User talk:PulsarPen

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Hi PulsarPen. Thank you for your work on Diagnostic overshadowing in autism. Another editor, IntentionallyDense, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Great article, I am a bit concerned about what we call Synthesis of published material which is when sources are combined in a way to make statements that sources did not actually say. For example with experience elevated rates of chronic physical conditions, yet symptoms are often dismissed as part of autism rather than investigated as medical concerns you cite two studies one on epilepsy and one on GI conditions. Just because the rates of those two disorders are increased doesn't mean that autistic people experience increased rates of chronic illness as a whole.

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IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 20:07, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@IntentionallyDense:

Thank you for the helpful feedback and for reviewing the article.

Primary sources have been replaced with secondary sources.

The 2 exceptions are .

Nicolaidis et al. (2015) is technically a mixed-methods primary study, specifically a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project involving qualitative data from autistic adults.

However, it is often treated as semi-secondary because

It synthesizes themes across a broad set of participant experiences
It has been cited in policy briefs, reviews, and position papers as representative of systemic patterns
It is not hypothesis-testing and instead serves an integrative function

Raymaker, Dora M. et al. (2020)

Though based on qualitative data, it is widely cited as a conceptual foundation for autistic burnout
Defines burnout and clearly describes camouflaging/masking as a contributing factor
Explains the cumulative emotional toll of masking

2. In response to your concern about possible synthesis

“Just because the rates of those two disorders are increased doesn't mean that autistic people experience increased rates of chronic illness as a whole.”

I rephrased the wording to be more precise and added secondary sources.

“Autistic individuals experience elevated rates of a wide range of chronic physical conditions, including but not limited to gastrointestinal, neurological, and autoimmune disorders.
- Mason et al. (2019) – Systematic review of barriers to physical healthcare in autistic adults
- Croen et al. (2015) – Population-based study showing increased rates across many physical health domains
I also removed / rephrased any claims that implied generalizations not backed by the cited sources,

Thank you so much.

Best,

PulsarPen PulsarPen (talk) 04:03, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your hard work on this article, it is really great to see someone committed to improving articles like this. I hope you will continue to put in this hard work around Wikipedia. IntentionallyDense ^(Contribs) 20:53, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PulsarPen, I left a link to a source on the article's talk page that might be useful to you. It's important that we get the article content right. If the current sources don't support it, and you believe the content to be correct, then let's find good sources that do support it. When you need help, you can ping me or IntentionallyDense (easiest in the Reply tool: just type an @ and then my name), or leave a note on the article's talk page or at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine. WhatamIdoing (talk) 21:32, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did You Know

Hi! Just reminding you of your Did You Know nomination, as I've reviewed it and it requires a bit more work before it can be passed. Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 13:42, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]