Autism

Papers
(The TQCC of Autism is 11. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Magnitude representation of preschool children with autism spectrum condition167
Corrigendum to “Self-compassion, mental health, and parenting: Comparing parents of autistic and non-autistic children”122
Scene construction ability in neurotypical and autistic adults120
A more holistic approach to autism using the International Classification of Functioning: The why, what, and how of functioning105
Integrating autistic perspectives into autism science: A role for autistic autobiographies87
Psychosocial factors associated with the trajectories of interparental conflict for Australian fathers of autistic children: A longitudinal study across 10 years of child development85
Reduced P300 amplitude in children and adolescents with autism is associated with slowed processing speed, executive difficulties, and social-communication problems85
Pathological demand avoidance in children and adolescents: A systematic review74
Short report on navigating access to care for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth and young adults: Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in adolescence73
Literacy in nonspeaking autistic people72
‘Somali parents feel like they’re on the outer’: Somali mothers’ experiences of parent–teacher relationships for their autistic children72
Goal attainment scaling—community-based: A method to incorporate personalized outcomes into intervention research with youth and adults on the autism spectrum71
Rapport in same and mixed neurotype groups of autistic and non-autistic adults70
Do you feel me? Autism, empathic accuracy and the double empathy problem65
Real-world executive functioning for autistic children in school and home settings61
Trajectories of autism symptom severity for boys and girls across childhood58
The effect of ambient sounds on decision-making and heart rate variability in autism58
Psychiatry training in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: Ongoing gaps and emerging opportunities56
‘I live in extremes’: A qualitative investigation of Autistic adults’ experiences of inertial rest and motion54
Understanding the post-diagnostic support priorities of autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A co-produced modified Delphi study52
Intersecting effects of sex/gender and autism on structural language: A scoping review52
A systematic review of the experiences of autistic young people enrolled in mainstream second-level (post-primary) schools51
An initial trial of OPT-In-Early: An online training program for caregivers of autistic children51
A non-systematic overview review of self-focused emotion regulation in autistic individuals through the lens of the extended process model49
Autistics working in academia: What are the barriers and facilitators?48
(Re)thinking about self-harm and autism: Findings from an online qualitative study on self-harm in autistic adults47
Access to employment: A comparison of autistic, neurodivergent and neurotypical adults’ experiences of hiring processes in the United Kingdom46
A comparison of the presentations of males and females with autism spectrum disorder and those narrowly below the diagnostic threshold46
The use of Multi-Sensory Environments with autistic children: Exploring the effect of having control of sensory changes45
Reduced engagement of visual attention in children with autism spectrum disorder43
Gender differences between adolescents with autism in emergency psychiatry40
The Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory: Use in diagnostic evaluations of toddlers40
Examining the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of an advocacy program for Latinx families of transition-aged autistic youth39
Alternative receptive language assessment modalities and stimuli for autistic children who are minimally verbal38
Autistic adults’ inclination to lie in everyday situations38
Explicit stigma and implicit biases toward autism in South Korea versus the United States38
Children with autism exhibit similar longitudinal changes in core symptoms when placed in special or mainstream education settings36
Alexithymic and autistic traits in children and adolescents: A systematic review of the current state of knowledge36
The long-lasting benefits of pre-kindergarten education on autistic children’s working memory development35
A comparison of the content and nature of worries of autistic and neurotypical young people as they transition from school35
The relationship between camouflaging and mental health: Are there differences among subgroups in autistic adults?35
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 data35
Language, interests and autism: A tribute to Dr. Dinah Murray (1946–2021), an autism pioneer35
A survey of autistic adults, relatives and clinical teams in the United Kingdom: And Delphi process consensus statements on optimal autism diagnostic assessment for adults35
Perception and behavior toward neuropsychiatric disorders in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and quality assessment35
Social attention in anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder: Role of social motivation34
Digital health should augment (not replace) autism treatment providers33
Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions33
The impact of COVID-19 on receipt of health services among children with and without autism33
Confirming the nature of autistic burnout32
‘Just knowing it’s there gives me comfort’: Exploring the benefits and challenges of autism alert cards32
COVID-19, social isolation and the mental health of autistic people and their families: A qualitative study32
“Giving the patients less work”: A thematic analysis of telehealth use and recommendations to improve usability for autistic adults32
Conversational topic maintenance and related cognitive abilities in autistic versus neurotypical children31
Autistic experiences of applied behavior analysis31
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
Food insecurity in the households of children with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disabilities in the United States: Analysis of the National Survey of Children’s Health Data 2016–201830
