Autism

Papers
(The TQCC of Autism is 13. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
‘I live in extremes’: A qualitative investigation of Autistic adults’ experiences of inertial rest and motion287
When Ableism Supplants Evidence: Federal Autism Guidance in the United States242
Short report on navigating access to care for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth and young adults: Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in adolescence219
Scene construction ability in neurotypical and autistic adults168
Psychiatry training in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: Ongoing gaps and emerging opportunities131
Autistics working in academia: What are the barriers and facilitators?112
Integrating autistic perspectives into autism science: A role for autistic autobiographies99
Psychosocial factors associated with the trajectories of interparental conflict for Australian fathers of autistic children: A longitudinal study across 10 years of child development85
Magnitude representation of preschool children with autism spectrum condition77
Trajectories of autism symptom severity for boys and girls across childhood72
“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 autism69
‘Somali parents feel like they’re on the outer’: Somali mothers’ experiences of parent–teacher relationships for their autistic children69
What are we targeting when we support inclusive education for autistic students? A systematic review of 233 empirical studies and call for community partnerships67
Intersecting effects of sex/gender and autism on structural language: A scoping review63
An initial trial of OPT-In-Early: An online training program for caregivers of autistic children63
Provision of Alternative Care for Autistic Adults: A Multi-Stakeholder Qualitative Study in China59
Reduced P300 amplitude in children and adolescents with autism is associated with slowed processing speed, executive difficulties, and social-communication problems58
(Re)thinking about self-harm and autism: Findings from an online qualitative study on self-harm in autistic adults57
Corrigendum to “Self-compassion, mental health, and parenting: Comparing parents of autistic and non-autistic children”56
A comparison of the presentations of males and females with autism spectrum disorder and those narrowly below the diagnostic threshold55
A more holistic approach to autism using the International Classification of Functioning: The why, what, and how of functioning53
Understanding the post-diagnostic support priorities of autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A co-produced modified Delphi study49
A non-systematic overview review of self-focused emotion regulation in autistic individuals through the lens of the extended process model49
Do you feel me? Autism, empathic accuracy and the double empathy problem48
Understanding Social Camouflaging in Autistic Adults: Integrating Cognitive and Psychosocial Predictors48
Rapport in same and mixed neurotype groups of autistic and non-autistic adults48
Access to employment: A comparison of autistic, neurodivergent and neurotypical adults’ experiences of hiring processes in the United Kingdom47
Literacy in nonspeaking autistic people47
A systematic review of the experiences of autistic young people enrolled in mainstream second-level (post-primary) schools47
Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions44
Confirming the nature of autistic burnout44
Beyond Exhaustion: Shame, Identity Disruption, and Functional Collapse in Autistic Burnout44
Falls and Fall-Related Injuries and Hospitalizations in Autistic Older Adults: A Medicare Data Study43
Explicit stigma and implicit biases toward autism in South Korea versus the United States42
Exploring communicative competence in autistic children who are minimally verbal: The Low Verbal Investigatory Survey for Autism (LVIS)42
The long-lasting benefits of pre-kindergarten education on autistic children’s working memory development40
Potential association between altered oral microbiota and oxidative stress in individuals with autism39
Listening in a noisy world: The impact of acoustic cues and background music on speech perception in autism39
Facilitators, barriers, and strategies in implementing early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder aged 0–6 years: A multicenter qualitative study using the consolidated framework fo38
The impact of COVID-19 on receipt of health services among children with and without autism37
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-license36
Partner-dependent communication without dynamic adaptation in autism36
“Giving the patients less work”: A thematic analysis of telehealth use and recommendations to improve usability for autistic adults35
‘Feeling constantly kicked down’: A qualitative phenomenological study exploring rejection sensitivity in autistic adults35
The relationship between camouflaging and mental health: Are there differences among subgroups in autistic adults?35
Examining the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of an advocacy program for Latinx families of transition-aged autistic youth34
Conversational topic maintenance and related cognitive abilities in autistic versus neurotypical children34
‘Just knowing it’s there gives me comfort’: Exploring the benefits and challenges of autism alert cards34
Children with autism exhibit similar longitudinal changes in core symptoms when placed in special or mainstream education settings33
Autistic adults’ inclination to lie in everyday situations32
A comparison of the content and nature of worries of autistic and neurotypical young people as they transition from school32
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 data32
