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Autism is a major, peer-reviewed, international journal, published 8 times a year, publishing research of direct and practical relevance to help improve the quality of life for individuals with autism or autism-related disorders. It is interdisciplinary in nature, focusing on research in many areas, including: intervention; diagnosis; training; education; translational issues related to neuroscience, medical and genetic issues of practical import; psychological processes; evaluation of particular therapies... View full journal description

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Editorial
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When Ableism Supplants Evidence: Federal Autism Guidance in the United States

  • Kristen Bottema-Beutel
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Brief report
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A 5-Year Update of Conflicts of Interest in Autism Intervention Research in Applied Behavior Analysis Journals

  • Kristen Bottema-Beutel
  • Jessica Hinson-Williams
  • Yueyang Shen
  • Ruoxi Guo
  • Samantha Brayton
  • Jacqueline Alicea
  • Shannon LaPoint
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Associations Between Autism and Self-Reported Dimensions of Interoception

  • Kiera Louise Adams
  • Caroline Catmur
  • Geoffrey Bird
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Grief, Relief, and Belief: A Social Media Study on Late Identification of Neurodivergence

  • Ally Pax Arcari Mair
  • Marina Gonzalez-Figueroa
  • Doug McConachie
  • Karen Goodall
  • Karri Gillespie-Smith
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Letter
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The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of neurodiversity theory

  • Monique Botha
  • Robert Chapman
  • Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
  • Steven K Kapp
  • Abs Stannard Ashley
  • Nick Walker
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Editorial
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The ‘double empathy problem’: Ten years on

  • Damian Milton
  • Emine Gurbuz
  • Beatriz López
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Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective

  • Catherine J Crompton
  • Danielle Ropar
  • Claire VM Evans-Williams
  • Emma G Flynn
  • Sue Fletcher-Watson
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Editorial
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Decolonizing autism research: Integrating Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing

  • Grant Bruno
  • Anne Lindblom
  • Jessica Tupou
  • Fran Kewene
  • TC Waisman
  • Iliana Magiati
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Letter
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The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of neurodiversity theory

  • Monique Botha
  • Robert Chapman
  • Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
  • Steven K Kapp
  • Abs Stannard Ashley
  • Nick Walker
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Letter
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Letter to the Editor: A possible threat to data integrity for online qualitative autism research

  • Elizabeth Pellicano
  • Dawn Adams
  • Laura Crane
  • Calliope Hollingue
  • Connie Allen
  • Katherine Almendinger
  • Monique Botha
  • Tori Haar
  • Steven K Kapp
  • Elizabeth Wheeley
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Barriers to healthcare and a ‘triple empathy problem’ may lead to adverse outcomes for autistic adults: A qualitative study

  • Sebastian CK Shaw
  • Laura Carravallah
  • Mona Johnson
  • Jane O’Sullivan
  • Nicholas Chown
  • Stuart Neilson
  • Mary Doherty
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Access to employment: A comparison of autistic, neurodivergent and neurotypical adults’ experiences of hiring processes in the United Kingdom

  • Jade Davies
  • Brett Heasman
  • Adam Livesey
  • Amy Walker
  • Elizabeth Pellicano
  • Anna Remington
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How to convert a dissertation or thesis into a manuscript

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Author Michelle Dean discusses her research titled "The to be, or not to be, of acting autistic".

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Video abstract on the article “Self-Identification of Autism: Why Some Autistic Adults Lack a Clinical Diagnosis and Why This Matters for Inclusion”.

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Author Meghan Carey discusses the article titled “Methods to reduce fraudulent participation and highlight autistic voices in research”.

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Author Marianne Day discusses the article titled “Understanding the barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by employers in the United Kingdom”.

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Like it's Making my Heart Run: A Strengths-Based Understanding of the Play of Autistic Children
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Autism Matters Podcast Number 33

Dr. Andrew Colombo-Dougovito discusses his article on physical activity among autistic adults with Robyn Steward: A grounded theory of adoption and maintenance of physical activity among autistic adults.
Autism Matters Podcast Number 32

Dr. Jonathan Weiss and Dr. Katherine Gotham discuss our special issue on mental health and autism.
Autism Matters Podcast Number 31

Robyn Steward interviews Rachel L Moseley on here new published paper: "When my autism broke’: A qualitative study spotlighting autistic voices on menopause.
Autism Matters Podcast Number 30

Robyn Steward interview Rosa Hoektra and Beth Tekola on autism and Ethiopia, discussed in their recently published article Adapting and pre-testing the World Health Organization’s Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and other developmental disorders in a very low-resource setting: Findings from Ethiopia

Autism Matters Podcast Number 29

Robyn Steward interviews Brittany Hand on mental and physical health in older autistic adults, discussed in her recently published article Prevalence of physical and mental health conditions in Medicare-enrolled, autistic older adults

Autism Matters Podcast Number 28

Robyn Steward interviews Dora Raymaker and Christina Nicolaidis, co-founders of AASPIRE, to discuss their practice-based guidelines for the inclusion of autistic adults in research as co-researchers and study participants

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