Prevalence, incidence, and characteristics of autism spectrum disorder among children in Beijing, China30
Cognitive processes in autism: Repetitive thinking in autistic versus non-autistic adults30
Experiences of interpersonal victimization and abuse among autistic people30
Deceptive behaviour in autism: A scoping review30
Loneliness in autistic adults: A systematic review30
Short report on a distinct electroencephalogram endophenotype for MTHFR gene variation co-occurring in autism spectrum disorder30
Exploring communicative competence in autistic children who are minimally verbal: The Low Verbal Investigatory Survey for Autism (LVIS)30
Autism diagnosis as a social process29
Publishing standards for promoting excellence in autism research29
Exploring interpersonal and environmental factors of autistic adolescents’ peer engagement in integrated education29
Meeting the needs of autistic adults in Qatar: Stakeholder perspectives on gaps in services and priorities for future programming29
Mental health service availability for autistic youth in New York City: An examination of the developmental disability and mental health service systems29
Autistic adults in China and the Netherlands: Proxy-reported community integration and life satisfaction29
Shorter average look durations to dynamic social stimuli are associated with higher levels of autism symptoms in young autistic children27
Emotion recognition in autism spectrum condition during the COVID-19 pandemic27
Understanding autism diagnosis in primary care: Rates of diagnosis from 2004 to 2019 and child age at diagnosis27
Direct and indirect costs for families of children with autism spectrum disorder in China26
Describing (pre)linguistic oral productions in 3- to 5-year-old autistic children: A cluster analysis26
Sleep disturbances in autistic children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials26
Food selectivity and eating difficulties in adults with autism and/or ADHD26
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 Japan26
Exploring autistic adults’ psychosocial experiences affecting beginnings, continuity and change in camouflaging over time: A qualitative study in Singapore25
‘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 over25
Access, utilization, and awareness for clinical genetic testing in autism spectrum disorder in Sweden: A survey study25
Pre-trained artificial intelligence language model represents pragmatic language variability central to autism and genetically related phenotypes24
Effects of exercise on sleep, melatonin level, and behavioral functioning in children with autism24
Non-pharmacological interventions for autistic children: An umbrella review24
A systematic review of school-based social skills interventions and observed social outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive settings24
Autism in the context of joint hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and Ehlers–Danlos syndromes: A systematic review and prevalence meta-analyses24
Factors associated with mental health symptoms among UK autistic children and young people and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic23
Poor face recognition predicts social anxiety in autism: A short report23
Provider perspectives on equity in use of mobile health autism screening tools23
Associations between autistic and comorbid somatic problems of gastrointestinal disorders, food allergy, pain, and fatigue in adults23
Sex-typical toy, activity, and playmate preferences in autistic and non-autistic children23
Serving the underserved: How can we reach autism families who systemically miss out on support?22
Adaptive behavior and its differences between children with autism spectrum disorder and social communication disorder22
Stakeholder informed development of the Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement team–based program (EASE-Teams)22
Understanding autistic youths’ menstrual product preferences and caregivers’ product choices22
Parental relationship status and age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis of their child22
Meaningful research for autistic people? Ask autistics!22
‘We are doing damage control’: Government stakeholder perspectives of educational and other services for children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa22
Autistic children who create imaginary companions: Evidence of social benefits22
Women seeking an autism diagnosis in Australia: A qualitative exploration of factors that help and hinder22
Autism presentation in female and Black populations: Examining the roles of identity, theory, and systemic inequalities22
Toward better characterization of restricted and unusual interests in youth with autism21
The use of everyday and assistive technology in the lives of older autistic adults21
Trait and state mathematics anxiety in autistic and non-autistic school-aged boys21
Urban and rural differences in needs, service use and satisfaction among caregivers of autistic children in Morocco20
Measuring autism-associated traits in the general population: Factor structure and measurement invariance across sex and diagnosis status of the Social Communication Questionnaire20
Community-guided measurement-based care for autistic youth and adults receiving psychotherapy: A conceptual overview and pilot implementation study of MBC-AUT20
Greater gender diversity among autistic children by self-report and parent-report20
Association of labor epidural analgesia exposure with long-term risk of autism spectrum disorder in offspring: A meta-analysis of observational studies20
Visual abilities and exploration behaviors as predictors of intelligence in autistic children from preschool to school age20
Emotion dysregulation in autism: A meta-analysis20
Enhancing access to autism diagnostic services for children in the community20
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large pediatric primary care network20
Infant responses to direct gaze and associations to autism: A live eye-tracking study19
How can psychologists meet the needs of autistic adults?19