Pre-trained artificial intelligence language model represents pragmatic language variability central to autism and genetically related phenotypes31
Perception and behavior toward neuropsychiatric disorders in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and quality assessment31
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 Singapore31
Autistic experiences of applied behavior analysis31
Short report on a distinct electroencephalogram endophenotype for MTHFR gene variation co-occurring in autism spectrum disorder30
Direct and indirect costs for families of children with autism spectrum disorder in China30
Describing (pre)linguistic oral productions in 3- to 5-year-old autistic children: A cluster analysis30
Non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children: An umbrella review30
Food selectivity and eating difficulties in adults with autism and/or ADHD30
‘It feels like a blessing’ – The experience of Hebrew-English bilingualism among autistic children: An interpretative phenomenological analysis29
Understanding autism diagnosis in primary care: Rates of diagnosis from 2004 to 2019 and child age at diagnosis29
Emotion recognition in autism spectrum condition during the COVID-19 pandemic29
Mental health service availability for autistic youth in New York City: An examination of the developmental disability and mental health service systems29
Sleep disturbances in autistic children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials28
Prevalence, incidence, and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children in Beijing, China28
Why the Term ‘Virtual Autism’ Warrants Caution28
Autistic adults in China and the Netherlands: Proxy-reported community integration and life satisfaction28
‘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 over28
Exploring autistic adults’ psychosocial experiences affecting beginnings, continuity and change in camouflaging over time: A qualitative study in Singapore28
Provider perspectives on equity in use of mobile health autism screening tools27
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 Japan27
Experiences of interpersonal victimization and abuse among autistic people27
Adaptive behavior and its differences between children with autism spectrum disorder and social communication disorder26
The healthcare experiences of middle and older age autistic women in the United Kingdom26
Associations between autistic and comorbid somatic problems of gastrointestinal disorders, food allergy, pain, and fatigue in adults26
Factors associated with mental health symptoms among UK autistic children and young people and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic26
The role of social drivers of health in communication abilities of autistic adolescents and young adults25
The relationship between newspaper reading preferences and attitudes towards autism25
The (in)visibilisation of ‘ethnicity’, ‘race’ and ‘culture’ as constructs of difference in Global North autism disparities research25
The effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and experiences of interventions to reduce suicidality for autistic people: A scoping review25
Poor face recognition predicts social anxiety in autism: A short report25
Letter to the editor: Employment of autistic individuals in the age of AI integration: Challenges and opportunities25
Short report: Disparities in hours of applied behavior analysis services for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth25
Sensory subtypes of children on the autism spectrum in Japan: Characteristics of participation and family functioning25
‘We are doing damage control’: Government stakeholder perspectives of educational and other services for children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa24
How do parents scaffold their autistic children’s bilingual language interactions in everyday settings?24
Urban and rural differences in needs, service use and satisfaction among caregivers of autistic children in Morocco24
Autism in the context of joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and Ehlers–Danlos syndromes: A systematic review and prevalence meta-analyses23
Autism presentation in female and Black populations: Examining the roles of identity, theory, and systemic inequalities23
Serving the underserved: How can we reach autism families who systemically miss out on support?23
Sex-typical toy, activity, and playmate preferences in autistic and non-autistic children23
Understanding autistic youths’ menstrual product preferences and caregivers’ product choices23
Conducting Meaningful Participatory Autism Research in Latin America: An Example of Contextual Challenges Identified and Lessons Learned from the Indigenous Support Network In Brazil23
Trait and state mathematics anxiety in autistic and non-autistic school-aged boys23
Emotion dysregulation in autism: A meta-analysis22
Community-guided measurement-based care for autistic youth and adults receiving psychotherapy: A conceptual overview and pilot implementation study of MBC-AUT22
Global Indigenous perspectives on autism and autism research: Colonialism, cultural insights and ways forward22
Are Lemons Fast for People With Autism? Semantic and Perceptual Crossmodal Correspondences in Autism Beyond the Kiki–Bouba Effect22
Community perspectives on the appropriateness and importance of support goals for young autistic children22
‘I feel trapped in my safe clothes’: The impact of tactile hyper-sensitivity on autistic adults22
Enhancing access to autism diagnostic services for children in the community22
Women seeking an autism diagnosis in Australia: A qualitative exploration of factors that help and hinder22
Eliciting the views of autistic adolescents attending specialist schools on what friendships mean to them22
