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Posting up to date neurodevelopmental +/- LD papers as they are published online. Of interest to professionals or trainees working in that area.
How Diagnostically Accurate are #Autism Portrayals? A Latent Space Item Response Modeling Approach - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Tien et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How Diagnostically Accurate are #Autism Portrayals? A Latent Space Item Response Modeling Approach - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Increasing social media usage for information-seeking and increasing discussion of autism on social media platforms has been associated with...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
How Diagnostically Accurate are #Autism Portrayals? A Latent Space Item Response Modeling Approach - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Tien et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Role of Stigma in the Autism Diagnostic and Intervention Process: Perspectives of Black Families in the Southeastern US - Djiko et al - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Role of Stigma in the Autism Diagnostic and Intervention Process: Perspectives of Black Families in the Southeastern US - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Autism-related stigma may have far-reaching effects on diagnostic timing and prevalence among racial and ethnic minoritized groups, yet the...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The Role of Stigma in the Autism Diagnostic and Intervention Process: Perspectives of Black Families in the Southeastern US - Djiko et al - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Expanding the autism evidence base: Strategies to increase participant representation - Maira Tafolla & Catherine Lord - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Expanding the autism evidence base: Strategies to increase participant representation - Maira Tafolla, Catherine Lord, 2025
There is a lack of representation of racially diverse individuals who are multilingual from low-income households in autism research. This calls into question t...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Expanding the autism evidence base: Strategies to increase participant representation - Maira Tafolla & Catherine Lord - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Autism-ness Does Not Exist, but Autism Does. Part 1: A Critic of the “Spectrum” Position Used to Describe, Diagnose, and Research Autism, and Its Alternative - Mottron et al - Autism and Development Language Impairments - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Autism-ness Does Not Exist, but Autism Does. Part 1: A Critic of the “Spectrum” Position Used to Describe, Diagnose, and Research Autism, and Its Alternative - Laurent Mottron, Olivier Lafrance McGuir...
This article presents the historical roots of the dimensional perspective on autism, the epistemological and clinical critics of its assumptions and effects, an...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Autism-ness Does Not Exist, but Autism Does. Part 1: A Critic of the “Spectrum” Position Used to Describe, Diagnose, and Research Autism, and Its Alternative - Mottron et al - Autism and Development Language Impairments - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Eating Well When Living With an Intellectual Disability—Exploring the Carer: Client Relationship in Residential Settings - Özdemir - 2025 - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Eating Well When Living With an Intellectual Disability—Exploring the Carer: Client Relationship in Residential Settings
Background Individuals with intellectual disabilities face increased risks of obesity and health issues. Carers in residential settings play a crucial role in shaping their dietary habits. This stud...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Eating Well When Living With an Intellectual Disability—Exploring the Carer: Client Relationship in Residential Settings - Özdemir - 2025 - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reliability and Validity of Questionnaires to Assess Communication Skills in People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review - Windsor - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reliability and Validity of Questionnaires to Assess Communication Skills in People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review
Background Assessing communication in individuals with intellectual disabilities is essential yet challenging because of the complexity of the construct and limited availability of psychometrically ...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Reliability and Validity of Questionnaires to Assess Communication Skills in People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review - Windsor - Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Behaviour Support Plan Content Appraisal Tool (BSP‐CAT): A New Tool for Assessing and Improving the Quality of Behavioural Support Plans - Baker et al - 2025 - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The Behaviour Support Plan Content Appraisal Tool (BSP‐CAT): A New Tool for Assessing and Improving the Quality of Behavioural Support Plans
Background
People with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of presenting behaviours that challenge. Behaviour support plans (BSPs) guide the use of bespoke strategies to maximise life qu.....
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November 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Behaviour Support Plan Content Appraisal Tool (BSP‐CAT): A New Tool for Assessing and Improving the Quality of Behavioural Support Plans - Baker et al - 2025 - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Traumatic Experiences, Psychological Distress and Suicide‐Related Behaviors in Autistic Adults - Chikaura et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Traumatic Experiences, Psychological Distress and Suicide‐Related Behaviors in Autistic Adults
Autistic adults have increased risks of trauma, suicide, and poor mental health compared to non-autistic adults, with 1 in 4 autistic adults attempting suicide. We administered an anonymized, self-re....
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November 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Traumatic Experiences, Psychological Distress and Suicide‐Related Behaviors in Autistic Adults - Chikaura et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences - Donald et al - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences - Sarah Donald, Holly Elizabeth Anne Sutherland, Sue Fletcher-Watson, 2...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences - Donald et al - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): how primary care can make a difference - British Journal of General Practice - McQuire et al - 2025 bjgp.org/content/75/7...
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): how primary care can make a difference
Around 4% of the UK population are living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) because of prenatal alcohol exposure.1,2 For a typical GP practice of 10 000 patients this means at least 400 peop...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): how primary care can make a difference - British Journal of General Practice - McQuire et al - 2025 bjgp.org/content/75/7...
“It’s about equality!” Disability advocacy in the UK - Fish et al - Disability and Society - 2025 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
“It’s about equality!” Disability advocacy in the UK - Fish et al - Disability and Society - 2025 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Facilitating Physical Activity Participation Among Autistic Children and Youth: A Scoping Review - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Michaud & Harvey - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Facilitating Physical Activity Participation Among Autistic Children and Youth: A Scoping Review - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose Autistic children and youth (C&Y) experience low levels of physical activity (PA) participation due to persistent barriers that have traditionally been researched through deficit-based perspec...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Facilitating Physical Activity Participation Among Autistic Children and Youth: A Scoping Review - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Michaud & Harvey - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Exploring Alexithymia, Uncertainty, Anxious Arousal, and Social Anxiety as Mediators of the Relationship Between Sensory Processing Differences and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Adults - Moore et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exploring Alexithymia, Uncertainty, Anxious Arousal, and Social Anxiety as Mediators of the Relationship Between Sensory Processing Differences and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Adul...
Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) are associated with sensory processing (SP) differences for autistic people, and are thought to be a coping strategy to help manage the sensory environment. ....
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November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Exploring Alexithymia, Uncertainty, Anxious Arousal, and Social Anxiety as Mediators of the Relationship Between Sensory Processing Differences and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Adults - Moore et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Psychiatric Emergency Visits of Autistic Adults With or Without Documented Borderline Personality Disorder - Lee et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Psychiatric Emergency Visits of Autistic Adults With or Without Documented Borderline Personality Disorder
Autism and borderline personality disorder (BPD) are each associated with increased psychiatric emergency department (PsyED) use, yet the service impact of coexisting autism–BPD remains unclear. We c...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Psychiatric Emergency Visits of Autistic Adults With or Without Documented Borderline Personality Disorder - Lee et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Facial Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Comparative Study in Children and Adolescents With and Without Autism, ADHD and Specific Learning Disorders - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Crisci et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Facial Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Comparative Study in Children and Adolescents With and Without Autism, ADHD and Specific Learning Disorders - Journal of Autism and Develo...
Purpose Facial emotion recognition (FER) enables individuals to interpret emotions, predict intentions, and respond appropriately in social interactions. Difficulties with FER are often associated wit...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Facial Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Comparative Study in Children and Adolescents With and Without Autism, ADHD and Specific Learning Disorders - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Crisci et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Later Age of Autism Diagnosis in Children with Multiple Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Kavanaugh et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Later Age of Autism Diagnosis in Children with Multiple Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose In children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), early diagnosis permits early access to therapeutic interventions which may improve outcomes. Factors affecting the age of diagnosis in ASD are...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Later Age of Autism Diagnosis in Children with Multiple Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Kavanaugh et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Gender Identity Profiles in Autistic and Non‐Autistic Cisgender and Gender Diverse Youth, and Their Caregivers - Fysh et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Gender Identity Profiles in Autistic and Non‐Autistic Cisgender and Gender Diverse Youth, and Their Caregivers
This preregistered study examined whether the gender identity phenotype differs between autistic and non-autistic children and adolescents, as well as whether gender identity traits aggregate similar...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Gender Identity Profiles in Autistic and Non‐Autistic Cisgender and Gender Diverse Youth, and Their Caregivers - Fysh et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and autism in offspring: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Denmark | Morin et al | BMC Medicine | 2025 bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and autism in offspring: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Denmark - BMC Medicine
Background Elevated maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) has been suggested to increase risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but evidence is mixed across heterogeneous studies and ...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and autism in offspring: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Denmark | Morin et al | BMC Medicine | 2025 bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
When laughing at disablism meets barriers: the complex reality of disabled comedians in stand-up comedy - Malli et al - Disability & Society - 2025 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When laughing at disablism meets barriers: the complex reality of disabled comedians in stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy has served as a platform for resistance among marginalised groups, yet disabled comedians remain understudied, reinforcing the expectation that disability should only be discussed i...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
When laughing at disablism meets barriers: the complex reality of disabled comedians in stand-up comedy - Malli et al - Disability & Society - 2025 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sleep Mediates the Association Between Emotion Dysregulation and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Children - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Fucà et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Sleep Mediates the Association Between Emotion Dysregulation and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Children - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose Emotion dysregulation (ED) is recognized as a transdiagnostic risk factor for psychopathology, influencing both autistic and non-autistic populations. Among autistic children, ED has been link...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Sleep Mediates the Association Between Emotion Dysregulation and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Children - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Fucà et al - 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Multimorbidity patterns in Irish adults ageing +/- ID using network analysis and association rules... using data from the ID Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) - Ryan et al - J of Intellectual Disabilities - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Multimorbidity patterns in Irish adults ageing +/- ID using network analysis and association rules... using data from the ID Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) - Ryan et al - J of Intellectual Disabilities - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Behavioural phenotypes of autism in autistic and nonautistic gender clinic-referred youth and their caregivers - Aimilia Kallitsounaki - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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November 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Behavioural phenotypes of autism in autistic and nonautistic gender clinic-referred youth and their caregivers - Aimilia Kallitsounaki - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
No association between joint hypermobility, musculoskeletal pain and neurodevelopmental problems in a school-based sample of 11-year-old children | BJPsych Open | 2025 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
No association between joint hypermobility, musculoskeletal pain and neurodevelopmental problems in a school-based sample of 11-year-old children | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core
No association between joint hypermobility, musculoskeletal pain and neurodevelopmental problems in a school-based sample of 11-year-old children - Volume 11 Issue 6
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November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
No association between joint hypermobility, musculoskeletal pain and neurodevelopmental problems in a school-based sample of 11-year-old children | BJPsych Open | 2025 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Are we getting better at identifying and diagnosing neurodivergent girls and women? Insights into sex ratios and age of diagnosis from clinical population data in Scotland - Maciver et al - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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October 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Are we getting better at identifying and diagnosing neurodivergent girls and women? Insights into sex ratios and age of diagnosis from clinical population data in Scotland - Maciver et al - Autism - 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The Prevalence and Burden of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Symptoms in the Adult General Population of the UK and USA - Brownlow - International Journal of Eating Disorders - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The Prevalence and Burden of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Symptoms in the Adult General Population of the UK and USA - Brownlow - International Journal of Eating Disorders - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...