Outputs (4)

“It has shown me how much I am capable of”: An Exploration of Autistic Burnout Experiences in Motherhood (2024)
Journal Article
Pearson, A., Ferguson, A., & Martin, D. (online). “It has shown me how much I am capable of”: An Exploration of Autistic Burnout Experiences in Motherhood. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0282

Background: Research has highlighted a relationship between autistic motherhood and autistic burnout, though autistic mothers’ experiences of autistic burnout have not been explored in depth.

Method: To address this research gap, we used a partic... Read More about “It has shown me how much I am capable of”: An Exploration of Autistic Burnout Experiences in Motherhood.

''Thank God we are like this here'': a qualitative investigation of televisual media influence on women's body image in an ethnically diverse rural Nicaraguan population (2024)
Journal Article
Thornborrow, T., Boothroyd, L., & Tovee, M. (in press). ''Thank God we are like this here'': a qualitative investigation of televisual media influence on women's body image in an ethnically diverse rural Nicaraguan population. Body Image,

Abundant published literature evidences the harmful effects of appearance-idealized media imagery on women's body image in predominantly Western populations. Most countries in Latin America (LA) have received little empirical attention. The current s... Read More about ''Thank God we are like this here'': a qualitative investigation of televisual media influence on women's body image in an ethnically diverse rural Nicaraguan population.

“It's a long process, and it's a long journey”: Autistic adult’s experiences of support and recovery after experiencing intimate violence and abuse (2024)
Journal Article
Pearson, A., Botha, M., Rose, K., Mitchell, A., Joseph, W., Douglas, S., & Sedgewick, F. (online). “It's a long process, and it's a long journey”: Autistic adult’s experiences of support and recovery after experiencing intimate violence and abuse. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0146

Background: Many services designed to support victim/survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) do not have a specific focus on, or understanding of neurodivergence, which may impact autistic access to meaningful support. The aim of this project wa... Read More about “It's a long process, and it's a long journey”: Autistic adult’s experiences of support and recovery after experiencing intimate violence and abuse.

“It's not a physical prison but you can't get out”. How autistic adults make sense of the experience of intimate violence and abuse (2024)
Journal Article
Pearson, A., Rose, K., Mitchell, A., Joseph, W., Douglas, S., Sedgewick, F., & Botha, M. (online). “It's not a physical prison but you can't get out”. How autistic adults make sense of the experience of intimate violence and abuse. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0145

Background: Autistic people are more likely to experience intimate partner violence (IPV) than non-autistic peers, but our knowledge about how they recognise abuse and make sense of what has happened to them is sparse. The aim of this study was to ex... Read More about “It's not a physical prison but you can't get out”. How autistic adults make sense of the experience of intimate violence and abuse.