Ailsa Russell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6027684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ailsa Russell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ailsa |
| FAMILY NAME | Russell |
| SIGNATURE | RUSSELL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology, Centre for Applied Autism Research University of Bath Bath UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8443-9381 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘Putting expertise at the front door’: A systems change evaluation of digitally‐mediated team communication for responding to social, emotional, and mental health support needs in primary school setti…
The role of education staff in supporting social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) difficulties is critical, however access to specialist mental health input can be difficult. Digitally‐mediated service delivery was implemented during the COVID‐19 pandemic and may be integrated in a post‐COVID‐19 world to support education staff. Using a systems change evaluation framework, this study explored staff perceptions of a digitally‐mediated, multidi…
Understanding the relationship between social camouflaging in autism and safety behaviours in social anxiety in autistic and non‐autistic adolescents
BACKGROUND: Social camouflaging (hereafter camouflaging) in autism includes factors such as masking and compensating for one's neurodevelopmental differences, and to assimilate or 'fit in' with non-autistic peers. Efforts to hide one's authentic self and autism traits (masking) resemble impression management (IM) in safety behaviours identified in Clark and Wells' (1995) cognitive model of social anxiety (SA). This study explores the relationship…
Phenomenology of gender dysphoria in autism: A multiperspective qualitative analysis
BACKGROUND: Autistic people are overrepresented in gender clinic settings, but limited evidence is available to guide clinical decision making for this patient group. We aimed to generate a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenology of gender dysphoria in autistic people. METHODS: We conducted a multi-perspectival interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), from five different perspectives; autistic young people and adults with experien…
An Evaluation of a New Autism-Adapted Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Manual for Adolescents with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently co-occur. Standard cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for OCD outcomes are poorer in young people with ASD, compared to those without. The aim of this naturalistic study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel adolescent autism-adapted CBT manual for OCD in a specialist clinical setting. Additionally, we examined whether treatment gains were maintained at 3-mont…
Social identity, self‐esteem, and mental health in autism
We investigated Autism social identity and mental health in autistic people. Autistic people have social and communication deficits, and experience social stigma—factors that could interfere with the development of positive social identity. Indeed, autistic participants ( N = 272) had significantly lower personal self‐esteem, and higher levels of depression and anxiety than typically developing controls ( N = 267). Autism social identification wa…
Social identity, self‐esteem, and mental health in autism
We investigated Autism social identity and mental health in autistic people. Autistic people have social and communication deficits, and experience social stigma—factors that could interfere with the development of positive social identity. Indeed, autistic participants ( N = 272) had significantly lower personal self‐esteem, and higher levels of depression and anxiety than typically developing controls ( N = 267). Autism social identification wa…
Social identity, self‐esteem, and mental health in autism
We investigated Autism social identity and mental health in autistic people. Autistic people have social and communication deficits, and experience social stigma—factors that could interfere with the development of positive social identity. Indeed, autistic participants ( N = 272) had significantly lower personal self‐esteem, and higher levels of depression and anxiety than typically developing controls ( N = 267). Autism social identification wa…
An Evaluation of a New Autism-Adapted Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Manual for Adolescents with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) frequently co-occur. Standard cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for OCD outcomes are poorer in young people with ASD, compared to those without. The aim of this naturalistic study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel adolescent autism-adapted CBT manual for OCD in a specialist clinical setting. Additionally, we examined whether treatment gains were maintained at 3-mont…
Phenomenology of gender dysphoria in autism: A multiperspective qualitative analysis
BACKGROUND: Autistic people are overrepresented in gender clinic settings, but limited evidence is available to guide clinical decision making for this patient group. We aimed to generate a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenology of gender dysphoria in autistic people. METHODS: We conducted a multi-perspectival interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), from five different perspectives; autistic young people and adults with experien…
‘Putting expertise at the front door’: A systems change evaluation of digitally‐mediated team communication for responding to social, emotional, and mental health support needs in primary school setti…
The role of education staff in supporting social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) difficulties is critical, however access to specialist mental health input can be difficult. Digitally‐mediated service delivery was implemented during the COVID‐19 pandemic and may be integrated in a post‐COVID‐19 world to support education staff. Using a systems change evaluation framework, this study explored staff perceptions of a digitally‐mediated, multidi…
Understanding the relationship between social camouflaging in autism and safety behaviours in social anxiety in autistic and non‐autistic adolescents
BACKGROUND: Social camouflaging (hereafter camouflaging) in autism includes factors such as masking and compensating for one's neurodevelopmental differences, and to assimilate or 'fit in' with non-autistic peers. Efforts to hide one's authentic self and autism traits (masking) resemble impression management (IM) in safety behaviours identified in Clark and Wells' (1995) cognitive model of social anxiety (SA). This study explores the relationship…
Psychology (5 works) · Autism (4 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)