Developing tolerance to eye contact in autism: A feasibility study with adults using behavioral, interview, and psychophysiological data by Andréen Lisa, Galazka Martyna, Hadjikhani Nouchine, Jeuris Steven, Masulli Paolo, Johnels Jakob Åsberg

“…Besides expressing their right to respect for neurodiverse ways of nonverbal communication, some autistic individuals also express the wish to improve their capacity to tolerate eye contact. …”
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Development and validation of the conversation questionnaire: A psychometric measure of communication challenges generated from the self-reports of autistic people by Alexander C Wilson

“…The questionnaire might also be useful with other neurodiverse groups, and provide a tool for clinicians and researchers to identify individuals’ strengths and difficulties in conversation (e.g., as part of interventions in speech and language therapy).…”
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Entrepreneurial mental health in the wake of COVID-19 in China with an emphasis on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia analysis by Yijun Fan, Yuanzhe Li, Zhengyuan Dong, May Ong, James Hope

“…These insights are critical for developing supportive frameworks that leverage the strengths of neurodiverse entrepreneurs while mitigating associated challenges, especially in a post-pandemic economic landscape. …”
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s Royal Commission on Abuse in Care and Making our Disability History Visible by Hilary Stace

“…Some children with learning disability or other neurodiverse conditions were locked up in youth justice boys' and girls' homes after minor incidents such as school truancy. …”
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The suitability and acceptability of a co-designed prototype psychoeducational activity book for autistic children aged five-eleven years by Lauren Powell, Gemma Wheeler, Chris Redford, Jonathan Stott

“…Conclusions Future intervention development research may consider individual differences of autistic CAYP and the co-design of resources for other age groups of neurodiverse populations.…”
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An exploration of eating behaviours and caregiver mealtime actions of children with Tourette syndrome by Bobbie L. Smith, Amanda K. Ludlow

“…Children from the three neurodiverse groups had similar levels of emotional overeating and food selectivity, which were all significantly higher than the control group. …”
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Use of digital platforms by autistic children and young people for creative dress-up play (cosplay) to facilitate and support social interaction by Alice Leyman

“…As blogs, vlogs, and online uploads are often live and up to date, these constitute useful first-hand perspectives, particularly for and from neurodiverse individuals who may find physical interaction and communication difficult and confusing.As an initial source of their perspectives, together with the views of their stakeholders, thematic analysis of autistic authors and bloggers within the community was conducted from digital publicly available blog posts and published articles in relation to a particular activity - cosplay. …”
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“It Seems Like I’m Doing Something More Important”—An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Transformative Impact of Research Experiences for STEM Students with ADHD... by Arash E. Zaghi, Alexander Grey, Alexandra Hain, Connie M. Syharat

“…This paper highlights the need for a paradigm shift in engineering pedagogy to better engage with and retain this neurodiverse student population and fully harness their creative potential.…”
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Reflections on the Impact of an Intergenerational Digital Storytelling Program on Changing Attitudes and Fostering Dialogue and Understanding across the Generations by Mark Silver, Lysha Zhi Yan Lee

“…Over the past 15 years, the program has evolved to include various adaptations to accommodate diverse groups, including neurodiverse individuals and those with disabilities. …”
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Assessment of Psychotic Risk in a Sample of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to a Group of “Clinical High Risk” Patients: A Preliminary Study by Valeria Mammarella, Elena Monducci, Alessia Maffucci, Letizia Terenzi, Mauro Ferrara, Carla Sogos

“…Conclusions: An a priori screening of psychotic risk in neurodiverse populations is fundamental to prevent more severe conditions. …”
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You Can’t Climb a Broken Ladder: Examining Underrepresentation of Multiply-Disadvantaged Groups in Secure and Senior Roles in UK Geochemistry by Pallavi Anand, Pieter Bots, Jessica Gagnon, Francis Appiah, Elena Maters, Shonil Bhagwat, Shonil Bhagwat, Susan Little, Amy Riches, Amy Riches, Ernest ChiFru, Anya Lawrence, Bryne Ngwenya

“…Our data highlight that there is a decrease in diversity with an increase in seniority; specifically, UK geochemists from sexual and gender minorities, neurodiverse, and women from ethnic minority groups were not represented among the participants of our survey at the top of the academic ladder. …”
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Adapting a coach-assisted web-based intervention for parents of adolescents who refuse school: qualitative study with users of the Partners in Parenting Plus programme by Anna Smout, Glenn Melvin, Anthony Jorm, Marie B. H. Yap

“…Participants requested programme enhancements to better meet the needs of parents of neurodiverse adolescents and discussed the impact of cumulative help-seeking ‘failures’ on self-efficacy and locus of control. …”
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Using #ActuallyAutistic on Twitter for Precision Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Machine Learning Study by Aditi Jaiswal, Peter Washington

“…From these tweets, we identified unique users who used keywords such as “autism” OR “autistic” OR “neurodiverse” in their profile description and collected all the tweets from their timeline. …”
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Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey by Christina Marino, Kareem Khan, Madeleine J Groom, Sophie S Hall, Seonaid Anderson, Emma Mcnally, Tara Murphy, Charlotte L Hall

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Self-help Digital Interventions Targeted at Improving Psychological Well-being in Young People With Perceived or Clinically Diagnosed Reduced Well-being: Systematic Review by Camilla M Babbage, Georgina M Jackson, E Bethan Davies, Elena Nixon

“…Few interventions supported psychological well-being that was different from those used by young people with a clinical diagnosis of mental illness or young people from neurodiverse backgrounds. ConclusionsThe findings, along with the advantages of self-help interventions, highlight the need for upscaling self-help interventions to better support vulnerable populations of young people who experience poor psychological well-being. …”
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Predictors of health-related quality of life for children with neurodevelopmental conditions by Maryam Mahjoob, Robyn Cardy, Melanie Penner, Evdokia Anagnostou, Brendan F. Andrade, Jennifer Crosbie, Elizabeth Kelley, Muhammad Ayub, Muhammad Ayub, Jessica Brian, Alana Iaboni, Russell Schachar, Stelios Georgiades, Rob Nicolson, Jessica Jones, Azadeh Kushki

“…We characterized the predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of neurodiverse children and youth. We used a cross-sectional subsample from the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network (POND) consisting of those children and young people in the POND dataset with complete study data (total n = 615; 31% female; age: 11.28 years ± 2.84 years). …”
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Engagement of adolescents with ADHD in a narrative-centered game-based behavior change environment to reduce alcohol use by Marianne Pugatch, Nathan J. Blum, William J. Barbaresi, Jonathan Rowe, Mark Berna, Sean Hennigan, Alison Giovanelli, Carlos Penilla, Kathleen P. Tebb, Megan Mott, Vikram Kumaran, Sara Buckelew, James C. Lester, Elizabeth Ozer, Elizabeth Ozer

“…Digital technology offers an innovative approach to health behavior change, expanding access to services and may promote learning for neurodiverse youth, including teens with ADHD. INSPIRE, a narrative-centered game-based behavior change environment designed to promote self-regulation and self-efficacy to prevent risky alcohol use has been found to engage a general adolescent population. …”
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