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4 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
To the floor:
Monotropism, trauma, & special interests.
What are ethical issues around this?
Should these be investigated?
What other theories might be helpful to consider with these 3 topics?
What kind of studies can we do to investigate this?
The point here is that at least anecdotally, & it has been mentioned in print by @milton_damian; that after autistic persons experience trauma, said trauma often causes us to change our special interests, or not engage with it the same way.
Hence, it should be worth investigating this apparent aspect of being autistic in an atrociously unfriendly world for us to be in.
The topic of trauma and monotropism is something I have spoken about.
researchgate.net/publication/33…

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5 Nov
The more I reflect on the current fiasco over Owen Paterson. More it is reflective over my concerns of those pushing "PDA Profile of ASD", & their apparent disregard for typical research & practice norms.
While there is a difference in the case of the Tories were trying to erode typical standards, in my view key parties pushing "PDA Profile of ASD" seem to disregard broader typical standards, while accepting poor quality standards associated with autism.
This is should not be the case. PDA is so "new" & recent in terms of interest, since about 2010, that it should be a beacon of what good quality research & practice looks like.
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4 Nov
So something that has been nagging me this morning due to a couple of recent articles.

Can autism be viewed as a disorder without adopting a medical model of disability approach to it, i.e., conceptualising autistic features as deficits?
This is one of the articles in question, be @liz_pellicano .
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
I am specifically referring to the DSM-5 definition of Disorder from page 20 (APA 2013).
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31 Oct
Is there is any merit viewing this perspective that some women who report trauma &/ or abuse are being misdiagnosed with autism &/ or ADHD (& thus probably discriminated against), as something plausibly occurring in the UK?
I think it is something that can plausibly be happening for a few reasons, including that it is possible for autism &/ or ADHD to be misdiagnosed itself. Some trauma presentations do appear similar as autism, like attachment disorder, or "quasi-autism".
There could be instances diagnostic substitution, where persons who would traditionally receive a BPD dx, are instead receiving autism &/ or ADHD dx.
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30 Oct
@DrJessTaylor This is not strictly speaking true, for DSM-5 different disorders & diagnostic groupings were developed by different Workgroups, so the persons who developed autism criteria are unlikely to have designed BPD criteria.
@DrJessTaylor DSM-5 tend to use construct specific experts to design each dx criteria, in the various workgroups, this is in the front of that book.
@DrJessTaylor Are you saying some of the new wave females being diagnosed with autism &/ or ADHD are being misdiagnosed?

Also autistic women would often have co-occurring ADHD, & are more likely to experience the abuse & trauma you mention. Have you considered that?
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20 Oct
@sallycatPDA @twillierod @KatyBenson20 @MummyAutistic @milton_damian @NICEComms SallyCat is there any chance you could not be defamatory against those who are critical of "PDA Profile of ASD"?

In case you have selective memory over your defamatory petition against Damian Milton.
@sallycatPDA @twillierod @KatyBenson20 @MummyAutistic @milton_damian @NICEComms Now, just because I am not emotionally attached to the "PDA Profile of ASD", does not mean I do not identify with it. It just means I am wise & prescient enough not to expose my emotions to being harmed by others when PDA is inevitably critiqued etc.
@sallycatPDA @twillierod @KatyBenson20 @MummyAutistic @milton_damian @NICEComms I have tried to make it clear in my work that I do meet Newson's criteria of PDA, such as here.

"The author is autistic and acknowledges he meets the Elizabeth Newson PDA Profile." (Woods 2020, p74).
researchgate.net/publication/33…
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19 Oct
So one of my recent "eureka" tweets, which I did not go into detail on was about random reflections on associating PDA with a giant panda. I google it, this comes up.
Which actually covers some of the reflective points. What also does not mention is other points, that Giant Panda's are a rare endangered species, which needs protecting, advocating for.
Which also reflects idea "PDA Profile of ASD" is, and needs to being protected from various threats it faces. Also being advocated for so it is recognised & protected...
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