Autism

Papers
(The TQCC of Autism is 12. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Corrigendum to “Self-compassion, mental health, and parenting: Comparing parents of autistic and non-autistic children”240
Trajectories of autism symptom severity for boys and girls across childhood198
Reduced P300 amplitude in children and adolescents with autism is associated with slowed processing speed, executive difficulties, and social-communication problems153
A comparison of the presentations of males and females with autism spectrum disorder and those narrowly below the diagnostic threshold152
Scene construction ability in neurotypical and autistic adults147
An initial trial of OPT-In-Early: An online training program for caregivers of autistic children128
Magnitude representation of preschool children with autism spectrum condition112
Intersecting effects of sex/gender and autism on structural language: A scoping review94
Psychosocial factors associated with the trajectories of interparental conflict for Australian fathers of autistic children: A longitudinal study across 10 years of child development70
A non-systematic overview review of self-focused emotion regulation in autistic individuals through the lens of the extended process model66
Rapport in same and mixed neurotype groups of autistic and non-autistic adults64
Psychiatry training in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: Ongoing gaps and emerging opportunities62
Integrating autistic perspectives into autism science: A role for autistic autobiographies60
Understanding the post-diagnostic support priorities of autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A co-produced modified Delphi study57
What are we targeting when we support inclusive education for autistic students? A systematic review of 233 empirical studies and call for community partnerships57
(Re)thinking about self-harm and autism: Findings from an online qualitative study on self-harm in autistic adults56
‘I live in extremes’: A qualitative investigation of Autistic adults’ experiences of inertial rest and motion54
“From the autistic human books’ stories, I understand their mindset and thoughts”: Pilot development and participatory realist evaluation of Human Library to enhance public understanding of autism54
Short report on navigating access to care for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth and young adults: Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in adolescence53
A more holistic approach to autism using the International Classification of Functioning: The why, what, and how of functioning52
A systematic review of the experiences of autistic young people enrolled in mainstream second-level (post-primary) schools51
‘Somali parents feel like they’re on the outer’: Somali mothers’ experiences of parent–teacher relationships for their autistic children49
Access to employment: A comparison of autistic, neurodivergent and neurotypical adults’ experiences of hiring processes in the United Kingdom49
Do you feel me? Autism, empathic accuracy and the double empathy problem48
Autistics working in academia: What are the barriers and facilitators?47
Perception and behavior toward neuropsychiatric disorders in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and quality assessment46
Literacy in nonspeaking autistic people46
Conversational topic maintenance and related cognitive abilities in autistic versus neurotypical children45
‘Just knowing it’s there gives me comfort’: Exploring the benefits and challenges of autism alert cards44
The impact of COVID-19 on receipt of health services among children with and without autism43
Examining the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of an advocacy program for Latinx families of transition-aged autistic youth42
Validity and feasibility of using the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) in primary care clinics in Singapore42
Is parent education a factor in identifying autism/takiwātanga in an ethnic cohort of Pacific children in Aotearoa, New Zealand? A national cross-sectional study using linked administrative data42
The long-lasting benefits of pre-kindergarten education on autistic children’s working memory development42
A comparison of the content and nature of worries of autistic and neurotypical young people as they transition from school41
A survey of autistic adults, relatives and clinical teams in the United Kingdom: And Delphi process consensus statements on optimal autism diagnostic assessment for adults40
“Giving the patients less work”: A thematic analysis of telehealth use and recommendations to improve usability for autistic adults40
Autistic adults’ inclination to lie in everyday situations39
Alternative receptive language assessment modalities and stimuli for autistic children who are minimally verbal39
Children with autism exhibit similar longitudinal changes in core symptoms when placed in special or mainstream education settings39
‘Feeling constantly kicked down’: A qualitative phenomenological study exploring rejection sensitivity in autistic adults38
Exploring communicative competence in autistic children who are minimally verbal: The Low Verbal Investigatory Survey for Autism (LVIS)38
Associations between child characteristics and parent response to emotion differ in young children with and without an autism diagnosis36
Autistic young adults’ routine travel pre- and post-license35
The relationship between camouflaging and mental health: Are there differences among subgroups in autistic adults?35
Confirming the nature of autistic burnout34
Potential association between altered oral microbiota and oxidative stress in individuals with autism34
Explicit stigma and implicit biases toward autism in South Korea versus the United States33
Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions33
Listening in a noisy world: The impact of acoustic cues and background music on speech perception in autism33
Alexithymic and autistic traits in children and adolescents: A systematic review of the current state of knowledge32
Autistic experiences of applied behavior analysis31
Loneliness in autistic adults: A systematic review31
Short report on a distinct electroencephalogram endophenotype for MTHFR gene variation co-occurring in autism spectrum disorder30
