Elif Baştan
@elifbastan.bsky.social
psk. dr. & öğr. gör. | psychologist & lecturer
📮[email protected]
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While UK is proposing to narrow diagnoses (!), our new study led by @isaacahuvia.bsky.social: adults w/ self-identified autism had more unmet needs & higher distress, & similar understanding of autism, than officially diagnosed peers. Most wanted formal diagnosis journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Identifying as Autistic Without a Formal Diagnosis: Who Self-Identifies as Autistic and Why? - Isaac L. Ahuvia, Emine Gurbuz, Josephine Cuda, Steven K. Kapp, Abigail Houck, Jacquelyn A. Gates, Jessica...
Background: Adults increasingly self-identify as autistic without a formal diagnosis, yet little research has systematically investigated (a) the unique charact...
journals.sagepub.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
While UK is proposing to narrow diagnoses (!), our new study led by @isaacahuvia.bsky.social: adults w/ self-identified autism had more unmet needs & higher distress, & similar understanding of autism, than officially diagnosed peers. Most wanted formal diagnosis journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I will be accepting a PhD student for Fall 2026 in our Curriculum and Instruction program. If you are interested in autistic sociality, caregiver influence on their autistic children's development, and neurodiversity in school contexts, please get in touch!
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Boston College
The Lynch School's hybrid doctoral program in Curriculum & Instruction is designed to develop professionals who have the knowledge, intellectual disposition, professional skills, ethical sensibilities...
www.bc.edu
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I will be accepting a PhD student for Fall 2026 in our Curriculum and Instruction program. If you are interested in autistic sociality, caregiver influence on their autistic children's development, and neurodiversity in school contexts, please get in touch!
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Don’t miss it and grab some of the last remaining online and in-person spots now for my public lecture at the end of my fellowship! 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
Centre for Neurodiversity and Development Public Lecture
Why autism isn't what you think it is (and why that matters) - end of fellowship Public Lecture by Dr Monique Botha
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don’t miss it and grab some of the last remaining online and in-person spots now for my public lecture at the end of my fellowship! 🎟️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...
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New paper alert!
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
May 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New paper alert!
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people is out today in @nathumbehav.nature.com
nature.com/articles/s41...
THREAD! 🧵⬇️
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Our new study: as ppl identified more strongly w/ neurodivergent movement, rated terms more/less appropriate:
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Neurodiversity movement identification and perceived appropriateness of terms used to describe autism
researchportal.port.ac.uk
May 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our new study: as ppl identified more strongly w/ neurodivergent movement, rated terms more/less appropriate:
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
+ neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type)
- condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome
- developmental (non-aut only)
*+ disability (aut only)*
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...