{"id":280,"date":"2026-10-13T05:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/science-research\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:09:51","slug":"science-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/science-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Science &#038; Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-group otv-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"otv-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Psychological resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Science-based and evidence-based resources<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"otv-lede wp-block-paragraph\">Our content rests on screened scientific data and on the lived experience of neurodivergent people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns otv-cards is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column otv-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Article archive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evidence-graded articles and case analyses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons otv-card-actions is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/category\/research\/\">Browse the article archive<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column otv-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theses &#038; books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thesis summaries, guidebooks and fascicles on neurodiversity, autism, ADHD and defence mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons otv-card-actions is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/category\/reports\/\">Explore academic publications<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column otv-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visual &#038; video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Documentary-style video lessons and visual guides on masking, self-advocacy and sensory regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons otv-card-actions is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/multimedia\/\">Watch the video lessons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group otv-section is-night\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-stat\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"otv-stat-num wp-block-paragraph\">1 in 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">eight-year-olds in the United States were identified as autistic in the latest surveillance data. Better recognition, not an epidemic, is the main story behind the rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"otv-source wp-block-paragraph\">Source: CDC ADDM Network, 2025 report (2022 data)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group otv-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"otv-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore scientific psychology resources<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"otv-lede wp-block-paragraph\">An independent digital library, organised by theme.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns otv-cards is-lined is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column otv-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The world of psychoanalysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In-depth texts on inner conflict and the unconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons otv-card-actions is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/category\/psychoanalysis\/\">Psychoanalytic resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column otv-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autism and rights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An anti-cure stance on autism, rights-based topics and self-advocates&#8217; own accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons otv-card-actions is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/category\/rights\/\">Autism rights and self-advocacy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column otv-card is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neurodiversity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ADHD, sensory processing and late diagnosis in adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons otv-card-actions is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/category\/neurodiversity\/\">Neurodiversity research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group otv-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"otv-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Myth check<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tap a myth. See the evidence.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"otv-lede wp-block-paragraph\">The same false claims come back every year. Here are four we answer most often.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"myths\"><div class=\"myth\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"flip\"><span class=\"face\"><span class=\"mono\">Myth<\/span><span class=\"h\">&quot;Autistic people lack empathy.&quot;<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to check the evidence \u2192<\/span><\/span><span class=\"face back\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"mono\">What the evidence says<\/span><span class=\"h\">It is a two-way gap.<\/span><span class=\"p\">The double empathy idea (Milton, 2012) and later studies show that misunderstandings run both ways between autistic and non-autistic people. Autistic people often understand each other well.<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to flip back<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"myth\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"flip\"><span class=\"face\"><span class=\"mono\">Myth<\/span><span class=\"h\">&quot;Vaccines cause autism.&quot;<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to check the evidence \u2192<\/span><\/span><span class=\"face back\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"mono\">What the evidence says<\/span><span class=\"h\">They do not.<\/span><span class=\"p\">A Danish study of more than 650,000 children (Hviid et al., 2019) found no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The 1998 paper that started the claim was retracted.<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to flip back<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"myth\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"flip\"><span class=\"face\"><span class=\"mono\">Myth<\/span><span class=\"h\">&quot;Autism is a childhood condition.&quot;<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to check the evidence \u2192<\/span><\/span><span class=\"face back\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"mono\">What the evidence says<\/span><span class=\"h\">Autistic children grow up.<\/span><span class=\"p\">Autism is lifelong. Many adults, women especially, are only diagnosed in their 30s, 40s or later, after years of masking.<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to flip back<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"myth\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"flip\"><span class=\"face\"><span class=\"mono\">Myth<\/span><span class=\"h\">&quot;If someone does not speak, they do not understand.&quot;<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to check the evidence \u2192<\/span><\/span><span class=\"face back\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"mono\">What the evidence says<\/span><span class=\"h\">Speech is not the same as understanding.<\/span><span class=\"p\">Many non-speaking autistic people communicate fully with AAC: letter boards, typing, apps and devices. Presume competence.<\/span><span class=\"hint\">Tap to flip back<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group otv-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-head-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"otv-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">FAQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">How can I access neurodiversity resources?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"otv-lede wp-block-paragraph\">Everything in our library is free to read. These are the questions we hear most.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What materials are available?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Articles, research summaries, thesis summaries, guidebooks, videos and podcasts. Each article shows its evidence level.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What are disability rights?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rights of disabled people to take part in life on equal terms: in education, work, health and public life. In Turkey they rest on Law No. 5378 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How do I watch the videos?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos are on the Multimedia page and on our YouTube channel. Every video has a written summary, and podcast episodes come with transcripts.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What is psychoanalysis?<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A theory and a form of therapy that looks at how unconscious feelings, early relationships and inner conflicts shape the way we live.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group otv-section is-night\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group otv-cta\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take the first step towards knowledge today.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"otv-lede wp-block-paragraph\">Start with our evidence-graded library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/resources\/\">Explore evidence-based resources<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evidence-based resources, built on screened research and the lived experience of neurodivergent people.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-280","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":341,"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/280\/revisions\/341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otizmtv.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}