Mental health service availability for autistic youth in New York City: An examination of the developmental disability and mental health service systems30
Revisiting the Link: A qualitative analysis of the diverse experiences of gender dysphoria as a subset of pervasive social dysphoria co-occurring with autism in Japan30
Describing (pre)linguistic oral productions in 3- to 5-year-old autistic children: A cluster analysis30
Understanding autism diagnosis in primary care: Rates of diagnosis from 2004 to 2019 and child age at diagnosis29
Pre-trained artificial intelligence language model represents pragmatic language variability central to autism and genetically related phenotypes29
Effects of exercise on sleep, melatonin level, and behavioral functioning in children with autism28
Sleep disturbances in autistic children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials28
Food selectivity and eating difficulties in adults with autism and/or ADHD27
‘It’s designed for someone who is not me’: A reflexive thematic analysis of the unmet healthcare support needs in UK autistic adults aged 65 years and over27
‘It feels like a blessing’ – The experience of Hebrew-English bilingualism among autistic children: An interpretative phenomenological analysis27
Emotion recognition in autism spectrum condition during the COVID-19 pandemic27
Autistic adults in China and the Netherlands: Proxy-reported community integration and life satisfaction27
Non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children: An umbrella review27
Factors associated with mental health symptoms among UK autistic children and young people and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic26
Direct and indirect costs for families of children with autism spectrum disorder in China26
Poor face recognition predicts social anxiety in autism: A short report26
Associations between autistic and comorbid somatic problems of gastrointestinal disorders, food allergy, pain, and fatigue in adults26
Prevalence, incidence, and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children in Beijing, China26
Sex-typical toy, activity, and playmate preferences in autistic and non-autistic children26
Experiences of interpersonal victimization and abuse among autistic people26
Exploring autistic adults’ psychosocial experiences affecting beginnings, continuity and change in camouflaging over time: A qualitative study in Singapore26
Urban and rural differences in needs, service use and satisfaction among caregivers of autistic children in Morocco25
Trait and state mathematics anxiety in autistic and non-autistic school-aged boys25
Short report: Disparities in hours of applied behavior analysis services for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth25
The effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and experiences of interventions to reduce suicidality for autistic people: A scoping review24
Autism in the context of joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and Ehlers–Danlos syndromes: A systematic review and prevalence meta-analyses24
Serving the underserved: How can we reach autism families who systemically miss out on support?24
The role of social drivers of health in communication abilities of autistic adolescents and young adults24
Adaptive behavior and its differences between children with autism spectrum disorder and social communication disorder24
Sensory subtypes of children on the autism spectrum in Japan: Characteristics of participation and family functioning23
Greater gender diversity among autistic children by self-report and parent-report23
How do parents scaffold their autistic children’s bilingual language interactions in everyday settings?23
Meaningful research for autistic people? Ask autistics!23
The relationship between newspaper reading preferences and attitudes towards autism23
Understanding autistic youths’ menstrual product preferences and caregivers’ product choices22
Provider perspectives on equity in use of mobile health autism screening tools22
Letter to the editor: Employment of autistic individuals in the age of AI integration: Challenges and opportunities22
‘We are doing damage control’: Government stakeholder perspectives of educational and other services for children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa22
Can combining existing behavioral tools improve identification of infants at elevated likelihood of autism in the first year of life?21
Women seeking an autism diagnosis in Australia: A qualitative exploration of factors that help and hinder21
Emotion dysregulation in autism: A meta-analysis21
The (in)visibilisation of ‘ethnicity’, ‘race’ and ‘culture’ as constructs of difference in Global North autism disparities research21
Autistic children who create imaginary companions: Evidence of social benefits21
Community-guided measurement-based care for autistic youth and adults receiving psychotherapy: A conceptual overview and pilot implementation study of MBC-AUT21
Autism presentation in female and Black populations: Examining the roles of identity, theory, and systemic inequalities21
The healthcare experiences of middle and older age autistic women in the United Kingdom21
Perspectives and experiences of physical activity among autistic adults in middle adulthood20
Visual abilities and exploration behaviors as predictors of intelligence in autistic children from preschool to school age20
Measuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaire20
Association of labor epidural analgesia exposure with long-term risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring: A meta-analysis of observational studies20
Gender and family-role portrayals of autism in British newspapers: An intersectional corpus-based study20
Community perspectives on the appropriateness and importance of support goals for young autistic children20
How can psychologists meet the needs of autistic adults?20
‘I feel trapped in my safe clothes’: The impact of tactile hyper-sensitivity on autistic adults20
‘Someone like-minded in a big place’: Autistic young adults’ attitudes towards autistic peer support in mainstream education20
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large pediatric primary care network20
