The @journalautism.bsky.social is 30!
To celebrate this milestone the editorial team put together an anniversary issue with classic papers published in the journal. My pick is the first autism prevalence study in Africa. #AutRes Please find the full issue here: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
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Prof Rosa Hoekstra
Our new open access #autres paper is now out, on #menopause in #autistic populations. Info below ⬇️
With @goldage.bsky.social, @nellfahey.bsky.social, Will Mandy, and @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social
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Dr Gavin R. Stewart
📢 The How I Communicate project will be holding an online webinar focusing on supporting & valuing the communication of minimally/non-speaking autistic young people 🙌
➡️ 25th June, 4 - 7pm
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We used annual follow-up data over an 8 year period from 5,270 people age 50-91 who took part in the PROTECT cohort.
We used growth mixture modelling on the full sample to examine trajectories of anxiety symptoms over time, with follow-up tests related to autistic traits.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Anxiety is a pressing autistic community research priority. As chronic anxiety can impact health, our findings highlight the urgent need for increased, tailored support for autistic (or high autistic trait) people as they age.
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Dr Gavin R. Stewart
We found 3 distinct anxiety trajectories. Two were low/stable, but the third increased into clinical concern.
While middle-aged and older people w/ high autistic traits were found in all three trajectories, they were 4x more likely to be in the clinical concern trajectory.
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
Our findings add to the ongoing call for ensuring that autistic people’s mental health problems are identified and supported in a timely manner - and this may be particularly important for autistic people before/during/after the menopausal transition.
#autres
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Dr Becky Wood
Dr Gavin R. Stewart
Using longitudinal data, we found that pre-existing poor mental health is associated with later negative menopause experiences for autistic people. This aligns with the general population menopause literature.
#autres
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Dr Gavin R. Stewart
Dr Gavin R. Stewart
Delighted to be hiring a new Clinical Psychology Lecturer in #childandadolescent #eatingdisorders to come and join our vibrant environment
@SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @KingsCollegeLon @MaudsleyNHS Please repost!
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Our new #AutRes paper is out in Nature Mental Health!
We examined different trajectories of anxiety in midlife/older age and their relationship with autistic traits.
And it was led by a wonderful former MSc and pre-doctoral fellow, Effie Eshetu.
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More below ⬇️
Dr Gavin R. Stewart
Dr Gavin R. Stewart
Background There is growing awareness from qualitative research studies that menopause may be particularly challenging for autistic people. Research in the gene...
