Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis Researchers spoke to 16 autistic young people about their experiences of school. One lamented some teachers think ‘there’s something wrong with me in their eyes’.

New piece in The Conversation with Jia White on autistic students and strengths-based approaches in schools.

"The young people in our study were not asking for special treatment. They just ask to be seen, heard and supported."

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The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research Language is powerful. It reflects and shapes our understanding of the difficulties people face, the paradigms in which researchers and clinicians conduct research and practice while also influencing p...

Honoured to contribute to this commentary led by Blandine French and arising from the 2024 annual meeting of the European Network for ADHD SIG on language and #ADHD.

We hope this comment sparks a reflection about the power of the language we use.

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Great to see this out! The final installment in a series of studies led by Jia White exploring strengths-based approaches for autistic high schoolers.

Check out all the studies here:
1. doi.org/10.1177/1362...
2. doi.org/10.1007/s402...
3. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
4. doi.org/10.3390/educ...

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Excited to have this paper out - with the help of #Curtin School of Allied Health students we explored a Minecraft-based intervention and found that leveraging strengths, sharing power, and creating a motivating and safe environment helped autistic youth to develop skills. 🎮