Amy Pearson

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Amy Pearson

Email address:

Amy.Pearson@sunderland.ac.uk

Department:

Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellbeing (5YUG)

Biography

Expertise:

Autism, Neurodiversity, Masking and Concealment, Identity, Interpersonal Violence

Job title:

Senior Lecturer

Biography:

I am a Developmental Psychologist with expertise in the field of Autism/Neurodiversity. My current research focusses on understanding factors which impact on wellbeing among autistic people across the lifespan. I am particularly interested in interpersonal relationships and victimisation, social identity and masking, stigma, and increasing accessibility for neurodivergent people in higher education. I use innovative, mixed methods (quantitative, qualitative, and arts based) approaches to address research questions, and have a passion for co-design and participatory working.

Qualifications:

2021- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) 2015- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) 2010-2014 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham Thesis: The Development of Visuo-Spatial Perspective Taking skills in Autism Funding: University of Nottingham School of Psychology Studentship Supervisors: Dr Danielle Ropar and Dr Antonia. F.de C. Hamilton 2009-2010 MSc (Merit) Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, University of Nottingham Dissertation: Spatial Perspective Taking and the Mental Transformation of Hands, Bodies and Objects 2006-2009 BSc (Hons) in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Nottingham (2:1).

My Latest

Alderson-Day, Ben and Pearson, Amy (2023) What can neurodiversity tell us about inner speech, and vice versa? A theoretical perspective. Cortex, 168. ISSN 0010-9452
Pearson, Amy and Rose, Kieran (2023) Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma. Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd. ISBN 9781803882116
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Pearson, Amy and Hodgetts, Sophie (2023) “Comforting, Reassuring, and…Hot”: A Qualitative Exploration of Engaging in Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism and (Sado)masochism and Kink from the Perspective of Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood. ISSN 2573-9581
Rosqvist, Hanna Bertilsdotter, Botha, Monique, Hens, Kristien, O'Donoghue, Sarinah, Pearson, Amy and Stenning, Anna (2023) Being, Knowing, and Doing: Importing Theoretical Toolboxes for Autism Studies. Autism in Adulthood, 5 (1). pp. 15-23. ISSN 2573-9581

My Most Viewed

	Item title
1	Cognitive Mechanisms underlying visual perspective taking in typical and ASC children	288	309
2	Predictive Gaze During Observation of Irrational Actions in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions	258	194
3	Using Other Minds as a Window Onto the World: Guessing What Happened from Clues in Behaviour	255	221
4	A review of visual perspective taking in autism spectrum disorder	253	191
5	Children with autism do not overimitate	240	141
6	“Bullies tend to be obvious”: Autistic Adults Perceptions of Friendship and the Concept of ‘Mate Crime’	231	519
7	Spatial Transformations of Bodies and Objects in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder	213	167
8	“This Was Just How This Friendship Worked”: Experiences of Interpersonal Victimization Among Autistic Adults	167	115
9	Can Cerebral Lateralisation Explain Heterogeneity in Language and Increased Non-right Handedness in Autism? A literature review.	148	92
10	Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma	138	1

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