Lucila Guerrero ♾️⚜️🍁
@lucila-guerrero.bsky.social
Paire aidante et soutien à la recherche participative et neuroaffirmative à Continuum Autisme, UQAT (Québec). Peer supporter. Autistic community co-researcher.
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #SantéMentale
Blogue et plus : www.lucilaguerrero.com
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #SantéMentale
Blogue et plus : www.lucilaguerrero.com
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My fantastic PhD student @tanachikaura.bsky.social has published her first first-author paper today on self-reported lifetime traumatic experiences, psychological distress, and risk of suicidality among autistic adults. As the paper provides details on these issues, please take care when reading
Traumatic Experiences, Psychological Distress and Suicide‐Related Behaviors in Autistic Adults
Autistic adults have increased risks of trauma, suicide, and poor mental health compared to non-autistic adults, with 1 in 4 autistic adults attempting suicide. We administered an anonymized, self-re...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
My fantastic PhD student @tanachikaura.bsky.social has published her first first-author paper today on self-reported lifetime traumatic experiences, psychological distress, and risk of suicidality among autistic adults. As the paper provides details on these issues, please take care when reading
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#AutRes Results and Importance: The findings indicate that peer-support programs generally have a positive impact, including improved self-esteem, academic performance, and overall well-being.
Impact of peer-support programs for individuals with autism: A systematic review - Monica HM Verkooijen, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Max van Woerden, Wouter G Staal, Indira Tendolkar, Janneke R Zinkstok, 2025
The neurodiversity approach recognizes autism as a natural variation of human experience, emphasizing unique strengths while acknowledging social and behavioral...
journals.sagepub.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#AutRes Results and Importance: The findings indicate that peer-support programs generally have a positive impact, including improved self-esteem, academic performance, and overall well-being.
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Autistics (vs non-autistics) "are less likely to make errors in self-assessments of their cognitive performance"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "findings provide valuable insights into both the cognitive strengths of autistic individuals and the mechanisms underlying metacognitive biases"
Reduced Susceptibility to the Dunning–Kruger Effect in Autistic Employees
Evidence indicates that autistic individuals are less susceptible to social influence and cognitive biases than non-autistic individuals. However, no studies have been conducted on the Dunning–Kruger....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Autistics (vs non-autistics) "are less likely to make errors in self-assessments of their cognitive performance"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "findings provide valuable insights into both the cognitive strengths of autistic individuals and the mechanisms underlying metacognitive biases"
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📣New research
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology - Aimee Grant, Jennifer Leigh, Moni...
Background: Neurodivergence refers to people with ways of behaving and thinking that diverge from the norm. Examples include Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperacti...
journals.sagepub.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📣New research
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
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"Burnout as experienced by autistic people is characterised by profound exhaustion, loss of functional abilities, and a chronic course marked by intermittent crises, with impacts on sensory, emotional, cognitive, and daily life functioning" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... systematic review
Burnout as experienced by autistic people: A systematic review
‘Autistic burnout’ is described as a debilitating state of exhaustion experienced by autistic people due to living in a world that often lacks accommo…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"Burnout as experienced by autistic people is characterised by profound exhaustion, loss of functional abilities, and a chronic course marked by intermittent crises, with impacts on sensory, emotional, cognitive, and daily life functioning" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... systematic review
Texte personnel inspiré par l’article « Ils sont légion » paru dans Le Devoir et signé par @Céline Lamy.
J’y réfléchis à l’importance de reconnaître la souffrance et de dire « je suis désolée » dans les milieux de soins, d’accompagnement et au quotidien.
lucilaguerrero.com/wordpress/de...
J’y réfléchis à l’importance de reconnaître la souffrance et de dire « je suis désolée » dans les milieux de soins, d’accompagnement et au quotidien.
lucilaguerrero.com/wordpress/de...
De plus. Difficile de dire "je suis désolée" ⋆ Lucila Guerrero autisme
Un texte qui resonne en moi À la lecture de l’article «Ils sont légion» paru le 15 octobre 2025 dans Le Devoir, rédigé par la pédopsychiatre et sociologue Céline Lamy, je suis restée sans mots tant ce...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Texte personnel inspiré par l’article « Ils sont légion » paru dans Le Devoir et signé par @Céline Lamy.
J’y réfléchis à l’importance de reconnaître la souffrance et de dire « je suis désolée » dans les milieux de soins, d’accompagnement et au quotidien.
lucilaguerrero.com/wordpress/de...
J’y réfléchis à l’importance de reconnaître la souffrance et de dire « je suis désolée » dans les milieux de soins, d’accompagnement et au quotidien.
lucilaguerrero.com/wordpress/de...
