By Dr Michelle Garnett and Professor Tony Attwood. Many people around the world look forward to Christmas, to family reunions, holidays, religious significance, and the social aspect of getting together…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Affection in childhood It can be difficult to manage emotions, but we generally think about the management of emotions such as anger, anxiety,…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Professor Tony Attwood What is Compensation? Compensation is one of the many coping mechanisms that has been discovered by autistic individuals to try to cope…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Autistic children appear vulnerable to feeling anxious for much of their school day, often experiencing extreme anxiety in anticipation of, or in…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Professor Tony Attwood Introduction In our blog last week, we discussed the role of avoidance in increasing and maintaining high levels of anxiety in young…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Professor Tony Attwood Introduction Overwhelming anxiety is a daily occurrence for many autistic people. Why do autistic individuals experience high levels of anxiety, and how…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Empathy We know that there are three forms of empathy, cognitive, affective, and behavioural, and that the expression of each is underpinned…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett Many autistic women* deliberate about whether or not they should seek a formal diagnosis of autism, weighing up the potential costs and…
By Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett As clinicians, we work with families that have one or several autistic children and we have increasingly been able to recognise the…
By Dr Michelle Garnett and Professor Tony Attwood What do we know about the interplay between hormonal changes and autism for females*? Our current understanding of how hormonal changes impact…