Autism

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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Understanding the autistic social communication style (PhD)
Understanding autistic social communication, from autistic people’s perspective
New scientific frameworks for thinking about autism, and improved inclusion of autistic voices in the research process, are changing our understanding of what autism is.
Mar 27, 2026 12:00 PM — 1:00 PM University of Manchester, Manchester, England
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Understanding autistic social communication, from autistic people’s perspective
Making space for Autistic people with ‘complex support needs’: Recommendations for inclusive research practices
The neurodiversity movement has reshaped how autism is conceptualized, represented, and increasingly researched. Yet Autistic people …
Diana W. Tan, Grant Blasko, Teresa Girolamo, Aimee Grant, Holly E. A. Sutherland, Jackie Ryan, Steven K. Kapp, Vikram K. Jaswal
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Teaching for Every Mind: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Classroom
A day of in-person training on neurodiversity and neuro-affirming support.
Nov 26, 2025 10:00 AM — 3:00 PM Middletown, Northern Ireland
Teaching for Every Mind: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Classroom
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 …
Sarah Donald, Holly E. A. Sutherland, Sue Fletcher-Watson
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Doing ethnographic research with autistic people with high support needs
A full-day event bringing together academics, parents, educational practitioners and non-speaking neurodiverse young people.
Nov 7, 2025 11:00 AM — 4:30 PM University of Manchester, Manchester, England
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Doing ethnographic research with autistic people with high support needs
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 double empathy problem in support services for autistic people with high support needs: a UK-based ethnographic study
“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 …
Holly E. A. Sutherland
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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, Catherine J. Crompton, Joseph Long, Sue Fletcher-Watson
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Holly Sutherland - Understanding Autistic Communication
In the latest Middletown Podcast, we chat with researcher Holly Sutherland about her ground-breaking work focusing on autistic …
Holly E. A. Sutherland, Kat Hughes
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