Experiences of autistic and non-autistic individuals participating in a corporate internship scheme / A. REMINGTON in Autism, 26-1 (January 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 26-1 (January 2022) . - p.201-216 Titre : Experiences of autistic and non-autistic individuals participating in a corporate internship scheme Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : A. REMINGTON, Auteur ; B. HEASMAN, Auteur ; A. M. ROMUALDEZ, Auteur ; E. PELLICANO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.201-216 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : autism  employment  internship  outcomes  work  of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this  article. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people can find it difficult to find and keep a job, and fewer autistic people are employed compared with people from other disability groups. There is not enough research in this area, especially research that directly compares the experiences of autistic and non-autistic colleagues starting in an organisation at the same time. Our study looked at the experiences of autistic and non-autistic people taking part in an internship at Deutsche Bank, UK. We spoke to the interns before the internship began, and again once it had finished. We also asked the interns' hiring managers about their experiences of the internship. We used interviews and online questionnaires to find out people's views. Before the programme began, managers of autistic interns were more worried about the internship than managers of the non-autistic interns. They were worried about providing the right level of support, communicating successfully and treating all their employees fairly. At the end of the internship, everyone felt that the internship was a success. Managers of autistic interns explained how the experience had made them better managers. Both groups of interns and said that they benefitted from clear communication and would have likes more support. Managers of autistic interns spoke about dividing tasks up into smaller chunks and being flexible in their communication were helpful when working with the autistic interns. More work is needed to make sure that autistic interns are integrated alongside non-autistic peers. One way to make this happen might be to create guides for managers. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613211025115 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=451 [article] Experiences of autistic and non-autistic individuals participating in a corporate internship scheme [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / A. REMINGTON, Auteur ; B. HEASMAN, Auteur ; A. M. ROMUALDEZ, Auteur ; E. PELLICANO, Auteur . - p.201-216. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 26-1 (January 2022) . - p.201-216 Mots-clés : autism  employment  internship  outcomes  work  of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this  article. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Autistic people can find it difficult to find and keep a job, and fewer autistic people are employed compared with people from other disability groups. There is not enough research in this area, especially research that directly compares the experiences of autistic and non-autistic colleagues starting in an organisation at the same time. Our study looked at the experiences of autistic and non-autistic people taking part in an internship at Deutsche Bank, UK. We spoke to the interns before the internship began, and again once it had finished. We also asked the interns' hiring managers about their experiences of the internship. We used interviews and online questionnaires to find out people's views. Before the programme began, managers of autistic interns were more worried about the internship than managers of the non-autistic interns. They were worried about providing the right level of support, communicating successfully and treating all their employees fairly. At the end of the internship, everyone felt that the internship was a success. Managers of autistic interns explained how the experience had made them better managers. Both groups of interns and said that they benefitted from clear communication and would have likes more support. Managers of autistic interns spoke about dividing tasks up into smaller chunks and being flexible in their communication were helpful when working with the autistic interns. More work is needed to make sure that autistic interns are integrated alongside non-autistic peers. One way to make this happen might be to create guides for managers. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613211025115 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=451

A few of my favorite things: circumscribed interests in autism are not accompanied by increased attentional salience on a personalized selective attention task / O. E. PARSONS in Molecular Autism, 8 (2017)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 20p. Titre : A few of my favorite things: circumscribed interests in autism are not accompanied by increased attentional salience on a personalized selective attention task Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : O. E. PARSONS, Auteur ; Andrew P. BAYLISS, Auteur ; A. REMINGTON, Auteur Article en page(s) : 20p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adolescent  Adult  Attention/*physiology  Autistic Disorder/*psychology  Humans  Photic Stimulation/*methods  Reaction Time  Visual Perception  Young Adult  *Attention  *Autism  *Circumscribed interests  *Perception  *Special interests Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autistic individuals commonly show circumscribed or "special" interests: areas of obsessive interest in a specific category. The present study investigated what impact these interests have