Stigma experienced around the world

Despite many years fighting it, families with autism still experience societal stigma. The experiences depend on many factors, summarized in the October 21st podcast. This week, Mia Kotikovski explores cultural factors involved in stigma. As examples, she explores the literature from Asia, the Middle East and the United Kingdom, how they are different, and how families cope with that stigma in different areas of the world.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40489-023-00373-7

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9330163

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-019-04218-3

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-23978-0

https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-023-00579-w

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261774

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aur.2652

Ode to autism dads

On the heels of Father’s Day, this week’s podcast summarizes the last year or so of research which focuses on the fathers.  This includes genetics, parental stress and quality of life, and broader autism phenotype features.   Of note, two new studies that look at antidepressant exposure in father and probability of having a child with autism – a variation on studying maternal exposures.   For anyone interested, here is a list of references used:

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630308

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28750543

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29884724

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25339495

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29731598

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29478155