Social support and links to quality of life among middle-aged and older autistic adults19
Can combining existing behavioral tools improve identification of infants at elevated likelihood of autism in the first year of life?19
‘Someone like-minded in a big place’: Autistic young adults’ attitudes towards autistic peer support in mainstream education19
The impact of atypical sensory processing on adaptive functioning within and beyond autism: The role of familial factors19
‘I felt like my senses were under attack’: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of experiences of hypersensitivity in autistic individuals19
Community perspectives on the appropriateness and importance of support goals for young autistic children18
Gender and family-role portrayals of autism in British newspapers: An intersectional corpus-based study18
Insistence on sameness for food space appropriation: An exploratory study on Brazilians with autism (self-)diagnosis in adulthood18
“I’m dealing with a health care system that doesn’t get it”: Barriers and facilitators to inclusive healthcare for autistic adults18
Global Indigenous perspectives on autism and autism research: Colonialism, cultural insights and ways forward18
A meta-ethnography of autistic people’s experiences of social camouflaging and its relationship with mental health18
Trajectories of positive affect in autistic individuals during the transition to adulthood18
What are the autism research priorities of autistic adults in Scotland?18
Prevalence of epilepsy in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
Academic learning challenges and links to vocational outcomes in young autistic adults18
Learning from the experts: Evaluating a participatory autism and universal design training for university educators18
Reasons for alcohol use and non-use by underage U.S. autistic youth: A qualitative study17
Preschool teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy concerning autism: A parallel mixed-methods study of an intervention to improve autism identification17
The impact of socio-cultural values on autistic women: An interpretative phenomenological analysis17
Autism interest intensity in early childhood associates with executive functioning but not reward sensitivity or anxiety symptoms17
Is there evidence that playing games promotes social skills training for autistic children and youth?17
Prevalence of autism in first-episode psychosis in two Hong Kong teaching hospitals17
Age of autism diagnosis in Latin American and Caribbean countries17
Decision-making in autism: A narrative review16
Quality and accessibility of written development assessment reports provided to caregivers in a publicly funded child developmental assessment service16
Continuing the conversation about echolalia and gestalt language development: A response to Haydock, Harrison, Baldwin, and Leadbitter16
Theorising autism16
Predicting academic success of autistic students in higher education16
Comparative effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and psychoeducational support on parenting stress in families of autistic preschoolers16
Focusing on autism symptoms masks sex-specific needs of autistic children: An example from the Sydney Child Neurodevelopment Research Registry16
It’s our job to bridge the gap: Perspectives of bilingual autism providers on heritage language care16
The utility of parent-report screening tools in differentiating autism versus attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in school-age children16
Associative learning under uncertainty in adults with autism: Intact learning of the cue-outcome contingency, but slower updating of priors16
Investigating the structure of trait rumination in autistic adults: A network analysis16
Policy gaps and opportunities: A systematic review of autism spectrum disorder and criminal justice intersections16
Autistic women’s experiences of self-compassion after receiving their diagnosis in adulthood16
Sociocultural context and autistics’ quality of life: A comparison between Québec and France15
‘Anything but the phone!’: Communication mode preferences in the autism community15
Knowing and accepting oneself: Exploring possibilities of self-awareness among working autistic young adults15
Barriers to service and unmet need among autistic adolescents and young adults15
Occurrence and predictors of lifetime suicidality and suicidal ideation in autistic adults15
Experiences of interoception and anxiety in autistic adolescents: A reflexive thematic analysis15
What do we really mean by “inclusion?”: The importance of terminology when discussing approaches to community engagement15
How healthcare systems are experienced by autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A meta-ethnography15
Examining adaptations necessary to support the implementation of a parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and moderate feeding problems15
Are autistic people disadvantaged by the criminal justice system? A case comparison15
From humble beginnings: Reflections on 10 years of the Participatory Autism Research Collective14
Knowledge of autism gained by learning from people through a local UK Autism Champion Network: A health and social care professional perspective14
App-based meditation habits maintain reductions in depression symptoms among autistic adults14
Modality-specific associations between sensory differences and autistic traits14
Specific interests as a social boundary and bridge: A qualitative interview study with autistic individuals14
Short report: Do parents use asynchronous materials in a hybrid coaching via telehealth intervention?14
Understanding feeding problems in autistic children: Exploring the interplay between internalizing symptoms and sensory features14
Enhancing emotion recognition in young autistic children with or without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Hong Kong using a Chinese App version of The Transporters14
Conceptualizing and describing autistic language: Moving on from ‘verbal’, ‘minimally verbal’ and ‘nonverbal’14
Embracing gestalt language development as a fundamental neurodiversity-affirmative practice14
