The Autistic Autism Scholarship Project is an international collaborative project that provides a public, freely accessible database of academic publications on autism authored or co-authored by at least one autistic person.
The project aims to make autistic people’s contributions to knowledge about autism more visible, accessible and researchable. It provides structured ways to explore authors and co-authors, publications, bibliographic metadata, cited references and collaboration networks.
Academic publications included in the project
3242
including 2425 articles or online articles published in sources classified as scientific journals
Recorded publications by year
Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). Commentary: Addressing stigma through relational research design. Neurodiversity, 2, Article 27546330241230428.
Rebecca Poulsen*Autistic author. Learn more… , Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… , Timothy Chan*Autistic author. Learn more… , Diana Tan (2025). A Theoretical Perspective of Autistic Sensory Masking. Center for Open Science.
Rebecca Poulsen*Autistic author. Learn more… , Diana Tan, Paul F. Sowman, David McAlpine, Elizabeth Pellicano (2025). Auditory environments influence the link between Autistic traits and quality of life. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 10612.
Jessica Paynter, Stephanie Malone, Dawn Adams, Marleen F. Westerveld, Vicki Gibbs, Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… , Chelsea Marsh, Kendal O'Connor, Beth Saggers (2025). Educational Success for Australian Autistic Students: Teacher, Parent and Allied Health Perspectives on Strengths, Needs, Enablers and Barriers. Center for Open Science.
Michael C. W. English, Rebecca Poulsen*Autistic author. Learn more… , Murray Maybery, David McAlpine, Paul F. Sowman, Elizabeth Pellicano (2025). Psychometric evaluation of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism, 29(12), 2955-2974.
Elizabeth Pellicano, Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). Weak ties and the value of social connections for autistic people as revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communications Psychology, 3(1), Article 36.
Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… , Catherine McMahon, Diana Tan, Elizabeth Pellicano (2025). “There is Nowhere Else That I’d Rather be Than with Them”: Parents’ Positive Experiences Parenting Autistic Children. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 10, Article 23969415251357222.
Dawn Adams, Kathryn Ambrose, Rachael Bowen, Annette Carroll, Martin Downes, H. Heussler, Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jessica Paynter, Elizabeth Pellicano, Janneke Roth, Kate Simpson (2026). Acceptability and Feasibility of Bloom: A Co-Produced, Co-Facilitated Parent Program to Enhance the Quality of Life and Wellbeing of Young Autistic Children. Center for Open Science.
Dawn Adams, Kathryn Ambrose, Rachael Bowen, Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… , H. Heussler, Janneke Roth, Elizabeth Pellicano, Martin Downes, Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jessica Paynter, Kate Simpson, David Trembath, Marleen F. Westerveld, Annette Carroll, Alexandra Johnston*Autistic author. Learn more… (2026). Protocol for a feasibility and acceptability trial of Bloom, a co-produced and co-facilitated parent group to enhance the quality of life and well-being of young autistic children. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 12(1), Article 20.
Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more… , Diana Tan, Elizabeth Pellicano (2026). “I Think I’m Really Well-Equipped to be a Parent”: Autistic Parents’ Experiences of Parenting Autistically. Autism in Adulthood, Article 25739581261426626.
Kealan Pugsley, Natasha Siryj*Autistic author. Learn more… , Gail A Alvares, Emilie Baxter, Mark A. Bellgrove, Tracey Chau, Louise Cooper, Helen Curd, Stacey Douglas, Kirsten Furley, Robyn-Leigh Gordon, Adam J Guastella, Ziarih Hawi, Amanda Karo*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rebecca Kerestes, Kylie King, Rebecca Poulsen*Autistic author. Learn more… , Aspasia Stacey Rabba, Marissa Rose, Judah P.E. Teo, Alexandra Ure, Elizabeth Pellicano, Beth P. Johnson (2026). “We Need Community-Centred, Strongly Ethical Genetic Research”: A Qualitative Investigation of Community Attitudes Toward Autism Genetics. Autism in Adulthood, Article 25739581251370568.
Becca Lory Hector*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). Belonging Is a Verb. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 7(1).
Shannon Crowley LaPoint, Bridgett Kiernan, Julia Heinly, Becca Lory Hector*Autistic author. Learn more… , Teal W. Benevides, Brenna Maddox (2025). Quality of Life Defined by Autistic People: A Thematic Analysis. Autism in Adulthood, Article aut.2024.0180.
Laura Crane, Caroline Hearst*Autistic author. Learn more… , Maria Ashworth, Jade Davies, Elisabeth L. Hill (2020). Supporting Newly Identified or Diagnosed Autistic Adults: An Initial Evaluation of an Autistic-Led Programme. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(3), 892-905.
Laura Crane, Caroline Hearst*Autistic author. Learn more… , Maria Ashworth, Jade Davies (2023). Evaluating the online delivery of an autistic-led programme to support newly diagnosed or identified autistic adults. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 8, Article 23969415231189608.
Detienne, C., Zisk, A. H., & Mery, P. (2026). Autistic Autism Scholarship Project (AASP): A Public Bibliographic Resource on Autism-Related Scholarship by Autistic Authors. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22179522