Heureuse de faire partie de cette équipe.
Le rapport Un milieu de vie adapté aux besoins spécifiques d'adultes autistes est maintenant disponible en ligne.
Il présente des recommandations pour améliorer le quotidien des adultes autistes.
Pour consulter le rapport complet : bit.ly/4o6fK3b
Le rapport Un milieu de vie adapté aux besoins spécifiques d'adultes autistes est maintenant disponible en ligne.
Il présente des recommandations pour améliorer le quotidien des adultes autistes.
Pour consulter le rapport complet : bit.ly/4o6fK3b
October 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Heureuse de faire partie de cette équipe.
Le rapport Un milieu de vie adapté aux besoins spécifiques d'adultes autistes est maintenant disponible en ligne.
Il présente des recommandations pour améliorer le quotidien des adultes autistes.
Pour consulter le rapport complet : bit.ly/4o6fK3b
Le rapport Un milieu de vie adapté aux besoins spécifiques d'adultes autistes est maintenant disponible en ligne.
Il présente des recommandations pour améliorer le quotidien des adultes autistes.
Pour consulter le rapport complet : bit.ly/4o6fK3b
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And even when ‘baseline’ testing isn’t glitchy, it still contributes to (neuro) #normative “rules, routines & expectations” which “often exclude #neurodivergent students, whose needs & ways of thinking are rarely reflected in how schools are designed”
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September 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
And even when ‘baseline’ testing isn’t glitchy, it still contributes to (neuro) #normative “rules, routines & expectations” which “often exclude #neurodivergent students, whose needs & ways of thinking are rarely reflected in how schools are designed”
😕
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Peer-support programs ("with autistic peers only") for autistics, 15-study systematic review, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "all studies described an overall positive impact of peer support" "None of the included studies used a control group, and follow-up was often absent or short-term"
Impact of peer-support programs for individuals with autism: A systematic review - Monica HM Verkooijen, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Max van Woerden, Wouter G Staal, Indira Tendolkar, Janneke R Zinkstok, 2025
The neurodiversity approach recognizes autism as a natural variation of human experience, emphasizing unique strengths while acknowledging social and behavioral...
journals.sagepub.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Peer-support programs ("with autistic peers only") for autistics, 15-study systematic review, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "all studies described an overall positive impact of peer support" "None of the included studies used a control group, and follow-up was often absent or short-term"
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Asking autistic adults why they did not seek help when suicidal--"It is essential to recognise... that reticence towards help-seeking is a wholly appropriate response to ineffective treatment and physical and/or psychological harm from medical care..." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free
‘I did not think they could help me’: Autistic adults’ reasons for not seeking public healthcare when they last experienced suicidality - Tanya L Procyshyn, Rachel L Moseley, Sarah J Marsden, Carrie A...
With autistic people at increased risk of dying by suicide, understanding barriers to help-seeking is crucial for suicide prevention efforts. Using an online su...
journals.sagepub.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Asking autistic adults why they did not seek help when suicidal--"It is essential to recognise... that reticence towards help-seeking is a wholly appropriate response to ineffective treatment and physical and/or psychological harm from medical care..." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free
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Info utile du jour en #psychiatrie: les bénéfices des jeux vidéo pour la #SantéMentale
Le JV n'est pas qu'un concentré de violence ni un repére de demeurés.
C'est aussi un outil précieux pour prendre soin de soi!
🔟 points essayés pour vous par un psy 🎮 en main⬇️
#JeuVideo
Le JV n'est pas qu'un concentré de violence ni un repére de demeurés.
C'est aussi un outil précieux pour prendre soin de soi!
🔟 points essayés pour vous par un psy 🎮 en main⬇️
#JeuVideo
June 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Info utile du jour en #psychiatrie: les bénéfices des jeux vidéo pour la #SantéMentale
Le JV n'est pas qu'un concentré de violence ni un repére de demeurés.
C'est aussi un outil précieux pour prendre soin de soi!
🔟 points essayés pour vous par un psy 🎮 en main⬇️
#JeuVideo
Le JV n'est pas qu'un concentré de violence ni un repére de demeurés.
C'est aussi un outil précieux pour prendre soin de soi!
🔟 points essayés pour vous par un psy 🎮 en main⬇️
#JeuVideo
Reposted by Lucila Guerrero ♾️⚜️🍁
NAIT Key Messages for Neuro-affirming Health Practitioners Adults (2025) from @naitscotland.bsky.social
Thank you for creating this fabulous free 28 page neuroaffirmative resource!
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Thank you for creating this fabulous free 28 page neuroaffirmative resource!
nait.scot/document/nai...