Toward better outcome measurement for insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder14
Toward deeper understanding and wide-scale implementation of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions14
‘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-synthesis14
‘Accumulating harm and waiting for crisis’: Parents’ perspectives of accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for their autistic child experiencing mental health difficulties14
Dropping the mask: It takes two14
Differentiating early sensory profiles in toddlers at elevated likelihood of autism and association with later clinical outcome and diagnosis13
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
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
Inextricably tied: Nonbinary autistic individuals’ views on how their gender identity and autism are connected13
Reporting participatory methods and author positionality in autism13
‘I felt like I deserved it because I was autistic’: Understanding the impact of interpersonal victimisation in the lives of autistic people13
Atypical development of sequential manual motor planning and visuomotor integration in children with autism at early school-age: A longitudinal kinematic study13
The experiences of autistic adults who were previously diagnosed with borderline or emotionally unstable personality disorder: A phenomenological study13
Addressing disruptive behaviors within naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: Clinical decision-making, intervention outcomes, and implications for practice13
Exploring camouflaging by the Chinese version Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Taiwanese autistic and non-autistic adolescents: An initial development13
Anthropomorphic tendencies in autism: A conceptual replication and extension of White and Remington (2019) and preliminary development of a novel anthropomorphism measure13
Thanks to reviewers13
Innovation through neurodiversity: Diversity is beneficial13
Prevalence of current smoking and association with meeting 24-h movement guidelines: Results from a national convenience sample of autistic adults12
Explaining differences in autism detection timing: Age of diagnosis and associated individual and socio-familial factors in Chinese children12
Opening up autism research: Bringing open research methods to our field12
Cognitive profiles of children with autism spectrum disorder with parent-reported extraordinary talents and personal strengths12
Post-diagnostic support for adults diagnosed with autism in adulthood in the UK: A systematic review with narrative synthesis12
Understanding the barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by employers in the United Kingdom12
‘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 pandemic12
“I have to charge my social battery”: Perspectives from autistic young adults on Quality of Life12
Methods to reduce fraudulent participation and highlight autistic voices in research12
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 asses12
Longitudinal psychometric evaluation of the developmental disorder parenting stressor index with Japanese parents of children with autism12
Social connectedness and loneliness in school for autistic and allistic children12
Community-guided, autism-adapted group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in autistic youth (CBT-DAY): Preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy12
Understanding decision-making in autistic children and adolescents: Insights from deliberative processes and behavioral economic paradigms12
The world is nuanced but pixelated: Autistic individuals’ perspective on HIPPEA12
Gastrointestinal concerns in children with autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative study of family experiences12
Non-autistic employees’ perspectives on the implementation of an autism employment programme12
Social media shaping autism perception and identity12
Factors underlying differences in knowledge, explicit stigma and implicit biases towards autism across Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States12
Oxytocin levels tend to be lower in autistic children: A meta-analysis of 31 studies12
Diabetes mellitus in privately insured autistic adults in the United States11
Feasibility and acceptability of a low-resource-intensive, transdiagnostic intervention for children with social-communication challenges in early childhood education settings11
Short report: Associations of family characteristics and clinicians’ use of caregiver coaching in early intervention11
‘If I’m just me, I doubt I’d get the job’: A qualitative exploration of autistic people’s experiences in job interviews11
Autistic young people’s experiences of remote psychological interventions during COVID-1911
Social attention patterns of autistic and non-autistic adults when viewing real versus reel people11
Remembering Dr Li-Ching Lee, a pioneer of global autism research11
First things first: An exploration of the effects of psychoeducation for older autistic adults11
Unmet health care needs and health care quality in youth with autism spectrum disorder with and without intellectual disability11
Experiences of autistic and non-autistic individuals participating in a corporate internship scheme11
Autistic young people adaptively use gaze to facilitate joint attention during multi-gestural dyadic interactions11
One size does not fit all for parent-mediated autism interventions: A randomized clinical trial11
Social motor synchrony in autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review11
Self-perceived bullying victimization in pre-adolescents on the autism spectrum: EPINED study11
The impact of caregiver stigma on real-life social experience of Taiwanese adolescents with autism spectrum disorder11
Effects of autism spectrum disorder on parents labour market: Productivity loss and policy evaluation in Kazakhstan11
Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review11
Positive and differential diagnosis of autism in verbal women of typical intelligence: A Delphi study11
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