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Research Summaries

Plain-language summaries of published research on neurodivergence, sensory processing, and child development. Each summary includes the study design, key findings, strengths, limitations, and our editorial commentary.

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Adaptive and Maladaptive Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Child- and Adolescent ADHD

When something upsetting happens, people use their thoughts to help manage how they feel. That’s called cognitive emotion regulation. Think of it as the mental moves you make…

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From Principle to Practice: Creating Neurodiversity-Affirming Learning Environments for Students with Echolalia

These researchers wanted to bridge three separate areas: neurodiversity-affirming education, speech pathology, and echolalia research, to create a practical, evidence-based guide for teachers and school leaders. Their central…

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“Let’s Cope Together”: An Evidence-based Approach to Caring for Patients Living with Autism in the Perioperative Setting

This is what researchers call an evidence-based practice project, which means a team of hospital staff used existing research to design a real-world program, then tested whether it…

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Sensory-Processing Informed Autism Practice for Child-Centred Therapists

This synthesis paper was recently published in the journal Research in Neurodiversity. It’s written by a team of nine professionals including occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, behavioral health therapists,…

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