Autistic romantic relationships, just like with neurotypical relationships, are diverse and fluid ❤️
14.01.2026 08:19
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Autistic romantic relationships, just like with neurotypical relationships, are diverse and fluid ❤️
Fascinating. New research suggests that people who prefer reading right-wing news tend to have more negative views and more inaccurate views about Autism.
Super interesting, thanks!
Interesting study looking into how stable or changing camouflaging behaviours are over a 2 year period. It would be interesting to extend this for a longer period of time!
This is great and important research! Thanks for sharing
Incorporating neurodivergent co-production in designing training materials for educators is one of the most effective ways of increasing educator's understanding of neurodiversity.
As someone diagnosed at 30, these found themes definitely illustrate the range of emotions experienced at a later diagnosis.
Thanks for this simple breakdown. I have been learning about research philosophies recently and getting confused!
A qualitative analysis by @kanabaletti.bsky.social et al found that autistic adults face a conflict between balancing their desire for social connection with their limited energy for engaging in social experiences.
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I am reading Dr Devon Price's book "Unmasking for Life" and this sentence stuck with me. This is a good overview of how autistic people who engage in deeper or more ingrained masking might struggle to live authentic lives or form any real relationships. It is therefore important to learn unmasking.
They did a review of the existing literature rather than doing their own original research. I can see what you mean with it feeling unnecessary for many of us who know the result already but it does feel important to clarify what all the research says in one place for others who need it.
Same! Making places more diverse and inclusive can make all individuals feel like they can be themselves, no matter if they are neurodiverse or not
New research into how autistic masking can be detrimental to mental health and lead to more identity confusion.
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New BMJ Research: Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review
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Interesting new research on how cultural influences such as gender roles can have an influence on autistic camouflaging
It's also known as 'masking' and it's one of the big reasons why autistic people don't get a diagnosis until adulthood or at all. I didn't realise I was autistic until I learnt about masking and then I was like, oh this all makes sense!
Thank you!
Yes it is 😊
Happy to announce that I will be starting my PhD in psychology (specifically in autistic camouflaging in educational settings) at the University of Birmingham later this year 🤗
Of course not. You can be Autistic and also a nazi. Being autistic isn't a get out of jail free card
What a sweetie 😍
Anyway here's my dog with her big beautiful brown eyes that I love staring into while I avoid the eye contact of everyone else around me 🙃
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The study also aimed to reduce 'maladaptive behaviours' such as repetitive movements (stimming) that many autistic people use for self regulation. Why are we still getting research like this??? Were any autistic researchers giving input into this at all?
Dogs don't judge us so it's easy to make eye contact with them. It's not going to make us more likely to make eye contact with other people lmao. What's the point in this study really? Again, this just encourages autistic people to mask so we are adhering to neurotypial standards. I'm tiiiired
A new but harmful paper on trying different methods to force eye contact in autistic people by encouraging them to engage with a dog. They found that the autistic kids had increased eye contact with the dogs but not with the human therapist. I mean, duh! 😂
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My article on autistic burnout 😊 www.simplypsychology.org/autistic-bur...
If you are not letting your autistic child be themselves and only see them as a problem or 'challenging' then you are forcing them to mask. That mask will burn them out one day. We instead need to accommodate to THEIR needs. Not make them accommodate to yours.
I did not question that I could be Autistic until I learnt what masking/camouflaging was. This is such a big part of autism and should be taken into consideration when undertaking an Autism assessment