Dr. Holly E.A. Sutherland
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Understanding the autistic social communication style (PhD)
Reducing health inequalities for autistic people by understanding how autistic people’s style of social communication differs from non-autistic people’s.
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Improving the Comprehension of Risk Matrices by the Public
How well does the general public understand risks communicated on a risk matrix? And can re-designing risk matrices improve that understanding?
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How to (Re)represent it?
How do we represent information in the most comprehensible diagrammatic format according to individual cognitive profiles?
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Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences
(Joint first author.) There have been multiple calls to improve autistic people with CSN’s representation in autism research (e.g. Lord …
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Holly E. A. Sutherland
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Sue Fletcher-Watson
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The double empathy problem in support services for autistic people with high support needs: a UK-based ethnographic study
An ethnographic study of care and support services for autistic people with higher support needs.
Sep 11, 2025 8:00 AM — Sep 13, 2025 6:00 PM
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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“The same, but entirely different”: reframing autistic social communicative (dys)function through mixed methods research
The way autistic people talk to and interact with other people has often been considered ‘wrong’ or ‘impaired’. Previous research has …
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'A difference in typical values': autistic perspectives on autistic social communication
Autistic people socialise and communicate differently to non-autistic people. However, qualitative exploration of this, particularly …
Holly E. A. Sutherland
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Catherine J. Crompton
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Joseph Long
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Sue Fletcher-Watson
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Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs
A panel looking at how the neurodiversity paradigm is beneficial to, and inclusive of, autistic people with higher support needs.
May 3, 2025 10:30 AM — 12:30 PM
Seattle, USA
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'Read my lips, not my body': a thematic analysis of autistic people’s social communication preferences, experiences, and expectations
Differences in socialising and communicating between autistic and non-autistic people are well documented, but primarily from the …
Holly E. A. Sutherland
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Catherine J. Crompton
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Joseph Long
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Sue Fletcher-Watson
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An ethnographic exploration of cross-neurotype socialising and communication in a high support needs context
Exploring neurodiversity, the double empathy, and cross-neurotype communication in an autistic high support needs context.
Jan 22, 2025 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM
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