Autistic Scholars Project

Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more…, Simon Brett, Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more…, Iliana Magiati, Robyn Steward*Autistic author. Learn more…, Anna Urbanowicz, Marc Stears, Elizabeth Pellicano (2021). “It just fits my needs better”: Autistic students and parents’ experiences of learning from home during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 6, 23969415211057681-23969415211057681.

Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more…, Julianne M. Higgins*Autistic author. Learn more…, Kathy Isaacs*Autistic author. Learn more…, Joanne Mahony, Elizabeth Pellicano (2022). From ivory tower to inclusion: Stakeholders’ experiences of community engagement in Australian autism research. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 876990-876990.

Rachael Davis, Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more…, Anders Nordahl-Hansen, Sue Fletcher‐Watson (2022). Helping Autistic Children. In The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development (pp. 729-746). Wiley.

Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more…, Simon Brett, Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more…, Iliana Magiati, Robyn Steward*Autistic author. Learn more…, Anna Urbanowicz, Marc Stears, Elizabeth Pellicano (2022). “I'm the Family Ringmaster and Juggler”: Autistic Parents' Experiences of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Autism in Adulthood, 5(1), 24-36.

Simon Brett, Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more…, Melissa H. Black, Lauren P. Lawson, Julian N Trollor, Samuel R. C. Arnold (2024). Suitability of the DSM -5 social anxiety disorder severity scale for autistic adults. Autism, 29(3), 659-672.

Dawn Adams, Kylie M. Gray, Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more…, Jessica Paynter, Glenn Melvin, Kate Simpson (2025). Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors of School Non-attendance in Autistic Adolescents. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Kate Simpson, Connie Allen, Elizabeth Wheeley, Elizabeth Pellicano, Melanie Heyworth*Autistic author. Learn more…, Jacquiline den Houting*Autistic author. Learn more…, Rachael Bowen, Dawn Adams (2026). Supporting a ‘good life’ for autistic children: Autistic adults’ and parents’ perspectives. Autism, 30(4), 972-982.

Martijn Dekker*Autistic author. Learn more… (2019). From Exclusion to Acceptance: Independent Living on the Autistic Spectrum. In Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement (pp. 41-49). Springer Singapore.

Jessica Dark*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). Eight principles of neuro-inclusion; an autistic perspective on innovating inclusive research methods. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1326536-1326536.

Jessica Dark*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). Inclusion by design a-neuro-cognitive trait interaction approach-to neurodivergent research. Methodological Innovations, 18(4), 253-263.

Jessica Dark*Autistic author. Learn more… (2026). The system-level organisational design framework: a neuro-cognitive trait interaction approach to workplace inclusion for autistic people. Frontiers in Psychology, 17, 1826284-1826284.

Christopher R. Dabbs*Autistic author. Learn more…, Camryn H. Hutchins, Audrey J. Scaer (2024). Unmasking Bias: Autistic Perspectives in Mental Health Training. PsycEXTRA Dataset, 8(3), 468-481.

Audrey J. Scaer, Christopher R. Dabbs*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). Inside Out: Autistic Psychologists on the Power Structures of Diagnosis. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 6(2).

James Cusack*Autistic author. Learn more…, Justin H. G. Williams, Peter Neri (2011). Biological Motion Perception in Autism. i-Perception, 2(3), 198-198.

Anneli Kylliäinen, Simon Wallace, Marc N. Coutanche, Jukka Leppänen, James Cusack*Autistic author. Learn more…, Anthony Bailey, Jari K. Hietanen (2012). Affective–motivational brain responses to direct gaze in children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 53(7), 790-797.