A meta-ethnography of autistic people’s experiences of social camouflaging and its relationship with mental health19
Nor weak ties, nor strong ties: Personal support networks and relations between autistic peers19
‘I felt like my senses were under attack’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of hypersensitivity in autistic individuals19
“I’m dealing with a health care system that doesn’t get it”: Barriers and facilitators to inclusive healthcare for autistic adults19
Infant responses to direct gaze and associations to autism: A live eye-tracking study18
Learning from the experts: Evaluating a participatory autism and universal design training for university educators18
Social support and links to quality of life among middle-aged and older autistic adults18
Theorising autism18
‘Picking the best of a bad bunch’: Exploring stakeholder perspectives of self-harm assessment tools for autistic adults18
Scoping review: Facilitators, barriers, and cultural adaptations in the caregiver skills training program for children with developmental concerns18
Enhancing access to autism diagnostic services for children in the community18
Preschool teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy concerning autism: A parallel mixed-methods study of an intervention to improve autism identification18
Trajectories of positive affect in autistic individuals during the transition to adulthood18
Reasons for alcohol use and non-use by underage U.S. autistic youth: A qualitative study18
What are the autism research priorities of autistic adults in Scotland?18
Global Indigenous perspectives on autism and autism research: Colonialism, cultural insights and ways forward18
Academic learning challenges and links to vocational outcomes in young autistic adults18
Focusing on autism symptoms masks sex-specific needs of autistic children: An example from the Sydney Child Neurodevelopment Research Registry18
Autism diagnostic impressions in young children formed by primary care clinicians and through telemedicine expert assessments18
Is there evidence that playing games promotes social skills training for autistic children and youth?17
Decision-making in autism: A narrative review17
Psychometric evaluation of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in autistic and non-autistic adults17
Prevalence of autism in first-episode psychosis in two Hong Kong teaching hospitals17
Comparative effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and psychoeducational support on parenting stress in families of autistic preschoolers17
Occurrence and predictors of lifetime suicidality and suicidal ideation in autistic adults17
Self-reported strengths and talents of autistic adults17
Quality and accessibility of written development assessment reports provided to caregivers in a publicly funded child developmental assessment service17
Insistence on sameness for food space appropriation: An exploratory study on Brazilians with autism (self-)diagnosis in adulthood17
Continuing the conversation about echolalia and gestalt language development: A response to Haydock, Harrison, Baldwin, and Leadbitter17
Predicting academic success of autistic students in higher education17
How healthcare systems are experienced by autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnography17
Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences17
It’s our job to bridge the gap: Perspectives of bilingual autism providers on heritage language care17
Autistic women’s experiences of self-compassion after receiving their diagnosis in adulthood17
How well can commonly used anxiety scales detect treatment outcomes in the context of autism?16
Short report: Do parents use asynchronous materials in a hybrid coaching via telehealth intervention?16
Modality-specific associations between sensory differences and autistic traits16
Age of autism diagnosis in Latin American and Caribbean countries16
Experiences of interoception and anxiety in autistic adolescents: A reflexive thematic analysis16
Policy gaps and opportunities: A systematic review of autism spectrum disorder and criminal justice intersections16
Toward better outcome measurement for insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder16
Knowing and accepting oneself: Exploring possibilities of self-awareness among working autistic young adults15
‘A certain magic’ – autistic adults’ experiences of interacting with other autistic people and its relation to Quality of Life: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis15
Pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapies? The impact of different therapies on sleep in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis15
Examining adaptations necessary to support the implementation of a parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and moderate feeding problems15
Exploring camouflaging by the Chinese version Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Taiwanese autistic and non-autistic adolescents: An initial development15
Barriers to service and unmet need among autistic adolescents and young adults15
Understanding feeding problems in autistic children: Exploring the interplay between internalizing symptoms and sensory features15
App-based meditation habits maintain reductions in depression symptoms among autistic adults15
Knowledge of autism gained by learning from people through a local UK Autism Champion Network: A health and social care professional perspective15
‘Accumulating harm and waiting for crisis’: Parents’ perspectives of accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for their autistic child experiencing mental health difficulties15
What is autism? Identity in jeopardy and the collaborative way ahead15
Are autistic people disadvantaged by the criminal justice system? A case comparison15
Enhancing emotion recognition in young autistic children with or without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Hong Kong using a Chinese App version of The Transporters15
From humble beginnings: Reflections on 10 years of the Participatory Autism Research Collective15
Differentiating early sensory profiles in toddlers at elevated likelihood of autism and association with later clinical outcome and diagnosis15
