Kathy Leadbitter ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project because of their contribution to seven academic works co-authored with 43 people identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 7
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 7
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 7

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 46 (distinct: 43)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 62
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 174 (distinct: 86)

Frequent co-authors

Karen Leneh Buckle* 4
Alexandra Sturrock 2
Ellen Poliakoff 2
Emma Gowen 2
Abha Basargekar 1
Aimee Grant* 1
Alyssa Hillary Zisk* 1
Amy Pearson* 1

Publications by year

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2020
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2021
2
2023
1
2024
2
2026

Publication types

Article 7
Registration 1

8 publications

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Elizaveta Nosova* , Alexandra Sturrock, Neil Humphrey, Kathy Leadbitter (2026). The Views of Autistic Adults on Early Autism Interventions: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Literature Review. Autism, 30(8), 1924-1939.

Publication date: 7 Jul 2026 Added to AutiHub: 24 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 23 / 81 (28.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 46 / 363 (12.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 23 / 297 (7.7%)
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Arianna Paricos, Alexandra Sturrock, Katherine E. Twomey* , Kathy Leadbitter (2024). “I’m not mad, bad, and dangerous … simply wired differently”: Exploring factors contributing to good quality of life with autistic women. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 112, 102338.

Publication date: 11 Feb 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 59 (18.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 20 / 223 (9.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 16 / 192 (8.3%)
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Heini Natri* , Oluwatobi Abubakare* , Kassiane Asasumasu* , Abha Basargekar, Flavien Beaud, Monique Botha* , Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Maria Rosa Brea, Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown* , Daisy A. Burr* , Laurence Cobbaert* , Christopher R. Dabbs* , Donnie Denome* , Shannon des Roches Rosa, Mary Doherty* , Beth Edwards* , Chris Edwards* , Síle Ekaterin Liszk, Freya Elise* , Sue Fletcher-Watson, Rebecca L. Flower, Stephanie Fuller* , Dena L. Gassner* , Morénike Giwa Onaiwu* , Judith Good, Aimee Grant* , Vicki L. Haddix, Siofra Heraty, Andrew Hundt, Steven K. Kapp* , Nathan Keates, Trayle Kulshan, Andrew J Lampi, Oswin Latimer* , Kathy Leadbitter, Jennifer Litton Tidd, Marie Manalili* , Menelly Martin, Anna Millichamp, Hannah E. Morton* , Vishnu KK Nair, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Amy Pearson* , Elizabeth Pellicano, Hattie Porter* , Rebecca E. Poulsen* , Zoë S. Robertson, Kayla Rodriguez* , Anne M. Roux, Mary C. Russell* , Jacalyn G. Ryan* , Noah Sasson, Holly Smith Grier, Mark Somerville* , Cole Sorensen* , Kayden M. Stockwell* , Tauna Szymanski, Sandra Hodgetts, Martine Van Driel* , Victoria VanUitert* , Krysia Emily Waldock* , Nick Walker* , Courtney Watts* , Zachary J. Williams* , Richard Woods* , Betty Yu, Meghan Zadow, Jordyn Zimmerman* , Alyssa Hillary Zisk* (2023). Anti‐ableist language is fully compatible with high‐quality autism research: Response to S inger et al. (2023). Autism Research, 16(4), 673-676.

Publication date: 1 Apr 2023 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 39 / 69 (56.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 17 (41.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 77 / 105 (73.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 43 / 71 (60.6%)
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Karen Leneh Buckle* , Kathy Leadbitter, Ellen Poliakoff, Emma Gowen (2021). “No Way Out Except From External Intervention”: First-Hand Accounts of Autistic Inertia. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 631596-631596.

Publication date: 13 Jul 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 66 (6.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 190 (3.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 168 (3.6%)
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Kathy Leadbitter, Karen Leneh Buckle* , Ceri Ellis, Martijn Dekker* (2021). Autistic Self-Advocacy and the Neurodiversity Movement: Implications for Autism Early Intervention Research and Practice. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 635690-635690.

Publication date: 12 Apr 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 4 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 17 / 81 (21.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 311 (8.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 20 / 241 (8.3%)
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Kathy Leadbitter, Wendy Macdonald, Carol Taylor, Karen Leneh Buckle* , and the PACT Consortium* (2020). Parent perceptions of participation in a parent-mediated communication-focussed intervention with their young child with autism spectrum disorder. Autism, 24(8), 2129-2141.

Publication date: 15 Jul 2020 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 58 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 251 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 183 (0.0%)
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