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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

What a pleasure and honour to spend a week thinking about wellbeing with this phantastic group of researchers, clinicians and autism advocates! Thanks to @lorentzcenter.bsky.social!

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Thanks to Marthe Reumers, Margot Vandebroeck, Elien Spaey, all participants, Aditi vzw, and my co-authors @ilsenoens.bsky.social and Robin Michiels

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The paper highlights several dilemmas in practice, such as balancing guidance with personal preferences, connecting sexual assistance to broader sexual well‑being, and understanding how societal attitudes and legal frameworks shape access to services and sexual rights.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Autistic people and sexual assistants described that sexual assistance can offer a safe space to explore sexuality, fulfil needs, and learn through experience. A trusting relationship, attention to autistic information processing, and strong collaboration with support networks all play a key role.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Most autistic people have interest in and experience with sexuality. Yet some encounter difficulties in gaining sexual experience with a partner in a safe and supportive environment. In some countries, such as in Belgium, sexual assistance can contribute to sexual wellbeing.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Thanks to Robin Michiels and Marie Groffi, @ilsenoens.bsky.social & Paul Enzlin

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Stress the importance to tailor support and emphasize the importance of community involvement in addressing the unique challenges autistic individuals face in their gender identity development.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Our findings highlight the need to create safer, more affirming spaces where autistic individuals can explore and discuss who they want to be without pressure or stigma starting from a young age.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

- We found differences but also a notable overlap across cis and TGD participants in the underlying processes of development. - Autism and the timing/meaning of an autism diagnosis were intertwined with the participants’ gender identity development.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Gender identity development was described as a dynamic, ongoing process shaped by individual, social-interactional, and societal factors, as a demanding and unfolding journey to find comfort, balancing black-and-white thinking, a need for clarity and embracing uniqueness within societal expectations

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Kat Van der Poorten (キャット) @kathetgedacht.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Proud to be the laureate of the first ever LAVA Scholarship for autistic researchers! Upon request: a link to the written version of my acceptance speech in Dutch, with English translation. kathetgedacht.com/2025/02/22/l... Thank you! I hope to honour this scholarship and the autistic community.

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LAVA Scholarship 2025

Wat een dag.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Congrats again @kathetgedacht.bsky.social! I was impressed and moved by your words. Happy to share them!

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Contact: For more info, fill out forms.office.com/e/iQn0pkxgQu Or write to Themistoklis Pantazakos – ucrhtpa@ucl.ac.uk or +306973396440 (WhatsApp). @themispant.bsky.social , @gertjanvanaken.bsky.social , @ilsenoens.bsky.social

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Microsoft Forms

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Requirements: Autistic adults: Have been in psychotherapy for at 2-3 months. Psychotherapists: Have worked with at least 3 autistic clients over the last 10 years, using a psychotherapeutic approach with established clinical efficacy.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

We are looking for pairs of therapists and clients. You will be asked to describe your experience of psychotherapy, minor and major changes, as well as what did and didn’t work according to your perspective.

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Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Are you an autistic adult who is or has been in psychotherapy? Or, are you a therapist who works with autistic adults? Take part in this interview study and help us better adjust psychotherapy for the autistic population.

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Autism in Adulthood @autisminadulthood.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

How do autism charities prioritize support for the intimate lives of autistic people? Jay et al critically reviewed all publicly available local autism strategies in England and found a clear lack of of positive and proportionate representations of intimate lives. www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

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A Critical Analysis of How Local Autism Strategies Represent Autistic Adults’ Intimate Lives | Autism in Adulthood

Background: Intimate relationships are an important, yet ordinary, part of many people’s lives. However, autistic people experience greater challenges around sex and intimate relationships and more lo...

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