Specific interests as a social boundary and bridge: A qualitative interview study with autistic individuals15
Understanding and measuring caregiver-reported quality of life among minimally verbal autistic children with intellectual disability14
Conceptualizing and describing autistic language: Moving on from ‘verbal’, ‘minimally verbal’ and ‘nonverbal’14
Thanks to reviewers14
Social media shaping autism perception and identity14
Embracing gestalt language development as a fundamental neurodiversity-affirmative practice14
Inextricably tied: Nonbinary autistic individuals’ views on how their gender identity and autism are connected14
Reporting participatory methods and author positionality in autism14
A mixed-methods study of autistic and non-autistic community member participation in autism research14
Toward deeper understanding and wide-scale implementation of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions14
Factors underlying differences in knowledge, explicit stigma and implicit biases towards autism across Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States14
‘I felt like I deserved it because I was autistic’: Understanding the impact of interpersonal victimisation in the lives of autistic people14
Methods to reduce fraudulent participation and highlight autistic voices in research14
Opening up autism research: Bringing open research methods to our field14
Dropping the mask: It takes two14
‘I shouldn’t have to educate their school about what autism is’: Community attitudes and parent reports of autistic primary and secondary school experiences in Australia13
Innovation through neurodiversity: Diversity is beneficial13
Short report: Autistic adults’ perceptions of gender, autism, and policing in the United States13
Post-diagnostic support for adults diagnosed with autism in adulthood in the UK: A systematic review with narrative synthesis13
Effects of an acceptance and commitment-based parenting program for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on parenting stress and other parent and children health outcomes: A pilot randomi13
The Suicide Assessment Kit-Modified Interview: Development and preliminary validation of a modified clinical interview for the assessment of suicidal thoughts and behavior in autistic adults13
Social connectedness and loneliness in school for autistic and allistic children13
Atypical development of sequential manual motor planning and visuomotor integration in children with autism at early school-age: A longitudinal kinematic study13
Understanding the barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by employers in the United Kingdom13
The experiences of autistic adults who were previously diagnosed with borderline or emotionally unstable personality disorder: A phenomenological study13
Community-guided, autism-adapted group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in autistic youth (CBT-DAY): Preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy13
‘You feel part of something bigger’: Stakeholders’ experiences of a long-term community–academic participatory research partnership13
Explaining differences in autism detection timing: Age of diagnosis and associated individual and socio-familial factors in Chinese children13
‘The key to this is not so much the technology. It’s the individual who is using the technology’: Perspectives on telehealth delivery for autistic adults during the COVID-19 pandemic13
Adults with autism spectrum disorder and the criminal justice system: An investigation of prevalence of contact with the criminal justice system, risk factors and sex differences in a specialist asses13
Prevalence of current smoking and association with meeting 24-h movement guidelines: Results from a national convenience sample of autistic adults12
“I have to charge my social battery”: Perspectives from autistic young adults on Quality of Life12
Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review12
Self-injurious behaviors with increased likelihood of injury in autistic youth: The role of distress linked to a strong preference for sameness12
One size does not fit all for parent-mediated autism interventions: A randomized clinical trial12
Effects of autism spectrum disorder on parents labour market: Productivity loss and policy evaluation in Kazakhstan12
The world is nuanced but pixelated: Autistic individuals’ perspective on HIPPEA12
Feasibility and acceptability of a low-resource-intensive, transdiagnostic intervention for children with social-communication challenges in early childhood education settings12
Understanding decision-making in autistic children and adolescents: Insights from deliberative processes and behavioral economic paradigms12
Social motor synchrony in autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review12
‘I don’t think they understand the reality of autism’: The lived experiences of autistic adults in Japan12
Tele-assessment of young children referred for autism spectrum disorder evaluation during COVID-19: Associations among clinical characteristics and diagnostic outcome12
Autistic young people’s experiences of remote psychological interventions during COVID-1912
Self-perceived bullying victimization in pre-adolescents on the autism spectrum: EPINED study12
First things first: An exploration of the effects of psychoeducation for older autistic adults12
Diabetes mellitus in privately insured autistic adults in the United States12
Letter to the Editor: A possible threat to data integrity for online qualitative autism research12
Measuring autistic burnout: A psychometric validation of the AASPIRE Autistic Burnout Measure in autistic adults12
Autistic young people adaptively use gaze to facilitate joint attention during multi-gestural dyadic interactions12
Addressing disruptive behaviors within naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: Clinical decision-making, intervention outcomes, and implications for practice12
Neurotypical, but not autistic, adults might experience distress when looking at someone avoiding eye contact: A live face-to-face paradigm12
Short report: Associations of family characteristics and clinicians’ use of caregiver coaching in early intervention12
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