Paulette Hunn
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Paulette Hunn
@paulettehunn.bsky.social
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In 1 survey, autistic adults were "most likely to stim when feeling anxious (50%), frustrated (39%), excited (37%), and angry (33%)" & "least likely to stim when feeling sick (11%), tired (15%), focused (17%), in pain (18%), or daydreaming (19%)"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 2 surveys, free
Beyond self-regulation: Autistic experiences and perceptions of stimming - Isabelle F Morris, Jesica R Sykes, Emilie R Paulus, Alharith Dameh, Aysha Razzaque, Lauren Vander Esch, Jenna Gruenig, Philip...
Repetitive, self-stimulatory behaviors (“stimming”) are a hallmark characteristic of autism. Stimming is thought to aid in self-regulation, but autistic perspec...
journals.sagepub.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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#CRAEarchive

Last year there was a sound govt review on autism & employment. We've posted a summary here, alongside links to our many papers that were cited:

The Buckland Review crae.ioe.ac.uk/the-b...

#AutRes
The Buckland Review
At CRAE, we are very proud that so much of our research has contributed to this report. The Buckland Review –  supported by Autistica and the DWP – gives valuable recommendations for em…
crae.ioe.ac.uk
January 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Prevalence of dementia in autistic adults--for age 30-39, 4%; for age 40-49, 6%; for age 50-59, 10%; for age 60-64, 16%; for age 65 & up, 33% have dementia? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39745705/ US medical records study in which 59% of included autistics are judged to be intellectually disabled
Prevalence of Dementia Among US Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder - PubMed
Prevalence of Dementia Among US Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM