Michelle Dawson ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project as a person identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 30
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 28
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 0

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 0 (distinct: 0)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 93
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 102 (distinct: 17)

Frequent co-authors

Laurent Mottron 21
Isabelle Soulières 11
Morton Ann Gernsbacher 6
Armando Bertone 4
Valerie Courchesne 4
Suzanne Mineau 3
Andrée‐Anne S. Meilleur 2
Anne-Marie Nader 2

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Publication types

Article 27
Book chapter 2
Other 1

30 publications

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Claudine Jacques, Valerie Courchesne, Suzanne Mineau, Michelle Dawson* , Laurent Mottron (2022). Positive, negative, neutral—or unknown? The perceived valence of emotions expressed by young autistic children in a novel context suited to autism. Autism, 26(7), 1833-1848.

Publication date: 16 Feb 2022 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 91 (4.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 410 (1.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 342 (0.3%)
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Anne-Marie Nader, Domenico Tullo, Valérie Bouchard, Janie Degré‐Pelletier, Armando Bertone, Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières (2021). Category learning in autism: Are some situations better than others? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 151(3), 578-596.

Publication date: 16 Sep 2021 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 7 (14.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 71 (8.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 345 (1.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 264 (0.4%)
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Michelle Dawson* , Sue Fletcher-Watson (2021). When autism researchers disregard harms: A commentary. Autism, 26(2), 564-566.

Publication date: 22 Jul 2021 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 19 (5.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 10 / 110 (9.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 105 (9.5%)
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Michelle Dawson* , Sue Fletcher-Watson (2020). Commentary: What conflicts of interest tell us about autism intervention research—a commentary on Bottema‐Beutel et al. (2020). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62(1), 16-18.

Publication date: 26 Aug 2020 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 12 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 45 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 43 (0.0%)
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Michelle Dawson* , Tyler Cowen (2019). Autistics appear different, but also are different, and this should be valued. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2019 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 17 (23.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 67 (6.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 51 (3.9%)
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Claudine Jacques, Valerie Courchesne, Andrée‐Anne S. Meilleur, Suzanne Mineau, Stephanie L. Ferguson, Dominique Cousineau, Aurélie Labbe, Michelle Dawson* , Laurent Mottron (2018). What interests young autistic children? An exploratory study of object exploration and repetitive behavior. PLOS ONE, 13(12), e0209251.

Publication date: 31 Dec 2018 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 9 (11.1%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 73 (6.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 470 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 411 (0.5%)
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Valerie Courchesne, Andrée‐Anne S. Meilleur, Marie-Pier Poulin-Lord, Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières (2015). Autistic children at risk of being underestimated: school-based pilot study of a strength-informed assessment. Molecular Autism, 6(1), 12-12.

Publication date: 5 Mar 2015 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 59 (13.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 151 (5.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 117 (1.7%)
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Anne-Marie Nader, Valerie Courchesne, Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières (2014). Does WISC-IV Underestimate the Intelligence of Autistic Children? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(5), 1582-1589.

Publication date: 12 Oct 2014 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 72 (12.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 9 / 175 (5.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 122 (2.5%)
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Lucie Bouvet, Sophie Donnadieu, Sylviane Valdois, Chantal Caron, Michelle Dawson* , Laurent Mottron (2014). Veridical mapping in savant abilities, absolute pitch, and synesthesia: an autism case study. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 106-106.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2014 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 68 (10.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 7 / 247 (2.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 194 (1.0%)
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Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson* (2013). The autistic spectrum. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 111, 263-271.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2013 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 7 (14.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 28 (3.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 26 (3.8%)
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Laurent Mottron, Lucie Bouvet, Anna Bonnel, Fabienne Samson, Jacob A. Burack, Michelle Dawson* , Pamela Heaton (2012). Veridical mapping in the development of exceptional autistic abilities. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 37(2), 209-228.

Publication date: 5 Dec 2012 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 7 (14.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 282 (3.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 10 / 894 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 680 (0.3%)
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Élise B. Barbeau, Isabelle Soulières, Michelle Dawson* , Thomas A. Zeffiro, Laurent Mottron (2012). The level and nature of autistic intelligence III: Inspection time. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122(1), 295-301.

Publication date: 22 Oct 2012 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 37 (10.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 138 (2.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 115 (0.9%)
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Baudouin Forgeot d’Arc, Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières, Laurent Mottron (2012). Self-Injury in Autism is Largely Unexplained: Now What? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42(11), 2513-2514.

