Katy Unwin ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project because of their contribution to 11 academic works co-authored with two people identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 11
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 8
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 11

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 12 (distinct: 2)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 32
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 38 (distinct: 14)

Frequent co-authors

Josephine Barbaro* 8
Cheryl Dissanayake 6
Gemma Davy 4
Patrick Dwyer* 4
Perrin Date 3
Alison. E. Lane 2
Anne Masi 2
Antonio Mendoza Diaz 2

Publications by year

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2021
2
2022
1
2023
3
2024
3
2025
1
2026

Publication types

Article 8
Preprint 3

11 publications

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Patrick Dwyer* , Laura Therese Broadbent, Max Bower, Sarah Curtis, Caden Hariz, Keira Plozza, Elizabeth Briese, Katy Unwin (2026). Everyday Sensory Experiences of Autistic University Students in Australia: An Experience Sampling Approach. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 15 Feb 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%)
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Patrick Dwyer* , Muzna Dakakni, Lubna Faris, Katy Unwin (2025). Monotropism, Hyperfocus, or Autotelic Personality? Attention Styles and Autism. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 21 Nov 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%)
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Patrick Dwyer* , Muzna Dakakni, Lubna Faris, Katy Unwin (2025). Monotropism, Hyperfocus, or Autotelic Personality? Attention Styles and Autism. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 23 Sep 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%)
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Katy Unwin, Kelsey Philpott‐Robinson, Josephine Barbaro* , Patrick Dwyer* , Nancy Sadka, Perrin Date, Alison. E. Lane (2025). ‘We’re quite good at thinking outside the box: Early autistic sensory experiences expressed by autistic adults and caregivers of autistic children. Autism, 29(8), 2084-2096.

Publication date: 25 Apr 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 7 (28.6%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 61 (13.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 191 (5.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 173 (5.8%)
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Gemma Davy, Josephine Barbaro* , Katy Unwin, Megan L. E. Clark, Rachel Jellett, Perrin Date, Melanie Muniandy, Cheryl Dissanayake (2024). Child and caregiver predictors of primary caregiver participation in families of school‐aged Autistic children. Autism Research, 17(7), 1475-1486.

Publication date: 23 May 2024 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 75 (5.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 229 (2.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 203 (1.0%)
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Lisa Karlov, Anne Masi, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Feroza Khan, Teresa Winata, Melissa Gilbert, Radhika Nair, Cheryl Dissanayake, Josephine Barbaro* , Valsamma Eapen, Autism Surveillance Study Team, Ifrah Abdullahi, Joseph Descallar, John Eastwood, Iqbal Hasan, Bin Jalaludin, Jane Kohlhoff, S. T. Liaw, Raghu Lingam, Natalie Ong, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Katy Unwin, Katrina Williams, Sue Woolfenden (2024). A Preliminary Trial of an Early Surveillance Program for Autism and Developmental Delays within General Practices. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 37(2), 279-289.

Publication date: 15 Mar 2024 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 24 (4.2%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 35 (11.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 262 (1.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 187 (0.5%)
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Gemma Davy, Josephine Barbaro* , Katy Unwin, Megan L. E. Clark, Rachel Jellett, Perrin Date, Melanie Muniandy, Cheryl Dissanayake (2024). Leisure, community, workforce participation and quality of life in primary and secondary caregivers of autistic children. Autism Research, 17(4), 799-811.

Publication date: 27 Feb 2024 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 67 (6.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 235 (1.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 213 (0.9%)
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Gemma Davy, Josephine Barbaro* , Katy Unwin, Cheryl Dissanayake (2023). Leisure, Employment, Community Participation, and Quality of Life in Primary Caregivers of Autistic Children: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 54(7), 2591-2603.

Publication date: 12 May 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 60 (6.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 204 (2.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 185 (2.2%)
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Katy Unwin, Josephine Barbaro* , Mirko Uljarevic, Azul Hussain, Madison Chetcuti, Alison. E. Lane (2022). The Sensory Observation Autism Rating Scale (SOAR): Developed using the PROMIS ® framework. Autism Research, 16(3), 617-629.

Publication date: 24 Dec 2022 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 64 (1.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 321 (0.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 245 (0.4%)
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Gemma Davy, Katy Unwin, Josephine Barbaro* , Cheryl Dissanayake (2022). Leisure, employment, community participation and quality of life in caregivers of autistic children: A scoping review. Autism, 26(8), 1916-1930.

Publication date: 28 Jun 2022 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 109 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 394 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 368 (0.0%)
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Josephine Barbaro* , Anne Masi, Melissa Gilbert, Radhika Nair, Ifrah Abdullahi, Joseph Descallar, Cheryl Dissanayake, John Eastwood, Iqbal Hasan, Bin Jalaludin, Lisa Karlov, Feroza Khan, Jane Kohlhoff, S. T. Liaw, Raghu Lingam, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Natalie Ong, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Katy Unwin, Sue Woolfenden, Valsamma Eapen (2021). A Multistate Trial of an Early Surveillance Program for Autism Within General Practices in Australia. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, 640359-640359.

Publication date: 23 Apr 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 21 (4.8%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 83 (8.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 7 / 494 (1.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 352 (0.3%)
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