiences in mainstream secondary school? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Unmet need for autism-aware care for gynaecological, menstrual and sexual wellbeing journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Very final call for participating in this study (you have until tomorrow!). If you're based in the UK and teach psychology at university, please complete our short survey about your practice: leedspsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3E…

Millions of mice killed yearly - why? Manager of largest funder for autism studies involving rodents, "when asked to give an example of a tangible quality of life improvement," paused. “I struggle to think of examples across all of psychiatry, frankly.” tinyurl.com/5fx32exw 1/

Amy Pearson Autism Journal Will Mandy I agree - it’s wonderful to see older #Autistic people’s unmet #healthcare support needs getting more attention. This free to access paper includes a really useful table of participant quotes and recommendations. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… #autism #ageing

“They need to know that non-speaking doesn’t mean non-thinking” with Luci Rose (4-Apr-24) #CRAEwebinar #archive youtube.com/watch?v=I3yOn7…

There are things more important than language, eg under Trump RJK Jr. would kill autistic & other ppl through promotion of dangerous "treatments" & opposition to vaccines, but ICYMI this is the anniversary of an autism language for professionals & public: captapnetwork.wordpress.com/2023/09/19/how…

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Very proud to have been involved in this new paper, led by Amanda Timmerman, highlighting how few mental health intervention studies measure quality of life as an outcome for autistic people, or involve autistic people in the design/delivery of the study 1/2

With the recent descent into despair, one might need to abandon the metaphorical ship and find respite. I may not be using Twitter going forwards, so find me @keatesresearch.bsky.social