on attention, an aspect of autistic cognition often reported as altered. In neurotypical individuals, interest and expertise have been shown to result in an automatic attentional priority for related items. Here, we examine whether this change in salience is also seen in autism. METHODS: Adolescents and young adults with and without autism performed a personalized selective attention task assessing the level of attentional priority afforded to images related to the participant's specific interests. In addition, participants performed a similar task with generic images in order to isolate any effects of interest and expertise. Crucially, all autistic and non-autistic individuals recruited for this study held a strong passion or interest. As such, any differences in attention could not be solely attributed to differing prevalence of interests in the two groups. In both tasks, participants were asked to perform a central target-detection task while ignoring irrelevant distractors (related or unrelated to their interests). The level of distractor interference under various task conditions was taken as an indication of attentional priority. RESULTS: Neurotypical individuals showed the predicted attentional priority for the circumscribed interest images but not generic items, reflecting the impact of their interest and expertise. Contrary to predictions, autistic individuals did not show this priority: processing the interest-related stimuli only when task demands were low. Attention to images unrelated to circumscribed interests was equivalent in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that despite autistic individuals holding an intense interest in a particular class of stimuli, there may be a reduced impact of this prior experience and expertise on attentional processing. The implications of this absence of automatic priority are discussed in terms of the behaviors associated with the condition. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0132-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=330 [article] A few of my favorite things: circumscribed interests in autism are not accompanied by increased attentional salience on a personalized selective attention task [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / O. E. PARSONS, Auteur ; Andrew P. BAYLISS, Auteur ; A. REMINGTON, Auteur . - 20p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 8 (2017) . - 20p. Mots-clés : Adolescent  Adult  Attention/*physiology  Autistic Disorder/*psychology  Humans  Photic Stimulation/*methods  Reaction Time  Visual Perception  Young Adult  *Attention  *Autism  *Circumscribed interests  *Perception  *Special interests Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autistic individuals commonly show circumscribed or "special" interests: areas of obsessive interest in a specific category. The present study investigated what impact these interests have on attention, an aspect of autistic cognition often reported as altered. In neurotypical individuals, interest and expertise have been shown to result in an automatic attentional priority for related items. Here, we examine whether this change in salience is also seen in autism. METHODS: Adolescents and young adults with and without autism performed a personalized selective attention task assessing the level of attentional priority afforded to images related to the participant's specific interests. In addition, participants performed a similar task with generic images in order to isolate any effects of interest and expertise. Crucially, all autistic and non-autistic individuals recruited for this study held a strong passion or interest. As such, any differences in attention could not be solely attributed to differing prevalence of interests in the two groups. In both tasks, participants were asked to perform a central target-detection task while ignoring irrelevant distractors (related or unrelated to their interests). The level of distractor interference under various task conditions was taken as an indication of attentional priority. RESULTS: Neurotypical individuals showed the predicted attentional priority for the circumscribed interest images but not generic items, reflecting the impact of their interest and expertise. Contrary to predictions, autistic individuals did not show this priority: processing the interest-related stimuli only when task demands were low. Attention to images unrelated to circumscribed interests was equivalent in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that despite autistic individuals holding an intense interest in a particular class of stimuli, there may be a reduced impact of this prior experience and expertise on attentional processing. The implications of this absence of automatic priority are discussed in terms of the behaviors associated with the condition. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-017-0132-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=330

