Objectives To examine the barriers and facilitators of anorexia nervosa (AN) recovery in adults with autism. Design Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with autistic adults who ...
Natasha Nelson, a 35-year-old entrepreneur in Stone Mountain, Georgia, didn't have an innate sense of social norms. She didn't know why people meeting for the first time would choose to engage in ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) It’s not surprising, then, that unfavorable first impressions create barriers for ...
Autistic people may have an unusual pattern of nonverbal communication. Autistic adults often have strong preferences for routines and can become stressed if routines change. Autistic adults may have ...
Common signs of autism include trouble with social communication and a fixation on certain routines or topics — Nelson says ...
Restricted and repetitive behaviors, along with strong preferences for sameness in both behavior and environment, are noted as hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured routines ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) It’s not surprising, then, that unfavorable first impressions create barriers for ...