Developmental Variability in Autism Across 17 000 Autistic Individuals and 4000 Siblings Without an Autism Diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2423
Abstract: This study characterizes variability in the age at which autistic individuals attain key developmental milestones compared with siblings who do not have an autism diagnosis. read more here.
Keywords: autism; developmental variability; autistic individuals; autism diagnosis ... See more keywords
Reexamining empathy in autism: Empathic disequilibrium as a novel predictor of autism diagnosis and autistic traits
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DOI: 10.1002/aur.2794
Abstract: A large body of research showed that autistic people have intact emotional (affective) empathy alongside reduced cognitive empathy. However, there are mixed findings and these call for a more subtle understanding of empathy in autism.… read more here.
Keywords: empathic disequilibrium; autism; autistic traits; autism diagnosis ... See more keywords
Fathers’ Orientation to their Children’s Autism Diagnosis: A Grounded Theory Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3149-6
Abstract: Sixteen fathers of individuals with autism were interviewed to develop a grounded theory explaining how they learned about their children’s autism diagnosis. Results suggest the orientation process entails at least two phases: orienting oneself and… read more here.
Keywords: children autism; autism; autism diagnosis; grounded theory ... See more keywords
Dyadic coping and coparenting among couples after their child’s recent autism diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1177/13623613211020916
Abstract: This study explores how parenting couples use their relationship to support each other after their child’s autism diagnosis by assessing the role of dyadic coping and parenting sense of competence as predictors of their coparenting… read more here.
Keywords: autism diagnosis; autism; child autism; dyadic coping ... See more keywords
Women seeking an autism diagnosis in Australia: A qualitative exploration of factors that help and hinder
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DOI: 10.1177/13623613221117911
Abstract: An autism diagnosis in adulthood can increase women’s self-compassion and inform appropriate supports. This study explored what helped and hindered autistic women when accessing an adulthood autism diagnosis in Australia. Ten autistic women diagnosed as… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; autism; diagnosis; assessment ... See more keywords
Parent experiences of obtaining an autism diagnosis for their daughter: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
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DOI: 10.1177/13623613221129830
Abstract: The process of getting an autism diagnosis can be a stressful and uncertain time for families. While the experiences of parents seeking an autism diagnosis for their child have been explored in previous research, the… read more here.
Keywords: autism; diagnosis; autism diagnosis; obtaining autism ... See more keywords
Insights from losing the autism diagnosis: Autism spectrum disorder as a biological entity
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.972612
Abstract: COPYRIGHT © 2022 Eigsti and Fein. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the… read more here.
Keywords: insights losing; losing autism; autism; autism spectrum ... See more keywords