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Bringing Fitness to an Already Safe Place: Integrating Exercise into Behavioral Health Care
Research has clearly supported the connection between mental health and fitness for all people. In fact, its positive impact on mental health is so significant that it can be viewed as a useful adjunct for mental health and substance abuse disorder treatment interventions (Ashdown-Franks et al.,...
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Becoming an Autistic Mother: Navigating Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Support
Becoming a parent is an experience that reshapes people’s lives. For autistic mothers, it can bring joy but also create a unique set of challenges. Understanding of autistic women's experiences is increasing, but autistic women remain under-diagnosed and under-researched. Parenting information...
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Creating a Personal Support Network: A Suicide Prevention Resource for Autistic Individuals
Being an autistic person living in a non-autistic majority presents many unique challenges. Lived experience describes daily trials with at times overwhelming stimulation, miscommunication, and emotional struggles, combined with reduced coping capacity, especially during crises. Differences in how...
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Neurodiversity in Higher Education: The Link Between Autistic Traits and Student Well-Being and Physical Health
Understanding the relationship between autistic traits and collegiate well-being presents significant challenges due to the diverse range of experiences among neurodivergent students. While some autistic traits, such as memorization and fixation, may facilitate academic success, others,...
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Sharing an Adult Autism Diagnosis with Family, Friends, and Community
The successful British author Matt Haig spent a lot of time in self-reflection at the height of the pandemic. During this time, at 46 years of age, he was newly diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) along with having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In light of being...
