Neurodiversity has remained a controversial concept over the last decade. In its broadest
sense the concept of neurodiversity regards atypical neurological development as a normal …

Few qualitative studies have explored the lives of autistic women diagnosed in adulthood,
despite this knowledge being essential to inform awareness of the intersection of autism and …

Empathy is essential for social functioning and is relevant to a host of clinical conditions.
This COSMIN review evaluated the empirical support for empathy self-report measures used …

This article examines challenges to the quality of life experienced by autistic adults. The
author, who is an autistic researcher, first shares how a neurodiversity perspective offers an …

Drawing on first-hand accounts of the Autism Spectrum (AS), this paper argues that that
there are distinctive autistic styles of communication. It suggests that these differences can …

O artigo analisa o surgimento recente do movimento de neurodiversidade, situando-o no
contexto dos estudos sobre a deficiência e da organização política de deficientes físicos. O …

Past research has largely focused on the negative aspects of well-being of autistic young
adults during the post-school transition. Research that meaningfully includes autistic …

The reported prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically
since the 1980s. In response, researchers, educators, and policy makers have sought to …

Illness is a ubiquitous experience in all societies. Until the past two decades, illness
remained largely a private experience. With the development of the Internet, especially what …

Este artigo analisa o movimento da neurodiversidade organizado basicamente por autistas
chamados de alto funcionamento que consideram que o autismo não é uma doença a ser …