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Diego Aragon-Guevara; Grace Castle; Elisabeth Sheridan; Giacomo Vivanti – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Purpose: Although social media platforms have made information about autism more accessible to the general public, concerns have been raised about the unfiltered nature of the content they host. In the current study, we examined the reach and accuracy of videos providing informational content about autism on TikTok, a popular social media…
Descriptors: Social Media, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Video Technology, Information Dissemination
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Alexander Woodman; Khawaja Bilal Waheed; Rehab Y. Al-Ansari; Shakil Ahmad; Tanzeel Ur Rehman; Mohammad Rasheed; Nizar Jaoua – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
This systematic literature review was conducted to examine the most studied neurodevelopmental disorders reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and explore public knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Electronic literature databases such as PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and Google Scholar from May 2010 to May 2022. The literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Michelle Dean; Anders Nordahl-Hansen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
There are an increasing number of autistic characters seen in film and television, and an increasing number of autistic individuals entering the workforce. At the intersection of media and employment, only a small proportion of autistic characters are played by autistic actors. This study examines the experiences of professional autistic actors…
Descriptors: Adults, Young Adults, Acting, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Irene Lacruz-Pérez; Gemma Pastor-Cerezuela; Carlos Caurín-Alonso; Antonio José Morales-Hernández; Raúl Tárraga-Mínguez – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
Teachers' beliefs in certain neuromyths about neurodevelopmental disorders can negatively impact the educational inclusion of students who present them. This study aims to analyse the prevalence of neuromyths about the health and the emotional competences of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in pre-service teachers; and to assess the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Inclusion
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Bruce Tamilson; Jessica A. Eccles; Sebastian C. K. Shaw – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
An increasing number of studies are investigating the links between autism and borderline personality disorder. Studies report overlapping differences and the challenges in differentiating between these two diagnostic labels. In practice, there are many people, especially autistic women, who feel that they were misdiagnosed with borderline…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis