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I'm going to try to tweet from the front for this one - I'm presenting on mental health of autistic men, women and non binary people at 11.10.
In this giant room (below)
But first is @dewinterjeroen talking about sexual relationships.
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In this giant room (below)
But first is @dewinterjeroen talking about sexual relationships.
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Starts by telling us that this has only really been looked at in the last 10 years. Prior to that sexual interest was seen as pathological in autistic people
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Shows the Mind My Mind film - this is brilliantly done and very pretty!
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New session, new thread (same seat)
Most excited to hear from @Sarah_NottsUni about her updated work!
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Most excited to hear from @Sarah_NottsUni about her updated work!
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First an overview of mental health in autism, covering:
What do we mean by MH?
What do we know about MH in autistic people?
What are the consequences?
What contributes to MH problems?
What factors protect from MH problems?
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What do we mean by MH?
What do we know about MH in autistic people?
What are the consequences?
What contributes to MH problems?
What factors protect from MH problems?
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1. What is MH?
Psychological, emotional and social wellbeing.
Affects how we think, feel and act.
Changes over lifespan.
MH problems are common - 25% of nonautistic people will experience difficulty.
But we know less about MH in autistic people.
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Psychological, emotional and social wellbeing.
Affects how we think, feel and act.
Changes over lifespan.
MH problems are common - 25% of nonautistic people will experience difficulty.
But we know less about MH in autistic people.
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