Association of labor epidural analgesia exposure with long-term risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring: A meta-analysis of observational studies22
Visual abilities and exploration behaviors as predictors of intelligence in autistic children from preschool to school age21
‘A New Pace of Life’: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Retirement Plans, Preparations and Experiences in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults21
“I’m dealing with a health care system that doesn’t get it”: Barriers and facilitators to inclusive healthcare for autistic adults21
Measuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaire21
A meta-ethnography of autistic people’s experiences of social camouflaging and its relationship with mental health21
Infant responses to direct gaze and associations to autism: A live eye-tracking study21
Nor weak ties, nor strong ties: Personal support networks and relations between autistic peers21
How can psychologists meet the needs of autistic adults?21
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large pediatric primary care network21
Is there evidence that playing games promotes social skills training for autistic children and youth?20
Scoping review: Facilitators, barriers, and cultural adaptations in the caregiver skills training program for children with developmental concerns20
Gender and family-role portrayals of autism in British newspapers: An intersectional corpus-based study20
Language Use Preferences in a Culturally Diverse, Multiethnic, and Multilingual Autism Community in Singapore20
Can combining existing behavioral tools improve identification of infants at elevated likelihood of autism in the first year of life?20
Learning from the experts: Evaluating a participatory autism and universal design training for university educators20
‘I felt like my senses were under attack’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of hypersensitivity in autistic individuals20
Discrepancies between feeling and expressing: Perceptions of autistic and non-autistic emotional expressions by non-autistic observers20
What are the autism research priorities of autistic adults in Scotland?20
Perspectives and experiences of physical activity among autistic adults in middle adulthood20
Insistence on sameness for food space appropriation: An exploratory study on Brazilians with autism (self-)diagnosis in adulthood19
Focusing on autism symptoms masks sex-specific needs of autistic children: An example from the Sydney Child Neurodevelopment Research Registry19
It’s our job to bridge the gap: Perspectives of bilingual autism providers on heritage language care19
Decision-making in autism: A narrative review19
Quality and accessibility of written development assessment reports provided to caregivers in a publicly funded child developmental assessment service19
Autistic women’s experiences of self-compassion after receiving their diagnosis in adulthood19
Psychometric evaluation of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in autistic and non-autistic adults19
Theorising autism19
Autism diagnostic impressions in young children formed by primary care clinicians and through telemedicine expert assessments18
‘Picking the best of a bad bunch’: Exploring stakeholder perspectives of self-harm assessment tools for autistic adults18
How healthcare systems are experienced by autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnography18
Academic learning challenges and links to vocational outcomes in young autistic adults18
Age of autism diagnosis in Latin American and Caribbean countries18
Prevalence of autism in first-episode psychosis in two Hong Kong teaching hospitals18
How well can commonly used anxiety scales detect treatment outcomes in the context of autism?18
Self-reported strengths and talents of autistic adults18
Occurrence and predictors of lifetime suicidality and suicidal ideation in autistic adults17
Predicting academic success of autistic students in higher education17
Daily Mindfulness and Depressive Symptoms Among Parents of Autistic Children: A Dynamic Structural Equation Modelling Study17
Comparative effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and psychoeducational support on parenting stress in families of autistic preschoolers17
Preschool teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy concerning autism: A parallel mixed-methods study of an intervention to improve autism identification17
Trajectories of positive affect in autistic individuals during the transition to adulthood17
Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences17
Continuing the conversation about echolalia and gestalt language development: A response to Haydock, Harrison, Baldwin, and Leadbitter17
Knowledge of autism gained by learning from people through a local UK Autism Champion Network: A health and social care professional perspective16
Toward deeper understanding and wide-scale implementation of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions16
Are autistic people disadvantaged by the criminal justice system? A case comparison16
Toward better outcome measurement for insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder16
‘Accumulating harm and waiting for crisis’: Parents’ perspectives of accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for their autistic child experiencing mental health difficulties16
Embracing gestalt language development as a fundamental neurodiversity-affirmative practice16
From humble beginnings: Reflections on 10 years of the Participatory Autism Research Collective16
Examining adaptations necessary to support the implementation of a parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and moderate feeding problems16
Differentiating early sensory profiles in toddlers at elevated likelihood of autism and association with later clinical outcome and diagnosis16
