“There’s No Separating My View of My Body from My Autism”: A qualitative study of positive body image in autistic individuals

Phaedra Longhurst; Jane Aspell; Jennifer Todd; Viren Swami

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101655

journal article Mar 01, 2024

“There’s No Separating My View of My Body from My Autism”: A qualitative study of positive body image in autistic individuals

Phaedra Longhurst

Jane Aspell Jennifer Todd

Viren Swami

Body Image Vol. 48 pp. 101655 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Mar 01, 2024
Vol/Issue: 48
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Phaedra Longhurst

Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge UK

School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK; Centre for Psychological Medicine, Perdana University, Kuala Lumpur 50490, Malaysia

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Viren Swami

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Phaedra Longhurst, Jane Aspell, Jennifer Todd, et al. (2024). “There’s No Separating My View of My Body from My Autism”: A qualitative study of positive body image in autistic individuals. Body Image, 48, 101655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101655

“There’s No Separating My View of My Body from My Autism”: A qualitative study of positive body image in autistic individuals

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