Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project @SPAA_Project
PhD research project looking at potential for social prescribing (SP) to improve health, wellbeing & quality of life for autistic people. (#ActuallyAutistic) arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk/research/proje… University of Plymouth, UK Joined September 2020-
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Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
“.. a Big Spider Web of Things”: qualitative study led by @KerenMacLennan describes how indoor public spaces are over-whelming sensory environments for #autistic adults. 6 principles can improve environment + quality of life. NEW, FREE to 20 Oct: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…
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"Economic costs, the most frequent constraint in this sample, reflects the fact that many autistic adults must turn to the private system because of the numerous waiting lists in the public system and the scarcity of services offered to autistic adults" sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
Call for #ActuallyAutistic & #Neurodivergent participants 18+ 📣 I'm excited to launch my PhD survey, researching museum accessibility for ND adults. It aims to find out ways to improve access. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete & is available here: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3r…
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
When autistic people are more likely to suffer from suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts and potentially make up 40% of suicides, suicide prevention has to include increasing recognition, access to support, and understanding for all autistic people. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
🌟New paper!🌟 We* interviewed autistic adults about their thoughts on post-diagnostic peer support. *with @SueReviews, @scrappapertiger, @Christine_McAul & Andy Stanfield Read on for more info! ⬇️ 🧵 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
Our new paper on adjusting #telemedicine for #autistic patients. I hope this supports #GeneralPractitioners + other #HealthcareProfessionals & reduces barriers to healthcare access for #ActuallyAutistic people. researchgate.net/publication/35… @Academic_owl @AutisticDoctor
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
Autistic adults typically had equal or greater use of all services than the general population. Despite high levels of primary care use, frequent ED visits and hospitalizations may indicate that autistic adults continue to have unmet primary care needs [7/8]
Worrying findings about understanding of autism in mental health settings... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
Dr Michael Dixon on the Government's overprescribing review: “Empowering patients via social prescribing will not only help reduce overprescribing, but can help tackle inequalities, reduce NHS budgets, and lead to a more sustainable healthcare system.” collegeofmedicine.org.uk/overprescribin…
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
New post! Hospital reasonable adjustments. Some of you may have previously read my post about healthcare aimed at healthcare staff (I’ll add it below too) and I have been asked to do one more focused on the perspective of the patient. Hope this helps! guidetogrowingupautistic.blogspot.com/2021/08/hospit…
SP-relevant study: "Aging on the Autism Spectrum: Self-care Practices and Reported Impact on Well-Being" rdcu.be/cwqE4 "Socialization and a desire for community inclusion facilitated self-care practices in some instances and deterred such practices in other cases."
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
How we think and talk about autism has real impact on autistic people. The medical model seeks to identify what's "wrong" with a person and how to fix it. The messages that autistic people need "fixing" is ableist, discriminatory, and impacts these outcomes ⬆️
#SocialPrescribing study looking for participants. If you're involved in delivery and/or decision-making around social prescribing please take a look! plymouth.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/expression-of-…
Social prescribing and classed inequality: A journey of upward health mobility? These authors "offer a counter narrative to socio-political assumptions that social prescribing reduces health inequalities" sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
‘Oh no, not a group!’ The factors that lonely or isolated people report as barriers to joining groups for health and well‐being. Discusses in the context of social prescribing. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bj…
Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults Project retweeted
'Deficit-based model significantly lowers autistic people's self-esteem and confidence'- Cairi McKenzie when recommending a strength-based approach to care and the importance of listening to autistic people in the health and social care sector #PARC21
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