Sleep and activity patterns in autism16
Barriers to service and unmet need among autistic adolescents and young adults16
Experiences of interoception and anxiety in autistic adolescents: A reflexive thematic analysis16
Modality-specific associations between sensory differences and autistic traits16
Enhancing emotion recognition in young autistic children with or without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Hong Kong using a Chinese App version of The Transporters16
Dropping the mask: It takes two16
What is autism? Identity in jeopardy and the collaborative way ahead16
App-based meditation habits maintain reductions in depression symptoms among autistic adults15
Attendance Compulsory, Motivation Conditional. Autistic Youth’s Psychological Need Support and Satisfaction Related to Physical Education: A Qualitative Investigation15
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
Conceptualizing and describing autistic language: Moving on from ‘verbal’, ‘minimally verbal’ and ‘nonverbal’15
Thanks to reviewers15
Reporting participatory methods and author positionality in autism15
Knowing and accepting oneself: Exploring possibilities of self-awareness among working autistic young adults15
‘I felt like I deserved it because I was autistic’: Understanding the impact of interpersonal victimisation in the lives of autistic people15
Methods to reduce fraudulent participation and highlight autistic voices in research15
Specific interests as a social boundary and bridge: A qualitative interview study with autistic individuals15
Short report: Do parents use asynchronous materials in a hybrid coaching via telehealth intervention?15
Exploring camouflaging by the Chinese version Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Taiwanese autistic and non-autistic adolescents: An initial development15
Opening up autism research: Bringing open research methods to our field15
‘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
Post-diagnostic support for adults diagnosed with autism in adulthood in the UK: A systematic review with narrative synthesis14
‘You feel part of something bigger’: Stakeholders’ experiences of a long-term community–academic participatory research partnership14
Understanding the barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by employers in the United Kingdom14
‘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 Australia14
The experiences of autistic adults who were previously diagnosed with borderline or emotionally unstable personality disorder: A phenomenological study14
Factors underlying differences in knowledge, explicit stigma and implicit biases towards autism across Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States14
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 adults14
Addressing disruptive behaviors within naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: Clinical decision-making, intervention outcomes, and implications for practice14
Explaining differences in autism detection timing: Age of diagnosis and associated individual and socio-familial factors in Chinese children14
A mixed-methods study of autistic and non-autistic community member participation in autism research14
Community-guided, autism-adapted group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in autistic youth (CBT-DAY): Preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy14
Social connectedness and loneliness in school for autistic and allistic children14
Social media shaping autism perception and identity14
Short report: Autistic adults’ perceptions of gender, autism, and policing in the United States14
A double-masked randomised actively controlled trial of KONTAKT™ social skills toolbox for Australian autistic children14
Good intentions are not enough: Autistic perspectives on structural ableism within the walls of our classrooms14
Atypical development of sequential manual motor planning and visuomotor integration in children with autism at early school-age: A longitudinal kinematic study14
Sleep problems and the occurrence of dangerous behavior within autistic people: A retrospective community-based sample14
Innovation through neurodiversity: Diversity is beneficial14
Understanding and measuring caregiver-reported quality of life among minimally verbal autistic children with intellectual disability13
Autistic young people adaptively use gaze to facilitate joint attention during multi-gestural dyadic interactions13
First things first: An exploration of the effects of psychoeducation for older autistic adults13
One size does not fit all for parent-mediated autism interventions: A randomized clinical trial13
‘If I’m just me, I doubt I’d get the job’: A qualitative exploration of autistic people’s experiences in job interviews13
Diabetes mellitus in privately insured autistic adults in the United States13
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
‘I don’t think they understand the reality of autism’: The lived experiences of autistic adults in Japan13
Social motor synchrony in autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review13
Neurotypical, but not autistic, adults might experience distress when looking at someone avoiding eye contact: A live face-to-face paradigm13
‘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
Inextricably tied: Nonbinary autistic individuals’ views on how their gender identity and autism are connected13
Prevalence of current smoking and association with meeting 24-h movement guidelines: Results from a national convenience sample of autistic adults13
Thinking flexibly: A cognitive remediation therapy–informed intervention for autistic youth13
Measuring autistic burnout: A psychometric validation of the AASPIRE Autistic Burnout Measure in autistic adults13
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