"Life is Much More Difficult to Manage During Periods": Autistic Experiences of Menstruation / R. STEWARD in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48-12 (December 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-12 (December 2018) . - p.4287-4292 Titre : "Life is Much More Difficult to Manage During Periods": Autistic Experiences of Menstruation Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : R. STEWARD, Auteur ; L. CRANE, Auteur ; E. MAIRI ROY, Auteur ; A. REMINGTON, Auteur ; E. PELLICANO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.4287-4292 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Menarche  Menstruation  Self-regulation  Sensory sensitivities  Women's health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although menarche and menstruation are perceived to be overwhelmingly negative events for developmentally-disabled women, women's health issues remain under-researched in autism. Here, we conducted a preliminary investigation of the experiences of post-menarcheal autistic (n = 123) and non-autistic (n = 114) respondents to a brief online survey. Although autistic respondents reported many overlapping issues and experiences with non-autistic respondents, they also highlighted distinct-and sometimes-distressing-issues relating to menstruation, especially a cyclical amplification of autistic-related challenges, including sensory differences and difficulties with regulating emotion and behavior, which had a significant, negative impact on their lives. These initial findings call for systematic research on the potential causes, correlates and consequences of menstrual-related problems in autistic individuals-across the spectrum and the lifespan. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3664-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371 [article] "Life is Much More Difficult to Manage During Periods": Autistic Experiences of Menstruation [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / R. STEWARD, Auteur ; L. CRANE, Auteur ; E. MAIRI ROY, Auteur ; A. REMINGTON, Auteur ; E. PELLICANO, Auteur . - p.4287-4292. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-12 (December 2018) . - p.4287-4292 Mots-clés : Autism  Menarche  Menstruation  Self-regulation  Sensory sensitivities  Women's health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Although menarche and menstruation are perceived to be overwhelmingly negative events for developmentally-disabled women, women's health issues remain under-researched in autism. Here, we conducted a preliminary investigation of the experiences of post-menarcheal autistic (n = 123) and non-autistic (n = 114) respondents to a brief online survey. Although autistic respondents reported many overlapping issues and experiences with non-autistic respondents, they also highlighted distinct-and sometimes-distressing-issues relating to menstruation, especially a cyclical amplification of autistic-related challenges, including sensory differences and difficulties with regulating emotion and behavior, which had a significant, negative impact on their lives. These initial findings call for systematic research on the potential causes, correlates and consequences of menstrual-related problems in autistic individuals-across the spectrum and the lifespan. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3664-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371

Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it / R. C. WHITE in Autism, 23-4 (May 2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 23-4 (May 2019) . - p.1042-1045 Titre : Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : R. C. WHITE, Auteur ; A. REMINGTON, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1042-1045 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : anthropomorphism  autism spectrum disorders  cognition (attention, learning, memory)  perception  personification Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Object personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human agents. In online forums, autistic individuals commonly report experiencing this phenomenon. Given that approximately half of all autistic individuals experience difficulties identifying their own emotions, the suggestion that object personification may be a feature of autism seems almost paradoxical. Why would a person experience sympathy for objects, when they struggle to understand and verbalise the emotions of other people as well as their own? An online survey was used to assess tendency for personification in 87 autistic and 263 non-autistic adults. Together, our results indicate that object personification occurs commonly among autistic individuals, and perhaps more often (and later in life) than in the general population. Given that in many cases, autistic people report their personification experiences as distressing, it is important to consider the reasons for the increased personification and identify structures for support. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361318793408 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=397 [article] Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / R. C. WHITE, Auteur ; A. REMINGTON, Auteur . - p.1042-1045. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 23-4 (May 2019) . - p.1042-1045 Mots-clés : anthropomorphism  autism spectrum disorders  cognition (attention, learning, memory)  perception  personification Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Object personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human agents. In online forums, autistic individuals commonly report experiencing this phenomenon. Given that approximately half of all autistic individuals experience difficulties identifying their own emotions, the suggestion that object personification may be a feature of autism seems almost paradoxical. Why would a person experience sympathy for objects, when they struggle to understand and verbalise the emotions of other people as well as their own? An online survey was used to assess tendency for personification in 87 autistic and 263 non-autistic adults. Together, our results indicate that object personification occurs commonly among autistic individuals, and perhaps more often (and later in life) than in the general population. Given that in many cases, autistic people report their personification experiences as distressing, it is important to consider the reasons for the increased personification and identify structures for support. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361318793408 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=397

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