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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Embracing gestalt language development as a fundamental neurodiversity-affirmative practice146
Exploring coaching and follow-up supports in community-implemented caregiver-mediated JASPER intervention107
Self-compassion improves emotion regulation and mental health outcomes: A pilot study of an online self-compassion program for autistic adults105
Remembering the future; prospective memory across the autistic adult’s life span98
Integrating autistic perspectives into autism science: A role for autistic autobiographies92
Differentiating early sensory profiles in toddlers at elevated likelihood of autism and association with later clinical outcome and diagnosis80
Psychiatry training in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: Ongoing gaps and emerging opportunities76
Prevalence of discrimination experienced by autistic youth as compared to neurotypical youth and youth with other neurodevelopmental diagnoses70
Suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury in autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: An examination of trends in youth emergency department visits in the United States from68
Being able to be myself: Understanding autonomy and autonomy-support from the perspectives of autistic adults with intellectual disabilities65
A longitudinal study of the relationships between sleep problems in autistic children and maternal mental health64
Knowledge of autism gained by learning from people through a local UK Autism Champion Network: A health and social care professional perspective59
Scene construction ability in neurotypical and autistic adults57
Systematic review of prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and autism spectrum disorder in offspring56
Studies assessing domains pertaining to structural language in autism vary in reporting practices and approaches to assessment: A systematic review54
Clinical reflections on the intersections of autism and personality development52
The use of Multi-Sensory Environments with autistic children: Exploring the effect of having control of sensory changes51
Policing Black autistic children: A qualitative approach to understanding Black caregivers’ concerns49
“Glimmers of hope and good things”: Positive aspects of caregiving to autistic adolescents and young adults49
Goal attainment scaling—community-based: A method to incorporate personalized outcomes into intervention research with youth and adults on the autism spectrum48
Are autistic people disadvantaged by the criminal justice system? A case comparison48
A more holistic approach to autism using the International Classification of Functioning: The why, what, and how of functioning47
Journeys towards accessing an autism diagnosis and associated support: A survey of families of autistic children in Ecuador45
Using formative research to develop HEARTS: A curriculum-based healthy relationships promoting intervention for individuals on the autism spectrum45
Disability barriers autistic girls face in secondary education: A systematic review44
The Gestalt of functioning in autism revisited: First revision of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Sets43
Coming out autistic at work: A review of the literature42
Suitability of the DSM-5 social anxiety disorder severity scale for autistic adults42
‘I wouldn’t want one or the other’: Understanding parents’ preferences for direct support or parent coaching for young autistic children40
Association of turn-taking functions with joint attention in toddlers with autism40
Realist evaluation of a transdisciplinary mealtime management service for autistic children40
Exploring the construct validity of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire: A factor analytic study40
Examination of the impact of the Get SET Early program on equitable access to care within the screen-evaluate-treat chain in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder38
An initial trial of OPT-In-Early: An online training program for caregivers of autistic children37
Preemptive interventions for infants and toddlers with a high likelihood for autism: A systematic review and meta-analysis36
What do we really mean by “inclusion?”: The importance of terminology when discussing approaches to community engagement36
Specific interests as a social boundary and bridge: A qualitative interview study with autistic individuals35
‘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-synthesis35
Unmet need for autism-aware care for gynaecological, menstrual and sexual wellbeing34
Do you feel me? Autism, empathic accuracy and the double empathy problem34
Exploring camouflaging by the Chinese version Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire in Taiwanese autistic and non-autistic adolescents: An initial development33
A systematic review examining caregivers’ of color experiences with the diagnostic process of autism spectrum disorder33
Socioeconomic factors and autism among 16- to 30-month-old children: Evidence from a national survey of China33
‘I live in extremes’: A qualitative investigation of Autistic adults’ experiences of inertial rest and motion33
Barriers to service and unmet need among autistic adolescents and young adults32
Autistics working in academia: What are the barriers and facilitators?32
In their own words: The impact of subtle language and communication difficulties as described by autistic girls and boys without intellectual disability31
Measuring parent strategy use in early intervention: Reliability and validity of the Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention Fidelity Rating Scale across strategy types31
Corrigendum to “Self-compassion, mental health, and parenting: Comparing parents of autistic and non-autistic children”31
A systematic review of the experiences of autistic young people enrolled in mainstream second-level (post-primary) schools31
Enhancing emotion recognition in young autistic children with or without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Hong Kong using a Chinese App version of The Transporters30
A longitudinal examination of mental health and marital functioning of mothers and fathers of autistic adolescents during COVID-1930
Social self-efficacy and mental well-being in autistic adults: Exploring the role of social identity30
Representation of autism in fictional media: A systematic review of media content and its impact on viewer knowledge and understanding of autism30
Community views of neurodiversity, models of disability and autism intervention: Mixed methods reveal shared goals and key tensions30
How my life is unique: Sibling perspectives of autism30
(Re)thinking about self-harm and autism: Findings from an online qualitative study on self-harm in autistic adults29
Intersecting effects of sex/gender and autism on structural language: A scoping review29
Changing the story: How diagnosticians can support a neurodiversity perspective from the start29
Toward better outcome measurement for insomnia in children with autism spectrum disorder28
To better meet the needs of autistic people, we need to rethink how we measure services28
DSM-5 symptom expression in toddlers27
Autism and emotion recognition technologies in the workplace27
Sex differences in autism screening: An examination of the Childhood Autism Spectrum Test–Hebrew version26
Mental health Project ECHO Autism: Increasing access to community mental health services for autistic individuals26
App-based meditation habits maintain reductions in depression symptoms among autistic adults26
Patterns in reporting and participant inclusion related to race and ethnicity in autism intervention literature: Data from a large-scale systematic review of evidence-based practices26
No differences between adults with and without autism in audiovisual synchrony perception25
Investigating visual perspective taking and belief reasoning in autistic adults: A pre-registered online study25
Trajectories of psychological distress for Australian fathers parenting a child on the autism spectrum: Evidence from early childhood to adolescence25
Differences in white matter segments in autistic males, non-autistic siblings, and non-autistic participants: An intermediate phenotype approach25
Identifying autistic children: Priorities for research arising from a systematic review of parents’ experiences of the assessment process25
Content validation of common measures of functioning for young children against the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Code and Core Sets relevant to neurodevelopme25
A preliminary randomized, controlled trial of executive function training for children with autism spectrum disorder24
Development of stigma-related support for autistic adults: Insights from the autism community24
The role of autism and alexithymia traits in behavioral and neural indicators of self-concept and self-esteem in adolescence24
Revisiting an RCT study of a parent education program for Latinx parents in the United States: Are treatment effects maintained over time?24
Voices from a pandemic: Understanding how young adults on the autism spectrum use computer-mediated communication24
Clinician–caregiver informant discrepancy is associated with sex, diagnosis age, and intervention use among autistic children24
Short report: Do parents use asynchronous materials in a hybrid coaching via telehealth intervention?24
Differing relationships between parenting stress, parenting practices and externalising behaviours in autistic children24
Gender, assigned sex at birth, and gender diversity: Windows into diagnostic timing disparities in autism24
Associations between autism traits and family functioning over time in autistic and non-autistic children24
A mixed-methods examination of the gap between intelligence and adaptive functioning in autistic young adults without intellectual disability24
‘We have so much to offer’: Community members’ perspectives on autism research24
Camouflaging, not sensory processing or autistic identity, predicts eating disorder symptoms in autistic adults24
Magnitude representation of preschool children with autism spectrum condition23
Understanding feeding problems in autistic children: Exploring the interplay between internalizing symptoms and sensory features23
The effect of ambient sounds on decision-making and heart rate variability in autism22
Early life environmental factors associated with autism spectrum disorder symptoms in children at age 2 years: A birth cohort study22
Psychosocial factors associated with the trajectories of interparental conflict for Australian fathers of autistic children: A longitudinal study across 10 years of child development21
Modality-specific associations between sensory differences and autistic traits21
Comparison of mental health, well-being and parenting sense of competency among Australian and South-East Asian parents of autistic children accessing early intervention in Australia21
Pathological demand avoidance in children and adolescents: A systematic review21
A short report on a preliminary interventional study to evaluate play-mediated interaction skills in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder from Sri Lanka21
Dental desensitization by dentists and occupational therapists for autistic adults: A pilot study21
Using music to assist language learning in autistic children with minimal verbal language: The MAP feasibility RCT20
Short report on navigating access to care for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth and young adults: Examining accrual of intellectual disability diagnoses in adolescence20
Iterative redesign of a caregiver-mediated intervention for use in educational settings20
Parental experience of parent-mediated intervention for children with ASD: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis20
Shifting the centre of gravity: Towards a truly global representation in autism research20
The characterization of feeding challenges in autistic children20
Mathematics performance, response time, and enjoyment of eighth-grade autistic students and their general education peers20
Reduced P300 amplitude in children and adolescents with autism is associated with slowed processing speed, executive difficulties, and social-communication problems20
Knowing and accepting oneself: Exploring possibilities of self-awareness among working autistic young adults20
Examining adaptations necessary to support the implementation of a parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and moderate feeding problems20
