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Cooper K, Burnley A, Allain L, Beresford B, Crane L, Vazquez Morales M, et al.
BMJ Open . 2024 Nov; 14(11):e089802. PMID: 39566950
Introduction: Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition diagnosed on the basis of differences in social communication, interaction and repetitive behaviours, including sensory sensitivities. Autistic individuals without intellectual disabilities often face...
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Mckeon H, Cotton L, Aldridge R, Cape A, Clout M, Cooper K, et al.
BMJ Open . 2024 Nov; 14(11):e084729. PMID: 39566935
Introduction: Depression is three to four times more prevalent in autistic people and is related to reduced quality of life. There is a need for empirically supported psychological interventions for...
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Lei J, Mason C, Russell A, Hollocks M, Leigh E
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev . 2024 Nov; 27(4):966-1030. PMID: 39562437
Given the high co-occurrence of social anxiety in autism, no reviews to date have explored how cognitive and behavioural mechanisms identified to maintain social anxiety in non-autistic individuals may operate...
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Cooper K, Russell A
Autism . 2024 Sep; 29(2):424-434. PMID: 39275955
Autistic people are more likely to have mental health problems than non-autistic people. We know that having repetitive and negative thoughts can contribute to multiple mental health problems such as...
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Long H, Cooper K, Russell A
Autism . 2024 May; 28(11):2897-2908. PMID: 38727194
Repetitive behaviours and interests are a hallmark feature of autism. It is very common for autistic people to experience mental health difficulties, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder. Previous research has investigated...
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Lei J, Leigh E, Charman T, Russell A, Hollocks M
Autism . 2024 Mar; 28(10):2657-2674. PMID: 38488015
Social camouflaging or masking refers to strategies autistic individuals adopt to hide their autism persona when trying to fit in. It is unclear whether camouflaging is only applicable to social...
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Bennert K, Brosnan M, Canning A, Roberts G, Russell A
J Autism Dev Disord . 2024 Feb; PMID: 38421502
Previous research has identified contradictory patterns in autism upon probabilistic reasoning tasks, and high levels of self-report paranoia symptoms have also been reported. To explore this relationship, the present study...
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Mohamed Z, Russell A, Palmer M, Simonoff E, Hollocks M
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry . 2024 Jan; 29(2):608-623. PMID: 38286623
Autistic youth are at high risk of depression but there are few psychological interventions that have been specifically designed for use with this population. Behavioural activation (BA) is a particularly...
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Rai D, Webb D, Lewis A, Cotton L, Norris J, Alexander R, et al.
Trials . 2024 Jan; 25(1):37. PMID: 38212784
Background: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly prescribed to manage anxiety in adults with an autism diagnosis. However, their effectiveness and adverse effect profile in the autistic population are...
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Lei J, Leigh E, Charman T, Russell A, Hollocks M
J Child Psychol Psychiatry . 2023 Aug; 65(3):285-297. PMID: 37632264
Background: Social camouflaging (hereafter camouflaging) in autism includes factors such as masking and compensating for one's neurodevelopmental differences, and to assimilate or 'fit in' with non-autistic peers. Efforts to hide...