Advances in Autism: Volume 10 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Rising to the challenge: meeting the trauma needs of autistic people

Deborah Morris

Is trauma research neglecting neurodiverse populations? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence ACEs in adults with autistic traits

Elanor Webb, Benedetta Lupattelli Gencarelli, Grace Keaveney, Deborah Morris

The prevalence of exposure to adversity is elevated in autistic populations, compared to neurotypical peers. Despite this, the frequency and nature of early adverse experiences…

Trauma or autism? – understanding how the effects of trauma and disrupted attachment can be mistaken for autism

Zainab Al-Attar, Rachel Worthington

Early bio-psycho-social experiences can dramatically impact all aspects of development. Both autism and traumagenic histories can lead to trans-diagnostic behavioural features…

Distinguishing between autism and the consequences of early traumatisation during diagnostic assessment: a clinical case study

Arvid Nikolai Kildahl, Kristin Storvik, Elisabeth Christina Wächter, Tom Jensen, Arvid Ro, Inger Breistein Haugen

Distinguishing between autism characteristics and trauma-related symptoms may be clinically challenging, particularly in individuals who have experienced early traumatisation…

Comorbid autism spectrum disorder and borderline personality disorder: case conceptualization and treatment implications

Madeleine Allman, Sophie Kerr, Carmelo Ismael Roldan, Geri Maria Harris, Gerald E. Harris

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) are complex disorders characterized by pervasive symptoms of rigidity, emotion dysregulation and social…

Elucidating the presentation and identification of PTSD in autistic adults: a modified Delphi study

Freya Rumball, Rachel Parker, Ailbhe Elizabeth Madigan, Francesca Happe, Debbie Spain

Autistic individuals are at increased risk of trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Diagnostic overshadowing, however, often results in PTSD symptoms being…

Dialectical behaviour therapy outcomes for adolescents with autism spectrum conditions compared to those without: findings from a seven-year service evaluation

Matthew David Phillips, Rhian Parham, Katrina Hunt, Jake Camp

Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) have overlapping symptom profiles. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is an established treatment for…

Moral distress and moral injury in the context of autism

Zainab Al-Attar, Rachel Worthington

Clinically, it is often observed that autistic people may have a heightened need for rules and may find rule violations very distressing. It is clinically plausible that autistic…