Rapport in same and mixed neurotype groups of autistic and non-autistic adults20
Toward deeper understanding and wide-scale implementation of naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions19
The factor structure and measurement invariance of the Autism Spectrum Quotient-28: A cross-cultural comparison between Malaysia and the Netherlands19
Another step to school inclusion: Development and validation of the Children’s Attitudes Toward Autism Questionnaire19
Real-world executive functioning for autistic children in school and home settings19
A comparison of the presentations of males and females with autism spectrum disorder and those narrowly below the diagnostic threshold19
Conducting caregiver focus groups on autism in the context of an international research collaboration: Logistical and methodological lessons learned in South Africa19
Access to employment: A comparison of autistic, neurodivergent and neurotypical adults’ experiences of hiring processes in the United Kingdom19
A non-systematic overview review of self-focused emotion regulation in autistic individuals through the lens of the extended process model19
Mobile and online consumer tools to screen for autism do not promote equity19
Understanding the post-diagnostic support priorities of autistic adults in the United Kingdom: A co-produced modified Delphi study19
‘Somali parents feel like they’re on the outer’: Somali mothers’ experiences of parent–teacher relationships for their autistic children18
Supporting caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: Findings from a brief caregiver well-being programme in South Africa18
We must improve the low standards underlying “evidence-based practice”18
Implementing school-based cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety in students with autism or suspected autism via a train-the-trainer approach: Results from a clustered randomized trial18
Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum (HEARTS): A feasibility test of an online class co-designed and co-taught with autistic people18
Autistic adults’ views on the design and processes within randomised controlled trials: The APRiCoT study18
‘I felt like I deserved it because I was autistic’: Understanding the impact of interpersonal victimisation in the lives of autistic people18
Reporting participatory methods and author positionality in autism18
Feasibility of the Autism Navigator® JumpStart to Coaching in Everyday Activities course in South Africa18
Early diagnosis of autism in the community is associated with marked improvement in social symptoms within 1–2 years17
Literacy in nonspeaking autistic people17
The lived experience of meltdowns for autistic adults17
The creator did not give me more than I can handle: Exploring coping in parents of Black autistic children17
Dropping the mask: It takes two17
Using a visual support package to facilitate independent leisure engagement and choice-making for individuals with moderate to severe autism in Taiwan17
Anthropomorphic tendencies in autism: A conceptual replication and extension of White and Remington (2019) and preliminary development of a novel anthropomorphism measure16
The Toddler Autism Symptom Inventory: Use in diagnostic evaluations of toddlers16
Longitudinal development of language and fine motor skills is correlated, but not coupled, in a childhood atypical cohort16
Design, methodology, and early findings of an autism registry program: ABBILAR project16
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 adults16
Positive, negative, neutral—or unknown? The perceived valence of emotions expressed by young autistic children in a novel context suited to autism16
Thanks to reviewers16
Community-guided, autism-adapted group cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in autistic youth (CBT-DAY): Preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy16
The impact of COVID-19 on receipt of health services among children with and without autism16
‘Autism is the Arena and OCD is the Lion’: Autistic adults’ experiences of co-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorder and repetitive restricted behaviours and interests16
A qualitative exploration of the experience of autistic females in Hong Kong16
Reliability and validity of the Autism Screen for Kids and Youth16
Longitudinal associations between autistic children’s anxiety and social communication differences: The moderating role of executive function behaviours16
Short report: The role of oral hypersensitivity in feeding behaviors of young autistic children16
Objective and subjective psychosocial outcomes in adults with autism spectrum disorder: A 6-year longitudinal study15
Re: Caron et al., 2021, sociocultural context and autistics quality of life: A comparison between Quebec and France15
Language, interests and autism: A tribute to Dr. Dinah Murray (1946–2021), an autism pioneer15
Understanding the barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by employers in the United Kingdom15
How can we make therapy better for autistic adults? Autistic adults’ ratings of helpfulness of adaptations to therapy15
“I do my best to do right by her”: Autistic motherhood and the experience of raising a non-autistic adolescent daughter15
Methods to reduce fraudulent participation and highlight autistic voices in research15
Cognitive, social, and behavioral manifestations of the co-occurrence of autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review15
A qualitative exploration of an autism-specific self-compassion program: The ASPAA15
Validating the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 as a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder15
Parent reported barriers and facilitators to support services for autistic children in Aotearoa New Zealand15
“Camouflaging” by adolescent autistic girls who attend both mainstream and specialist resource classes: Perspectives of girls, their mothers and their educators15
Autism as a difference or a disorder? Exploring the views of individuals who use peer-led online support groups for autistic partners14
A scoping review of autism research conducted in Central Asia: Knowledge gaps and research priorities14
Exploring the impact of adolescent cognitive inflexibility on emotional and behavioural problems experienced by autistic adults14
