This is a brief overview of a complex identity issue within autism research. All gender identities are valid. This episode talks about how gender is discussed within autism academic research. Suicide features in this episode, so if you don’t want to hear about that right now, please wait until the next episode comes out, and mind yourself in the best way that suits you.

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Samaritans Ireland and UK – 116 123

Papyrus (people under 35) – 0800 068 4141

Autistica suicide help page - https://www.autistica.org.uk/what-is-autism/signs-and-symptoms/suicide-and-autism

BelongTo Ireland: https://www.belongto.org/

LGBT.IE Ireland: https://lgbt.ie/

National Autistic Society (LBGTQ Branch): https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/branches/lgbtq-online-branch

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TENI - Transgender Equality Network Ireland: https://teni.ie/

The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice by Shon Faye: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transgender-Issue-Argument-Justice/dp/0241423147

Twainbow (US): https://www.twainbow.org/

Webinar – ‘Neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+: The ‘double-rainbow’ intersection’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jny3KPoxXIc&ab_channel=NeurodiversityWeek

References

Dewinter, J. et al. (2024) 'Short report: Recommendations for education, clinical practice, research, and policy on promoting well-being in autistic youth and adults through a positive focus on sexuality and gender diversity', Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 28(3), pp. 770-779.

Fortunato, A. et al. (2022) 'Is It Autism? A Critical Commentary on the Co-Occurrence of Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder', Journal of homosexuality, 69(7), pp. 1204-1221.

Gagnon, D. et al. (2023) 'ASD and Gender Dysphoria: A Review of Challenges and Facilitators for Health Professionals', Sexuality and disability, 41(3), pp. 691-706.

Hillier, A. et al. (2020) 'LGBTQ + and autism spectrum disorder: Experiences and challenges', International journal of transgender health, 21(1), pp. 98-110.

Kallitsounaki, A. and Williams, D. M. (2023) 'Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria/Incongruence. A systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 53(8), pp. 3103-3117.

World Health Organisation. (2006). Defining sexual health: Report of a technical consultation on sexual health 28–31 January 2002, Geneva.

In academic research, gender and sexuality can often be conflated. I have outlined the difference between gender and sexuality, and explored the romantic and sexual academic literature on autistic people. Suicide features in this episode, so if you don’t want to hear about that right now, please wait until the next episode comes out, and mind yourself in the best way that suits you.

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Samaritans Ireland and UK – 116 123

Papyrus (people under 35) – 0800 068 4141

Autistica suicide help page - https://www.autistica.org.uk/what-is-autism/signs-and-symptoms/suicide-and-autism

BelongTo Ireland: https://www.belongto.org/

LGBT.IE Ireland: https://lgbt.ie/

National Autistic Society (LBGTQ Branch): https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/branches/lgbtq-online-branch

Twainbow (US): https://www.twainbow.org/

Webinar – ‘Neurodivergent & LGBTQIA+: The ‘double-rainbow’ intersection’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jny3KPoxXIc&ab_channel=NeurodiversityWeek

References:

Blumenfeld, W. (1992). Homophobia: How we all pay the price. Beacon Press.

Dewinter, J. et al. (2024) 'Short report: Recommendations for education, clinical practice, research, and policy on promoting well-being in autistic youth and adults through a positive focus on sexuality and gender diversity', Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 28(3), pp. 770-779.

Hillier, A. et al. (2020) 'LGBTQ + and autism spectrum disorder: Experiences and challenges', International journal of transgender health, 21(1), pp. 98-110.

Hogan, M. S. and Micucci, J. A. (2020) 'Same-Sex Relationships of Men With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Middle Adulthood: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study', Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity, 7(2), pp. 176-185.

Huysamen, M., Kourti, M. and Hatton, C. (2023) 'A critical overview of how English health and social care publications represent autistic adults’ intimate lives', Critical social policy, 43(4), pp. 626-653.

Qualls, L. R. et al. (2022) 'Testing a Model of Sexual Minority Orientation in Individuals with Typical Development, the Broad Autism Phenotype, and Autism Spectrum Disorder', Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 52(4), pp. 1678-1692

World Health Organization. (2006). Defining sexual health: Report of a technical consultation on sexual health 28–31 January 2002, Geneva.