NAIT Key Messages for Neuro-affirming Health Practitioners Adults (2025) - National Autism Implementation Team
NAIT Key Messages for neuro-affirming health practitioners working with adults
nait.scot
June 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
NAIT Key Messages for Neuro-affirming Health Practitioners Adults (2025) from @naitscotland.bsky.social
Thank you for creating this fabulous free 28 page neuroaffirmative resource!
nait.scot/document/nai...
Thank you for creating this fabulous free 28 page neuroaffirmative resource!
nait.scot/document/nai...
Reposted by Lucila Guerrero ♾️⚜️🍁
#AutRes #Quebec #Autism
Stéphanie interviewed me recently. Mix of French and English. #LaMénopause est un sujet brûlant!
youtu.be/YYERkoZo0XQ?...
Stéphanie interviewed me recently. Mix of French and English. #LaMénopause est un sujet brûlant!
youtu.be/YYERkoZo0XQ?...
May 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#AutRes #Quebec #Autism
Stéphanie interviewed me recently. Mix of French and English. #LaMénopause est un sujet brûlant!
youtu.be/YYERkoZo0XQ?...
Stéphanie interviewed me recently. Mix of French and English. #LaMénopause est un sujet brûlant!
youtu.be/YYERkoZo0XQ?...
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Our paper (first one in a journal as first author for me) is now out. 🙂
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(open access)
Thanks again to our incredible participants for all what they shared with us, which made writing this a very intense experience and at the same time facilitated it very much.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(open access)
Thanks again to our incredible participants for all what they shared with us, which made writing this a very intense experience and at the same time facilitated it very much.
February 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our paper (first one in a journal as first author for me) is now out. 🙂
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(open access)
Thanks again to our incredible participants for all what they shared with us, which made writing this a very intense experience and at the same time facilitated it very much.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
(open access)
Thanks again to our incredible participants for all what they shared with us, which made writing this a very intense experience and at the same time facilitated it very much.
Reposted by Lucila Guerrero ♾️⚜️🍁
Chronique | Monsieur Drainville, j’inscris C- en rouge sur votre devoir. Votre punition douce: visionner la série «Empathie». #éducation #polqc
Exercice d’empathie
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May 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Chronique | Monsieur Drainville, j’inscris C- en rouge sur votre devoir. Votre punition douce: visionner la série «Empathie». #éducation #polqc
Je pense que les règles devraient plutôt tenir compte des réalités diverses des élèves, au lieu d’imposer une approche unique à tout le monde.
Il existe différentes manières de se sentir bien, d’apprendre et d’entrer en relation. Les politiques scolaires devraient en tenir compte.
#polq #education
Il existe différentes manières de se sentir bien, d’apprendre et d’entrer en relation. Les politiques scolaires devraient en tenir compte.
#polq #education
May 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Je pense que les règles devraient plutôt tenir compte des réalités diverses des élèves, au lieu d’imposer une approche unique à tout le monde.
Il existe différentes manières de se sentir bien, d’apprendre et d’entrer en relation. Les politiques scolaires devraient en tenir compte.
#polq #education
Il existe différentes manières de se sentir bien, d’apprendre et d’entrer en relation. Les politiques scolaires devraient en tenir compte.
#polq #education
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Creating Autistic Suffering: Interoceptive stimming or “challenging behaviour”? TW: Discusses Challenging Behaviour, Disordered Ea emergentdivergence.com/2023/09/18/c... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #neurodiversity #neurodivergent
Creating Autistic Suffering: Interoceptive stimming or “challenging behaviour”? - Emergent Divergence
Recently David posted an infographic about interoceptive stimming. This proved to be a very popular topic and we felt it necessary to expand on this more via this series. In our experience working directly...
emergentdivergence.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Creating Autistic Suffering: Interoceptive stimming or “challenging behaviour”? TW: Discusses Challenging Behaviour, Disordered Ea emergentdivergence.com/2023/09/18/c... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #neurodiversity #neurodivergent
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"Interestingly, negative first impressions towards autistic individuals appear to occur regardless of autism status, with both autistic and non-autistic rater participants rating autistic people less favorably than non-autistic people" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... systematic review, free
First Impressions Towards Autistic People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Emerging evidence suggests that observers tend to form less favorable first impressions toward autistic people than toward non-autistic people. These negative impressions may be associated with immed...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"Interestingly, negative first impressions towards autistic individuals appear to occur regardless of autism status, with both autistic and non-autistic rater participants rating autistic people less favorably than non-autistic people" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... systematic review, free
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Pour les francophones et francophiles, la version sous-titrée de mon webinaire le 26 février sur la #Menopause et les #Autistes est maintenant disponible: #InclureMaMenopause
aidecanada.ca/fr/resources...
aidecanada.ca/fr/resources...
Histoires partagées, luttes partagées : Séminaire en ligne consacré à l’étude internationale de l’autisme et de la ménopause
Dans ce webinaire, nous nous entretenons avec la première auteure de la plus grande étude jamais réalisée sur l'autisme et la ménopause.
https://aidecanada.ca/fr/resources/apprendre/connaissances-de-base-sur-le-tsa-et-la-di/histoires-partagées-luttes-partagées-séminaire-en-ligne-consacré-à-l-étude-internationale-de-l-autisme-et-de-la-ménopause
April 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Pour les francophones et francophiles, la version sous-titrée de mon webinaire le 26 février sur la #Menopause et les #Autistes est maintenant disponible: #InclureMaMenopause
aidecanada.ca/fr/resources...
aidecanada.ca/fr/resources...
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Epistemic injustice... being autistic means one’s credibility and capacity to relate an accurate account of one’s own experience is often questioned. How can I be a doctor if I am autistic? Conversely, how can I be autistic if I am a doctor?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My autistic meltdown: the impact of autistic sensory needs
As an autistic adult, even the word meltdown is humiliating. A shameful part of my
past, no longer relevant to a senior doctor, or so I would like to think. And yet
the reality is different. Some 2 ye...
www.thelancet.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Epistemic injustice... being autistic means one’s credibility and capacity to relate an accurate account of one’s own experience is often questioned. How can I be a doctor if I am autistic? Conversely, how can I be autistic if I am a doctor?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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"it all started with one or two well-documented autistic individuals of high intelligence and exceptional gifts. These cases rapidly found their way into fiction that resonated with readers and viewers..."? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... authors speculate on "dramatic changes" in autism, free
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April 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"it all started with one or two well-documented autistic individuals of high intelligence and exceptional gifts. These cases rapidly found their way into fiction that resonated with readers and viewers..."? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... authors speculate on "dramatic changes" in autism, free
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My interview with Jesse Meadows for 'Sluggish' is up! Podcast + transcript.
We talked about #WeirdPride, #monotropism, being #autistic and #ADHD, #flow states and a bunch of other stuff.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Jesse is an excellent interviewer.
open.substack.com/pub/sluggish...
We talked about #WeirdPride, #monotropism, being #autistic and #ADHD, #flow states and a bunch of other stuff.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Jesse is an excellent interviewer.
open.substack.com/pub/sluggish...
"Autistic pride is impossible without weird pride"
Fergus Murray on attention tunnels, the duality of flow, and weird pride
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My interview with Jesse Meadows for 'Sluggish' is up! Podcast + transcript.
We talked about #WeirdPride, #monotropism, being #autistic and #ADHD, #flow states and a bunch of other stuff.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Jesse is an excellent interviewer.
open.substack.com/pub/sluggish...
We talked about #WeirdPride, #monotropism, being #autistic and #ADHD, #flow states and a bunch of other stuff.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I did! Jesse is an excellent interviewer.
open.substack.com/pub/sluggish...
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𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓É 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 - Vous vivez avec un trouble anxieux, dépressif ou un trouble lié à l’usage de substances? Le Programme québécois pour les troubles mentaux vous propose des soins basés sur les meilleures pratiques. Consultez xn--qubec-csa.ca/SoinsSanteMe...
April 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓É 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄 - Vous vivez avec un trouble anxieux, dépressif ou un trouble lié à l’usage de substances? Le Programme québécois pour les troubles mentaux vous propose des soins basés sur les meilleures pratiques. Consultez xn--qubec-csa.ca/SoinsSanteMe...
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This Autism Acceptance month, can you accept that almost 90% of Autistic people interviewed in one 2016 study endorsed that they had been a victim of childhood sex abuse…?
Now that you’re AWARE, can you accept it?
What can you do to change it if you can’t accept it?
Now that you’re AWARE, can you accept it?
What can you do to change it if you can’t accept it?
Sexual Victimization in Autism
In this article:
Chronic maltreatment and sexual victimization
Trauma and quality of life
Risk Factors
What can we do?
A safer future
Resources
Despite evidence to the contrary, misper...
autism.org
April 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This Autism Acceptance month, can you accept that almost 90% of Autistic people interviewed in one 2016 study endorsed that they had been a victim of childhood sex abuse…?
Now that you’re AWARE, can you accept it?
What can you do to change it if you can’t accept it?
Now that you’re AWARE, can you accept it?
What can you do to change it if you can’t accept it?