Alexithymic and autistic traits in children and adolescents: A systematic review of the current state of knowledge14
Factors of relationship satisfaction for autistic and non-autistic partners in long-term relationships14
Non-autistic employees’ perspectives on the implementation of an autism employment programme14
Exploring communicative competence in autistic children who are minimally verbal: The Low Verbal Investigatory Survey for Autism (LVIS)14
County-level variation in geographic access to Board Certified Behavior Analysts among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States14
The Early Screening for Autism and Communication Disorders: Field-testing an autism-specific screening tool for children 12 to 36 months of age14
Symptoms of constipation in autistic adults: A systematic literature review on diagnostic methods and presence of actual symptoms14
A comparison of the content and nature of worries of autistic and neurotypical young people as they transition from school14
Examining an integrated path model of psychological and sociocultural predictors of camouflaging in autistic adults14
A systematic review of person-centred adjustments to facilitate magnetic resonance imaging for autistic patients without the use of sedation or anaesthesia13
‘Just knowing it’s there gives me comfort’: Exploring the benefits and challenges of autism alert cards13
Inclusion of autistic students in schools: Knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitude of teachers in Germany13
Explicit stigma and implicit biases toward autism in South Korea versus the United States13
Oxytocin levels tend to be lower in autistic children: A meta-analysis of 31 studies13
Person- and identity-first language in autism research: A systematic analysis of abstracts from 11 autism journals13
Digital health should augment (not replace) autism treatment providers13
Examining the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of an advocacy program for Latinx families of transition-aged autistic youth13
‘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
Children with autism exhibit similar longitudinal changes in core symptoms when placed in special or mainstream education settings12
Evidence of increasing recorded diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in Wales, UK: An e-cohort study12
Cognitive profiles of children with autism spectrum disorder with parent-reported extraordinary talents and personal strengths12
Parents’ perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 and school transition on autistic children’s friendships12
Re-examining the association between the age of learning one is autistic and adult outcomes12
Comorbidity rates of autism spectrum disorder and functional neurological disorders: A systematic review, meta-analysis of proportions and qualitative synthesis12
Shrinking the autism employment gap: Finding out what really works12
A survey of autistic adults, relatives and clinical teams in the United Kingdom: And Delphi process consensus statements on optimal autism diagnostic assessment for adults12
Self-reported autistic traits and psychosocial outcomes among university students in Malaysia12
Influence of siblings on adaptive behavior trajectories in autism spectrum disorder12
Using EMDR with autistic individuals: A Delphi survey with EMDR therapists12
Leisure, employment, community participation and quality of life in caregivers of autistic children: A scoping review12
Addressing disruptive behaviors within naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions: Clinical decision-making, intervention outcomes, and implications for practice12
Alternative receptive language assessment modalities and stimuli for autistic children who are minimally verbal12
Exploratory analyses of sleep intraindividual variability and fatigue in parents of children on the autism spectrum12
The use of Language ENvironment Analysis in autism research: A systematic review12
Feeding and eating problems in children and adolescents with autism: A scoping review12
Autistic mothers’ perinatal well-being and parenting styles12
Post-traumatic stress disorder and experiences involving violence or sexual abuse in a clinical sample of autistic adults with intellectual disabilities: Prevalence and clinical correlates12
Autistic experiences of applied behavior analysis12
‘Most people have no idea what autism is’: Unpacking autism disclosure using social media analysis12
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 asses11
Reflections on my experiences as a non-autistic autism researcher11
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 Singapore11
Preferences for identity-first versus person-first language in a US sample of autism stakeholders11
Code-related literacy profiles of kindergarten students with autism11
Mental health of autistic adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of perceived stress, intolerance of uncertainty, and coping style11
Social connectedness and loneliness in school for autistic and allistic children11
Atypical development of sequential manual motor planning and visuomotor integration in children with autism at early school-age: A longitudinal kinematic study11
Motor deficits in autism differ from that of developmental coordination disorder11
A preliminary exploration of different coping strategies used by Korean immigrant parents of autistic children in high versus low family quality of life ratings11
Explaining differences in autism detection timing: Age of diagnosis and associated individual and socio-familial factors in Chinese children11
Gender differences between adolescents with autism in emergency psychiatry11
Studies pertaining to language impairment in school-age autistic individuals underreport participant socio-demographics: A systematic review11
Innovation through neurodiversity: Diversity is beneficial11
A systematic review of ecological momentary assessment in autism research11
Digital citizenship of children and youth with autism: Developing guidelines and strategies for caregivers and clinicians to support healthy use of screens11
Opening up autism research: Bringing open research methods to our field11
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