Resources
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Read MoreFull meta: a story about writing a story
In this relatable blog, a member of the Reframing Autism team shares how the convergence of her demand avoidance, extreme performance anxiety, perfectionism, ADHD and insecurity almost froze her into complete inertia. She describes how she was able to silence her inner critic with self-compassion: “My inner critic was still there, as she will always be. But the more I began to peel back the layers and understand myself more fundamentally, I noticed another figure in the front row … she is still an indistinct, elusive construct, often overshadowed by the domineering and ruthless voice of the critic. She watches me too but it is with unconditional love.”
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Read MoreDoes Learning You Are Autistic at a Younger Age Lead to Better Adult Outcomes? A Summary for Non-Academics
- News Research summaries
- September 16, 2022
Does learning you’re Autistic at a younger age lead to increased wellbeing and quality of life? That is the question researchers sought to answer when they embarked on this study. They asked 78 university students how they learned they were Autistic, how they felt about Autism when first learning they are Autistic and now, and when they would tell Autistic children about their Autism. Read this research summary here to find out the results.
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Read MoreGuidelines for selecting a neurodiversity-affirming mental healthcare provider
- News Tip sheets & infographics
- September 08, 2022
Today is R U OK? Day, a special day for checking in on the mental health of others. But it can be hard to ask this question and offer support if you, yourself are struggling. So for all of those who do want to show concern for others without taking on their mental health concerns, we created these downloadable guidelines for you to share on how to select a neuro-affirming healthcare provider. Because sometimes even asking R U OK? can be beyond our capacity, and that is OK too.
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Read MoreSelf-Reported Camouflaging Behaviours Used by Autistic Adults: A summary for non-academics
- News Research summaries
- August 24, 2022
In this research, published in 2022, researchers set out to discover how Autistic people use camouflaging to cope within a largely neurotypical world. The study is the first to show how Autistic people use a range of camouflaging behaviours to cope when in conversation with someone. Knowing this information helps people to understand how to improve social outcomes for Autistic people, and to reduce prejudice and discrimination.
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Read MoreMarion McLaughlin and Flick Goodhall, Autistic Storytelling
In this webinar, Marion McLaughlin and Flick Goodhall discuss the power of Autistic storytelling. Video Transcript Marion – Hi, everyone, and welcome to our webinar on “Autistic Storytelling,” and thank you so much to Reframing Autism for giving us this lovely opportunity. We’d like to introduce ourselves, let you know who it is that you’re […]
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Read MorePosition Statement on Therapies and Interventions, Updated July 2022
- News Position statements
- July 26, 2022
We have recently updated our position statement on therapies and interventions given new evidence and research. You can read our updated statement here.
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Read MoreDiscovering Your Autistic Identity as an Adult: What Next?
Whether you’ve had a “light bulb” moment when reading of other Autistics’ lived experiences or have realised that you share an uncanny number of characteristics with your Autistic child – Welcome! from a community of people who will understand and accept you for who you are. But what do you do next?
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Read MoreEstablishing workplace adjustments: How I learned to advocate for my Autistic needs
Have you ever wondered how to articulate your needs at work? In this enlightening guest blog, Autistic Lawyer, Justine Field shares how she learned to advocate for her rights in a workplace environment full of practices, processes and attitudes that are shaped to fit the needs of neurotypical people.
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Read MoreWhat we think about Autistic communication
- Easy English documents
- June 27, 2022
An Easy English version of our “Position Statement on Autistic Communication”, produced by Scope (Aust) Ltd.
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