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‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales #CRAEresearchSummaries
‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales
Despite hopes of better support systems and outcomes, the consensus was that little had changed. Parents noted limited support as their children navigated the challenges of transitioning to adultho…
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February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace #CRAEresearchSummaries
Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace
This study addresses a really important issue – the gap in autism knowledge among employers, which often hinders employment opportunities for autistic individuals. The research evaluates the effect…
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February 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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The government’s response to ‘Time to Deliver’ #CRAEresearchSummaries
The government’s response to ‘Time to Deliver’
The government is starting work on a new ‘autism strategy’. Since the Autism Act 2009, there have been 3 autism strategies, and a new one is currently being planned by the government. This plan wil…
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January 29, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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False Memory Formation in Autism
False Memory Formation in Autism:
This study looked at how autistic adults form false memories—when someone remembers something that didn’t actually happen. They wanted to find out if autistic people are more or less likely to make…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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‘It just feels unnatural being here’: Autistic secondary school students’ experiences of sensory sensitivities in the school environment
‘It just feels unnatural being here’: Autistic secondary school students’ experiences of sensory sensitivities in the school environment
While prior research has examined the sensory impact of school environments, until now few studies have directly considered autistic students’ own perspectives on how sensory differences affe…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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How might interoceptive accuracy training work?
How might interoceptive accuracy training work?
With the growing interest in apps and wearables that claim to be able to help us to learn how to improve our awareness of our own bodies’ signals, Murphy & Bird consider whether these cl…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Theoretical limitations on mindreading measures: commentary on Wendt et al. (2024)
Theoretical limitations on mindreading measures: commentary on Wendt et al. (2024)
This paper sees potential problems with traditional ToM tests by identifying the types of skills that are necessary for ToM judgements. Often, as psychologists, we are attempting to design experime…
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
Traditional interviews tend to use open ended questions, such as ‘what qualities would you bring to the job’ or ‘where do you see yourself in 5 years’, which require interpreting social cues and im…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Disclosing an autism diagnosis improves ratings of candidate performance in employment interviews
Disclosing an autism diagnosis improves ratings of candidate performance in employment interviews
Deciding when or whether to disclose an Autism diagnosis in the workplace is often a challenging decision. This study suggests that disclosing during the interview process may enhance employment pr…
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September 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Autistic Adults’ Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research
Autistic Adults’ Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research
In a study of 197 autistic adults, participants stressed the need for research on how to advance in their careers and transition out of work successfully. Despite 22% of autistic adults in the UK b…
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September 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales
‘I can’t say that anything has changed’: parents of autistic young people (16–25 years) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales
Despite hopes of better support systems and outcomes, the consensus was that little had changed. Parents noted limited support as their children navigated the challenges of transitioning to adultho…
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September 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Autistic young people’s experiences of transitioning to adulthood following the Children and Families Act 2014
Autistic young people’s experiences of transitioning to adulthood following the Children and Families Act 2014
The paper voices the experiences of 80 autistic young people aged 16-25 years. Findings were mixed, pointing out that the type of schooling plays a significant role in the access to appropriate sup…
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September 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The transition to adulthood for autistic young people with additional learning needs: the views and experiences of education professionals in special schools
The transition to adulthood for autistic young people with additional learning needs: the views and experiences of education professionals in special schools
This paper gauges the insights of staff in special schools. The findings highlight that time constraints and a lack of effective methods for engaging autistic pupils hinder the proper implementatio…
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August 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Evaluating measures to assess loneliness in autistic adults.
Grace et al (2023)
Questionnaires exist to assess loneliness, but do they apply to autistic adults?
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Kana Grace, Anna Remington, Jade Davies and Laura Crane (2023)
Evaluating measures to assess loneliness in autistic adults
Questionnaires exist to assess loneliness, but do they apply to autistic adults? A study with 203 autistic adults in the UK explored this, using two questionnaires: the UCLA Loneliness Scale 3 and …
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August 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Everyday executive function issues from the perspectives of autistic adolescents and their parents: theoretical and empirical implications

Lorcan Kenny, @annaremington.bsky.social and Elizabeth Pellicano (2024)
Everyday executive function issues from the perspectives of autistic adolescents and their parents: theoretical and empirical implications
Executive function is a group of skills including planning, inhibition and switching between tasks. Autistic people report struggling quite a lot with these skills. But, when researchers test these…
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August 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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‘Who, When, How to Share’: Pilot study of a new disclosure decision-making programme for autistic adults

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Emeline Han, Katrina Scior, @kanabaletti.bsky.social Eric Heath, Simone Dufresne, and @lauramaycrane.bsky.social (2024)
‘Who, When, How to Share’: Pilot study of a new disclosure decision-making programme for autistic adults
Autistic adults often face a dilemma of whether and how much to conceal or reveal about their autistic identity. Disclosure can lead to understanding and support, but also judgement and discriminat…
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July 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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‘A storm of post-it notes’: Experiences of perceptual capacity in autism and ADHD

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‘A storm of post-it notes’: Experiences of perceptual capacity in autism and ADHD
A large accessible survey was designed by a neurodiverse group of researchers to find out about focus and distraction. It was shared with autistic adults, adults with ADHD, autistic adults with ADH…
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July 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People’s Experiences of Retiring.

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“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People’s Experiences of Retiring.
“Retirement is one hell of a change isn’t it?” – “You know it’s a great big change of pace, of gear, of where you fit in the world, how the world sees you, how y…
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July 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review

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Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review
A systematic review of exisiting literature. Relevant papers by theme in the 33 papers in the review: Adequate support (11) Desired career progression for many (7) Tailored opportunities (2) Unempl…
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July 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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“I Don’t Understand Their Sense of Belonging”: Exploring How Nonbinary Autistic Adults Experience Gender

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“I Don’t Understand Their Sense of Belonging”: Exploring How Nonbinary Autistic Adults Experience Gender
The study was led by a non-binary autistic researcher. Interviewed participants shared perceptions of gender as an internal feeling, shaped in interaction with others, and reflected on society&#821…
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June 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Higher levels of neurodivergent traits associated with lower levels of self-efficacy and wellbeing for performing arts students

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Higher levels of neurodivergent traits associated with lower levels of self-efficacy and wellbeing for performing arts students
This paper aimed to understand how autistic traits may impact student wellbeing and whether these effects are specific to performing arts courses. A total of 424 students, including 280 from perfor…
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June 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace

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Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace
This study addresses a really important issue – the gap in autism knowledge among employers, which often hinders employment opportunities for autistic individuals. The research evaluates the effect…
crae.ioe.ac.uk
June 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Choice blindness in autistic and non-autistic people

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Choice blindness in autistic and non-autistic people
A strange phenomenon in the way people behave is ‘choice blindness’. When someone has made a choice that is sneakily swapped and shown back to us later, we often fail to notice – and even sti…
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June 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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The Enduring Importance of the ‘Fine Cuts’ Approach to Psychology

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The Enduring Importance of the ‘Fine Cuts’ Approach to Psychology
In this paper Geoff gives his thanks to those who have taken him through the steps of ‘fine cuts’ research that seeks to get past the superficials to what is really going on.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Examining the Support Experiences of Autistic Young People with Multiple Marginalised Identities in the United Kingdom.

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Examining the Support Experiences of Autistic Young People with Multiple Marginalised Identities in the United Kingdom.
Some groups are pushed towards the edges of society where they have fewer opportunities and less power. These are people with marginalised identities, which can come from being part of a minority e…
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May 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM