Our Motto: What is “Nothing About Us Without Us”?“Nothing About Us Without Us” means that autistic people need to be involved whenever autism is discussed. When non-autistic people make decisions abou...

Our Motto: What is “Nothing About Us Without Us”?“Nothing About Us Without Us” means that autistic people need to be involved whenever autism is discussed. When non-autistic people make decisions abou...

Rattrapage ou surdiagnostic ? La prévalence du trouble du spectre de l’autisme (TSA) a bondi depuis les années 2000, un phénomène qui conduit certains spécialistes à plaider pour une révision de sa dé...

Recent findings suggest that stigma and camouflaging contribute to mental health difficulties for autistic individuals, however, this evidence is largely based on UK samples. While studies have shown ...

Autistic people face enough suicidal ideation outside the tragedy narrative, and I can’t support any conversation that increases that risk.

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While the autism diagnosis emphasizes “deficits” in social communication, the article advances that sensory–movement differences underpin autism through a re...

Writer & advocate Shannon Rosa has been covering autism research for 20 years. We talked about autism pseudoscience & the welcome shift in autism research towards evidence-based, quality-of-life work

Kay Louise Aldred, Development Lead at Neurodiverse Connection, sets out what we know about neurodiversity and domestic abuse, and the actions practitioners can take to improve the accessibility of th...

Kay Louise Aldred, Development Lead at Neurodiverse Connection, sets out what we know about neurodiversity and domestic abuse, and the actions practitioners can take to improve the accessibility of th...

Countering violent extremism (CVE) practitioners increasingly work with neurodivergent populations, including Autistic individuals. However, practitioners have limited access to autism-specific gui...

Here are some people, tools, concepts, and techniques that help us cope as embodied beings.

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This paper explores how autism influences psychological safety and employees’ relationships with their leaders and autistic leaders’ relationships wit…

Lived experience may be listened to, but it is rarely granted the same level of authority...

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Join OTARC’s 2026 Research Showcase online to hear leading autism researchers share current projects, insights and future directions.

Join OTARC’s 2026 Research Showcase online to hear leading autism researchers share current projects, insights and future directions.

Background Autistic adults, particularly women, are more likely to experience chronic ill health than the general population. Central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) are a group of related conditions that...