Mixed- & matched-neurotype interaction

“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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'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, Catherine J. Crompton, Joseph Long, Sue Fletcher-Watson
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How successfully do autistic and non-autistic raters guess the diagnostic status of people having conversations?
Recent research has shown that interactions between autistic people do not evidence the same social communication difficulties seen …
Holly E. A. Sutherland, Harriet Axbey, Martha Sharp, Danielle Ropar, Sue Fletcher-Watson, Catherine J. Crompton
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How does social context affect observers' ability to identify autism in others?
How well can (non-)autistic observers identify whether people in photos or videos are autistic? Does who the people are talking to matter for accurate identification?
Jun 28, 2024 11:20 AM — 12:20 PM University of East Anglia, England
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How does social context affect observers' ability to identify autism in others?
Social communication and interaction: what autistic people want you to know
Improving communication between autistic and non-autistic people by understanding the autistic experience.
Apr 18, 2024 3:45 PM — 5:00 PM Mullingar Park Hotel, Republic of Ireland
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Social communication and interaction: what autistic people want you to know
How successfully do autistic and non-autistic raters guess the diagnostic status of autistic and non-autistic people having conversations? (Dataset)
Dataset and code associated with the paper ‘Sutherland, H. E. A., Axbey, H., Sharp, M., Ropar, D., Fletcher-Watson, S., Crompton, …
Holly E. A. Sutherland, Harriet Axbey, Martha Sharp, Danielle Ropar, Sue Fletcher-Watson, Catherine J. Crompton
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Autistic perspectives on autistic social communication
Understanding why misunderstandings between autistic and non-autistic people occur, by taking an autistic perspective on social communication.
Oct 5, 2023 12:45 PM — 1:35 PM Online
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Autistic perspectives on autistic social communication
“Read my lips, not my body”: the joys and challenges of autistic social communication
Presenting the results of my second PhD focus group on autistic experiences of social interaction and communication.
Aug 22, 2023 2:00 PM University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
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“Read my lips, not my body”: the joys and challenges of autistic social communication