Yew, R. Y. et al. (2021) 'A systematic review of romantic relationship initiation and maintenance factors in autism', Personal relationships, 28(4), pp. 777-802.

In academic research, social relationships between autistic people and neurotypical people is often framed as ‘good’ or ‘bad’, positive or negative, without taking account for autistic measures of a successful relationship. Successful social relationships often happen between two or more autistic people when they feel safe and accepted, and may not have to mask. I will talk about recent research on autism and friendships, family dynamics, and anthropomorphism.

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AHEAD conference, 20-21 March 2024: https://www.ahead.ie/event/ahead-2024/index

Botha, M. and Frost, D. M. (2018) 'Extending the Minority Stress Model to Understand Mental Health Problems Experienced by the Autistic Population', Society and Mental Health, 10(1), pp. 20-34.

Chan, D. V., Doran, J. D. and Galobardi, O. D. (2023) 'Beyond Friendship: The Spectrum of Social Participation of Autistic Adults', Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 53(1), pp. 424-437.

Field, S. L. et al. (2024) 'A meta-ethnography of autistic people’s experiences of social camouflaging and its relationship with mental health', Autism : the international journal of research and practice, pp. 1-16.

Tillett, J. I. S., Shivers, C. M. and Apple, R. (2023) 'Autistic Perspectives of Sibling Relationships: Clinical Implications for the Use of Quantitative Measures in Family Autism Research', Contemporary family therapy.

Yew, R. Y. et al. (2021) 'A systematic review of romantic relationship initiation and maintenance factors in autism', Personal relationships, 28(4), pp. 777-802.

Autism is a neurodivergence that will always be present in a person’s life, with some autists needing lifelong support and care in ways that are individual to their specific needs. This is especially true of employment and this episode uncovers recent research into this fascinating area, with some solutions that may result in a more inclusive workplace for everyone.

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Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., Hultman, L. and Hallqvist, J. (2023) 'Managing Vocational Work, Achieving and Sustaining Work Performance: Support and Self-management amongst Young Autistic Adults in the Context of Vocational Support Interventions in Sweden', The British journal of social work, 53(1), pp. 258-275.

Brighenti, S. et al. (2023) 'Social Skills and Cognitive Training to Support Work-Related Skills and Job Placement in a Group of Autistic Adults: Effectiveness of a Neuropsychological and Social Skills Intervention: A Case Series Study on a Pilot Program', Community mental health journal, 59(8), pp. 1610-1618.

Djela, M. (2021) 'Change of autism narrative is required to improve employment of autistic people', Advances in autism, 7(1), pp. 86-100.

Fong, C. J. et al. (2021) 'Interventions for improving employment outcomes for persons with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review update', Campbell systematic review, 17(3), pp. e1185-n/a.

Martin, V. et al. (2023) 'Sustainable employment depends on quality relationships between supervisors and their employees on the autism spectrum', Disability and rehabilitation, 45(11), pp. 1784-1795.

This podcast explores recently published research on a number of different neurodivergent types. This season I am talking about autism, and in this episode I will go over some recent research on autism in the workplace, and some occupational factors for autistic people. This episode is split into two parts because of the amount of recent research I found on this topic. Find out why only 16% of autistic adults in UK are in full time paid employment according to The National Autistic Society in 2016, and that 77% of autistic people want to work but cannot find employment. No AI was used in the production of this podcast.

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Music: Hatamitsunami, "Imma Tell'em" [Epidemic Sound] Show Notes: Power of Disability Conference 2024 (Dublin, Ireland): The Neurogender Podcast website Doyle, N., McDowall, A. and Waseem, U. (2022) 'Intersectional Stigma for Autistic People at Work: A Compound Adverse Impact Effect on Labor Force Participation and Experiences of Belonging', Autism in adulthood, 4(4), pp. 340-356.

Hayward, S. M., McVilly, K. R. and Stokes, M. A. (2018) '“Always a glass ceiling.” Gender or autism; the barrier to occupational inclusion', Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 56, pp. 50-60.

