Nonverbal Autism and Body Language
By Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle GarnettAutistic children and adults who do not develop speech can express their thoughts and feelings by body language. There can be conventional body…
Why Do Autistic Adults Become Depressed? Part 2
By Dr Michelle S. Garnett & Prof Tony AttwoodAutistic adults appear especially vulnerable to feeling depressed, with about one in three adolescents and two out of three autistic adults having…
Why Do Autistic Adults Become Depressed? Part 1
By Dr Michelle Garnett & Prof Tony AttwoodAutistic adults appear especially vulnerable to feeling depressed, with about one in three adolescents and two out of three autistic adults having experienced…
How Does an Autistic Child Learn?
By Dr Michelle Garnett & Prof Tony AtwoodAutistic children have an unusual profile of learning abilities that can often be recognised in very early childhood. Some pre-school autistic children have…
Nonverbal Autism and Visual Intelligence
By Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle GarnettThe term nonverbal autism is used to describe an autistic child or adult who has little or no spoken language. However, does that…
What are the Levels of Autism?
By Dr Michelle Garnett & Prof Tony AttwoodIntroductionEver since the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5; APA, 2013), you will have heard people…
Emotion Management Techniques to Help an Autistic Child. Emotion Toolbox Part 2
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle GarnettIntroduction to the Emotional Toolbox Part 2Autistic children and adults often have a limited range of emotion repair mechanisms and are less likely…
What is Alexithymia?
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle GarnettIntroductionAlexithymia refers to a difficulty recognising and accurately labelling different emotions and body sensations. A person with alexithymia can tell if they are…
What Do I Do When I Suspect My Student Is Autistic?
By Dr Michelle Garnett & Professor Tony AttwoodI think my student is autistic, what do I do?For some students’ autism can present in subtle ways that only start to become…
Late Diagnosis of Autistic Women
An Increase in Women Referred for a Diagnostic Assessment for AutismOver the last decade we have experienced a considerable increase in women seeking a diagnostic assessment for autism, they have…