Revising our understanding of emotional distress for autistic adults: call for research
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Implementing the insights of the neurodiversity paradigm in universities means going beyond simple adaptations or add-ons to current practice.
“Implementing the insights of the neurodiversity paradigm in universities means going beyond simple adaptations or add-ons to current practice (Petty et al., 2023).”
From Compassionate pedagogy for neurodiversity in higher education: A conceptual analysis (2023) · cites this paper as Petty et al., 2023
The Additional information section says future research should adopt a neurodiversity framework rather than simply add “add-ons” to traditional therapeutic approaches. That supports the principle behind the claim, but the paper applies it to research and mental healthcare for autistic adults, not to university practices. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredResearch has explored ways in which neurodivergent people have described their fit-for purpose, personal ways of coping with stress and distress.
“We can learn from research that has explored ways in which neurodivergent people have described their fit-for purpose, personal ways of coping with stress and distress (Young, 2012; Bearss et al., 2016; Petty et al., 2022).”
From Compassionate pedagogy for neurodiversity in higher education: A conceptual analysis (2023) · cites this paper as Petty et al., 2022
The Personal Coping section (page unavailable) reports autistic adults’ descriptions of coping with depressed mood and anxiety, including withdrawing and spending on a specific interest. The Helpful Responses from Others section describes support they considered helpful. The paper does not establish that the personal coping methods were fit for purpose, and its findings concern autistic adults rather than neurodivergent people generally. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Petty, S., Trickett, A., Thompson, K., Garbutt, R., & Saunders, M.
- Affiliations
- York St John University (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Petty, Stephanie
- ORCID
- Petty, Stephanie
- Venue
- Current Psychology
- Published
- 2022-05-31
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 25
- Pages
- 21518-21521
- ISSN
- 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-4733
- OpenAlex
- W4293071457
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 0.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- orcid.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Research at York St John (York St John University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- autism spectrum disorder, autistic adults, emotional distress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, loss of control, coping, withdrawal, reassurance, stressors, therapeutic interventions
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