The neurodiversity movement advocates seeing autism as a variation on cognitive information processing rather than a disorder. Healing practices related to homosexuality and other forms of sexual identity (trans, bi, etc.) will become punishable. Will trying to cure a neurodiverse person from autism …

Background We report development of the SPQ (School Participation Questionnaire) a teacher-completed measure of participation related constructs for schools. The SPQ was developed to support participation-related assessment, interventions, and research in the inclusive school context. Methods Several …

Nowadays the term “neurodiversity” is used more and more to indicate people with a form of autism and/or ADHD. The idea here is not to view autism or ADHD as a disorder or a deficit, but as a natural variation in the development of cognitive processes in the human brain. In this article, our research …

It can be very challenging for practitioners to talk with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), especially when the conversation calls for self-regulation. Autonomy as a basic psychological need that fosters competence is the key to self-regulated reasoning (SRR), since it helps children to know …

Leerkrachten vinden het lastig om leerlingen met een autismespectrumstoornis (ASS) passende ondersteuning te geven en een goede relatie met ze op te bouwen. Om leerkrachten hierin te ondersteunen, werden onder meer de interacties tussen hen en leerlingen met ASS onderzocht. Daaruit bleek ook welke interacties …

Aim: Participation of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder hardly occurs in settings outside of home and school. Little is known about how their participation is influenced by environmental factors. This study explored how and why adolescents with autism spectrum disorder perceive aspects of their …