Hayward, S. M., Stokes, M. A. and McVilly, K. R. (2022) 'Short report: Gendered workplace social interaction processes in autism', Research in developmental disabilities, 129, pp. 104310-104310.

Klag, M., Nicholas, D. and Métayer, S. (2021) 'Creating a Resilient Ecosystem for the Employment of Autistic Individuals: From Understanding to Action', Families in society, 102(4), pp. 485-503.

Lien, K. et al. (2021) 'Blending Traditional and Nurturing Fathering: Fathers of Children With Autism Managing Work and Family', Family relations, 70(1), pp. 264 281.

North, G. (2021) 'Reconceptualising ‘reasonable adjustments’ for the successful employment of autistic women', Disability & Society, 38(6), pp. 944-962.

Spoor, J. R. et al. (2021) 'Employee engagement and commitment to two Australian autism employment programs: associations with workload and perceived supervisor support', Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 41(3), pp. 508 524.

Waisman-Nitzan, M., Gal, E. and Schreuer, N. (2021) '“It’s like a ramp for a person in a wheelchair”: Workplace accessibility for employees with autism', Research in developmental disabilities, 114, pp. 103959-103959.

Wolbring, G. and Lillywhite, A. (2023) 'Burnout through the Lenses of Equity/Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Disabled People: A Scoping Review', Societies (Basel, Switzerland), 13(5), pp. 131.

How autistic people deal with the process of ageing is not well researched, partly because of the 'missing generation' of autistic people who were never assessed for autism in their youth and who are elderly today. I have gathered the research available to us and discussed ways we can try and support elderly autistic people. Suicide comes up in the research here, so if you don’t want to hear about that right now, please wait until the next episode comes out, and mind yourself in the best way that suits you.

No AI was used in the production of this podcast.

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Suicide awareness:

Samaritans Ireland and UK – 116 123

Papyrus (people under 35) – 0800 068 4141

Autistica suicide help page - https://www.autistica.org.uk/what-is-autism/signs-and-symptoms/suicide-and-autism

Boat, T. F. et al. (2015) Mental disorders and disabilities among low-income children. 1 edn. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press.

Bobb, V. (2019) 'Black girls and autism', in Carpenter, B., Happé, F. & Egerton, J. (eds.) Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives. London & New York: Routledge, pp. 36-47.

Crompton, C. J. et al. (2020) 'Residential Care for Older Autistic Adults: Insights from Three Multiexpert Summits', Autism in Adulthood, 2(2), pp. 121-127.

Lai, M. C. and Baron-Cohen, S. (2015) 'Identifying the lost generation of adults with autism spectrum conditions', Lancet Psychiatry, 2(11), pp. 1013-27.

Mason, D. et al. (2021) 'Autistic traits are associated with faster pace of aging: Evidence from the Dunedin study at age 45', Autism Res, 14(8), pp. 1684-1694.

Mason, D. et al. (2022) 'Older Age Autism Research: A Rapidly Growing Field, but Still a Long Way to Go', Autism Adulthood, 4(2), pp. 164-172.

McCrossin, R. (2022) 'Finding the True Number of Females with Autistic Spectrum Disorder by Estimating the Biases in Initial Recognition and Clinical Diagnosis', Children (Basel), 9(2).

McQuaid, G. A., Lee, N. R. and Wallace, G. L. (2022) 'Camouflaging in autism spectrum disorder: Examining the roles of sex, gender identity, and diagnostic timing', Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 26(2), pp. 552-559.

Mukaetova-Ladinska, E. B. et al. (2012) 'Ageing in people with autistic spectrum disorder', Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 27(2), pp. 109-18.

Tse, V. W. S. et al. (2022) 'Characteristics of Older Autistic Adults: a Systematic Review of Literature', Review journal of autism and developmental disorders, 9(2), pp. 184-207.

van Niekerk, M. E. et al. (2011) 'Diagnosing autism spectrum disorders in elderly people', Int Psychogeriatr, 23(5), pp. 700-10.

Wright, S. D. et al. (2019) 'Autism aging', Gerontol Geriatr Educ, 40(3), pp. 322-338.