A comparison of the eating disorder service experiences of autistic and non‐autistic women in the UK
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DOI: 10.1002/erv.2930
Abstract: Abstract Objective Qualitative studies report that autistic women have poor experiences when being treated for an eating disorder (ED) and express that ED services are not appropriately tailored to meet their needs. It is unclear… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; eating disorder; non autistic; autistic non ... See more keywords
Problematic eating behaviours of autistic women—A scoping review
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DOI: 10.1002/erv.2932
Abstract: Abstract Aim Eating and feeding behaviours of autistic individuals and related consequences have been mainly investigated in autistic children or in autistic adults with intellectual disabilities. Behaviours such as food selectivity or food neophobia have… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; scoping review; behaviours autistic; eating behaviour ... See more keywords
Oxytocin enhances basolateral amygdala activation and functional connectivity while processing emotional faces: preliminary findings in autistic vs non-autistic women
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DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsac016
Abstract: Abstract Oxytocin is hypothesized to promote social interactions by enhancing the salience of social stimuli. While previous neuroimaging studies have reported that oxytocin enhances amygdala activation to face stimuli in autistic men, effects in autistic… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; functional connectivity; non autistic; basolateral amygdala ... See more keywords
Nothing for us, without us: a review of the clinical literature and discursive evidence of interpersonal trauma in autistic women
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DOI: 10.1108/aia-11-2021-0046
Abstract: Purpose From the authors’ personal and professional experiences, they have observed that autistic women are uniquely at risk of interpersonal trauma. Given the tendency for autistic women to be overlooked in research and practice, this… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; interpersonal trauma; literature; discursive evidence ... See more keywords
‘It’s not that they don’t want to access the support . . . it’s the impact of the autism’: The experience of eating disorder services from the perspective of autistic women, parents and healthcare professionals
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DOI: 10.1177/1362361321991257
Abstract: This study explores autistic women’s experiences of eating disorder services. Estimates suggest that 20%–30% of women in treatment for anorexia nervosa display diagnostic features characteristic of autism. Research suggests that autistic individuals’ needs are not… read more here.
Keywords: eating disorder; anorexia nervosa; autism; autistic women ... 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
Autistic women’s diagnostic experiences: Interactions with identity and impacts on well-being
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DOI: 10.1177/17455057221137477
Abstract: Objective: There has been suggestion that current diagnostic instruments are not sufficient for detecting and diagnosing autism in women, and research suggests that a lack of diagnosis could negatively impact autistic women’s well-being and identity.… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; health; identity; well identity ... See more keywords
Virtual group-based mindfulness program for autistic women: A feasibility study
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DOI: 10.1177/17455057221142369
Abstract: Background: Autistic women experience life differently than autistic men. For example, autistic women tend to be diagnosed significantly later than autistic men, they experience a higher number of traumas, and are at increased risk for… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; group based; mindfulness program; program ... See more keywords
Evidence That Nine Autistic Women Out of Ten Have Been Victims of Sexual Violence
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DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.852203
Abstract: Background Research indicates that sexual violence affects about 30% of women in the general population and between two to three times as much for autistic women. Materials and Methods We investigated prevalence of sexual abuse,… read more here.
Keywords: autistic women; violence; victimization; sexual violence ... See more keywords