Autism, Personality Disorder: Misdiagnosis and Stigma
Over the past twelve months , I have been writing another book, along with several very helpful contributors who have been kind enough to share their stories with me. Learn MoreThe Challenge of Complex (and Perplexing) Presentations in Autism.
by Dr Judy Eaton19/01/2021 Autism, Blog, Child and Young Person, Clinician related, Masking, Missed or Misdiagnosed, Parenting related, Teaching related0 comments
This is the title of a new book I will be writing, along with colleagues, and which will include real life stories from individuals (and their families) who have been affected by either not having their Autism recognised or being misdiagnosed. It has been commissioned by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and will hopefully be complete by June 2022.
young people arrive in inpatient services without...Learn More
PDA Research News
by Dr Judy Eaton21/11/2020 Attachment disorder, Autism, Blog, Clinician related, Missed or Misdiagnosed, PDA0 comments
As many people who have attended the various PDA conferences over the last couple of years may know, we as a team, decided back in 2016 to collate all of the information we collect as part of our assessment process, and analyse what we found. We realised we were in a very fortunate position; we were seeing a large number of children and young people who fitted the PDA profile, and this seemed...Learn More
The need for better diagnoses
by Dr Judy Eaton13/07/2020 Autism, Blog, Clinician related, Female presentation of Autism, Masking, Missed or Misdiagnosed0 comments
Adult diagnosis, mis-diagnosis, and experience of parenting for autistic women
Over the years I have spent a great deal of my working life as part of a multi-disciplinary team assessing both children and adults for Autism. When I first started work in the NHS in 2001, we saw very few girls or young women in our service. I have written before about my shock, when over ten years later, whilst...Learn More
Missed or delayed Autism and PDA diagnoses
by Dr Judy Eaton30/03/2017 Autism, Blog, Child and Young Person, Clinician related, Missed or Misdiagnosed, Parenting related, PDA, Teaching related4 comments
This article is equally applicable to both boys and girls. In the course of many years of clinical experience I have learned that boys can be just as good as girls at ‘masking’ their difficulties (particularly those who have the Pathological Demand Avoidance profile).
Way back in the early 2000’s I remember when the National Autism Plan for Children (NAPC) guidelines were developed...Learn More