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New piece in The Conversation with Jia White on autistic students and strengths-based approaches in schools.
"The young people in our study were not asking for special treatment. They just ask to be seen, heard and supported."
theconversation.com/autistic-stu...
"The young people in our study were not asking for special treatment. They just ask to be seen, heard and supported."
theconversation.com/autistic-stu...
Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis
Researchers spoke to 16 autistic young people about their experiences of school. One lamented some teachers think ‘there’s something wrong with me in their eyes’.
theconversation.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
New piece in The Conversation with Jia White on autistic students and strengths-based approaches in schools.
"The young people in our study were not asking for special treatment. They just ask to be seen, heard and supported."
theconversation.com/autistic-stu...
"The young people in our study were not asking for special treatment. They just ask to be seen, heard and supported."
theconversation.com/autistic-stu...
Honoured to contribute to this commentary led by Blandine French and arising from the 2024 annual meeting of the European Network for ADHD SIG on language and #ADHD.
We hope this comment sparks a reflection about the power of the language we use.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We hope this comment sparks a reflection about the power of the language we use.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research
Language is powerful. It reflects and shapes our understanding of the difficulties
people face, the paradigms in which researchers and clinicians conduct research and
practice while also influencing p...
www.thelancet.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Honoured to contribute to this commentary led by Blandine French and arising from the 2024 annual meeting of the European Network for ADHD SIG on language and #ADHD.
We hope this comment sparks a reflection about the power of the language we use.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We hope this comment sparks a reflection about the power of the language we use.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Great to see this out! The final installment in a series of studies led by Jia White exploring strengths-based approaches for autistic high schoolers.
Check out all the studies here:
1. doi.org/10.1177/1362...
2. doi.org/10.1007/s402...
3. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
4. doi.org/10.3390/educ...
Check out all the studies here:
1. doi.org/10.1177/1362...
2. doi.org/10.1007/s402...
3. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
4. doi.org/10.3390/educ...
‘We think differently, we learn differently, but at the end of the day we’re not that different’: Strengths-based approaches in high school from the perspectives of autistic adolescents
journals.sagepub.com...
journals.sagepub.com...
‘We think differently, we learn differently, but at the end of the day we’re not that different’: Strengths-based approaches in high school from the perspectives of autistic adolescents - Jia White, Sarah McGarry, P John Williams, Melissa H. Black, 2025
Emerging evidence supports the use of strengths-based approaches for autistic students, yet limited research has explored these approaches from the perspectives of autistic adolescents in mainstrea...
journals.sagepub.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Great to see this out! The final installment in a series of studies led by Jia White exploring strengths-based approaches for autistic high schoolers.
Check out all the studies here:
1. doi.org/10.1177/1362...
2. doi.org/10.1007/s402...
3. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
4. doi.org/10.3390/educ...
Check out all the studies here:
1. doi.org/10.1177/1362...
2. doi.org/10.1007/s402...
3. doi.org/10.1080/0013...
4. doi.org/10.3390/educ...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📢 Are you #neurodivergent or a family member? Join a study on #resilience & #wellbeing conducted at @karolinskainst.
ℹ️ Info: www.r2d2-mh.eu/participants...
📝 Register your interest: survey.ki.se/Survey/40716
#R2D2MH #Autism #ADHD #Cocreation #MentalHealth
ℹ️ Info: www.r2d2-mh.eu/participants...
📝 Register your interest: survey.ki.se/Survey/40716
#R2D2MH #Autism #ADHD #Cocreation #MentalHealth
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Excited to join Bluesky! 🎉
We’re the Junior Faculty Steering Group for the Dept. of Women’s & Children’s Health at #KarolinskaInstitutet - we're
by junior faculty, for junior faculty. Follow us to stay up to date with events, resources, and activities aimed at supporting #juniorfaculty.
We’re the Junior Faculty Steering Group for the Dept. of Women’s & Children’s Health at #KarolinskaInstitutet - we're
by junior faculty, for junior faculty. Follow us to stay up to date with events, resources, and activities aimed at supporting #juniorfaculty.
April 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Excited to join Bluesky! 🎉
We’re the Junior Faculty Steering Group for the Dept. of Women’s & Children’s Health at #KarolinskaInstitutet - we're
by junior faculty, for junior faculty. Follow us to stay up to date with events, resources, and activities aimed at supporting #juniorfaculty.
We’re the Junior Faculty Steering Group for the Dept. of Women’s & Children’s Health at #KarolinskaInstitutet - we're
by junior faculty, for junior faculty. Follow us to stay up to date with events, resources, and activities aimed at supporting #juniorfaculty.
Excited to have this paper out - with the help of #Curtin School of Allied Health students we explored a Minecraft-based intervention and found that leveraging strengths, sharing power, and creating a motivating and safe environment helped autistic youth to develop skills. 🎮
Gaming in the intervention and support process: A realist evaluation of a gaming-based programme
journals.sagepub.com...
journals.sagepub.com...
April 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Excited to have this paper out - with the help of #Curtin School of Allied Health students we explored a Minecraft-based intervention and found that leveraging strengths, sharing power, and creating a motivating and safe environment helped autistic youth to develop skills. 🎮