Publication date: 13 Aug 2012 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 9 (22.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 42 (4.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 38 (2.6%)
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Isabelle Soulières, Michelle Dawson* , Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Laurent Mottron (2011). The Level and Nature of Autistic Intelligence II: What about Asperger Syndrome? PLoS ONE, 6(9), e25372.

Publication date: 28 Sep 2011 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 48 (8.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 110 (3.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 94 (1.1%)
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Luc Kéïta, Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson* , Armando Bertone (2011). Atypical Lateral Connectivity: A Neural Basis for Altered Visuospatial Processing in Autism. Biological Psychiatry, 70(9), 806-811.

Publication date: 10 Sep 2011 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 65 (4.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 226 (1.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 162 (0.6%)
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Audrey Perreault, Rick Gurnsey, Michelle Dawson* , Laurent Mottron, Armando Bertone (2011). Increased Sensitivity to Mirror Symmetry in Autism. PLoS ONE, 6(4), e19519.

Publication date: 29 Apr 2011 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 33 (12.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 124 (3.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 103 (1.0%)
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Michelle Dawson* , Morton Ann Gernsbacher (2010). Effectiveness of intensive autism programmes. The Lancet, 375(9716), 722-723.

Publication date: 1 Feb 2010 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 4 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 10 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 10 (0.0%)
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Isabelle Soulières, Michelle Dawson* , Fabienne Samson, Élise B. Barbeau, Chérif P. Sahyoun, Gary Strangman, Thomas A. Zeffiro, Laurent Mottron (2009). Enhanced visual processing contributes to matrix reasoning in autism. Human Brain Mapping, 30(12), 4082-4107.

Publication date: 15 Jun 2009 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 122 (1.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 501 (0.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 425 (0.2%)
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Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières (2009). Enhanced perception in savant syndrome: patterns, structure and creativity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 364(1522), 1385-1391.

Publication date: 13 Apr 2009 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 38 (5.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 125 (1.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 110 (0.9%)
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Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières (2008). A different memory: are distinctions drawn from the study of nonautistic memory appropriate to describe memory in autism? In Memory In Autism (pp. 311-329). Cambridge University Press.

Publication date: 5 Jun 2008 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%)
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Michelle Dawson* , Laurent Mottron, Morton Ann Gernsbacher (2008). Learning in Autism. In Learning and Memory: A Comprehensive Reference (pp. 759-772). Elsevier.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2008 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 237 (1.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 559 (0.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 436 (0.2%)
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Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Laurent Mottron (2007). The Level and Nature of Autistic Intelligence. Psychological Science, 18(8), 657-662.

Publication date: 31 Jul 2007 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 41 (2.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 78 (1.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 67 (1.5%)
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Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson* , Armando Bertone, Lixin Wang (2007). Cognitive versatility in autism cannot be reduced to a deficit. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 24(5), 578-580.

Publication date: 1 Jul 2007 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 25 (20.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 81 (6.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 63 (1.6%)
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Lixin Wang, Laurent Mottron, Danling Peng, Claude Berthiaume, Michelle Dawson* (2007). Local bias and local-to-global interference without global deficit: A robust finding in autism under various conditions of attention, exposure time, and visual angle. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 24(5), 550-574.

Publication date: 1 Jul 2007 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 59 (3.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 171 (1.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 132 (0.8%)
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Laurent Mottron, Suzanne Mineau, Geneviève Martel, CATHERINE ST-CHARLES BERNIER, Claude Berthiaume, Michelle Dawson* , Michel Lemay, Sylvain Palardy, Tony Charman, Jocelyn Faubert (2007). Lateral glances toward moving stimuli among young children with autism: Early regulation of locally oriented perception? Development and Psychopathology, 19(1), 23-36.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2007 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 10 (10.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 78 (1.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 247 (0.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 183 (0.5%)
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Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Michelle Dawson* , Laurent Mottron (2006). Autism: Common, heritable, but not harmful. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29(4), 413-414.

Publication date: 1 Aug 2006 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 43 (4.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 189 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 184 (0.5%)
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Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson* , Isabelle Soulières, Bénédicte Hubert, Jacob A. Burack (2006). Enhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism: An Update, and Eight Principles of Autistic Perception. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(1), 27-43.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2006 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 135 (0.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 430 (0.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 333 (0.3%)
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Boutheina Jemel, Laurent Mottron, Michelle Dawson* (2006). Impaired Face Processing in Autism: Fact or Artifact? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 36(1), 91-106.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2006 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 170 (0.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 605 (0.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 459 (0.2%)
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Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Michelle Dawson* , H. Hill Goldsmith (2005). Three Reasons Not to Believe in an Autism Epidemic. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(2), 55-58.

Publication date: 1 Apr 2005 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 31 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 74 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 70 (0.0%)
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