Amy Pearson
This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project as a person identified as autistic.
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49 publications
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Helen Knight, Ray Winter, Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jon Rees (2026). “A Delightful Embodiment of Dichotomies”: A Qualitative Exploration of Self-Concept and Identity Among Autistic and Non-Autistic People. Autism in Adulthood.
vicki gibbs, Chris Edwards*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ru Ying Cai, Abigail Love, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2026). “It’s the Wild West Out There”: Autistic Adults’ Experiences of Seeking Connection Through Dating Apps. Autism in Adulthood.
Hannah Hobson, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Audrey Linden, Catherine Manning, Felicity Sedgewick, Laura Crane, Daniel Poole (2026). Open Data in Autism Research: The Views of Autistic People and Parents of Autistic Children. Collabra: Psychology, 12(1).
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Sumeera De Alwis, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sophie Hodgetts*Autistic author. Learn more… (2026). ‘And that’s Just About Gender … I'm Doing all of that Feeling Like an Alien in a Human Suit': Exploring the Lived Experiences of Masking in Autistic Women. Feminism & Psychology.
vicki gibbs, Chris Edwards*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ru Ying Cai, Abigail Love, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2026). Navigating Online Dating: Autistic Adults’ Experiences of Connections, Disclosure, and Safety. Autism in Adulthood.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Aimee Grant*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jennifer Leigh, Stephen J. Macdonald, Kathryn Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Gemma Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Elliott Spaeth, Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ann Memmott*Autistic author. Learn more… , Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… (2026). ‘ It's like calling short people vertically challenged’: Language and terminology preferences among neurodivergent adults in the United Kingdom. Neurodiversity, 4.
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Rachael K. Raw, Jon Rees, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , David R. Chadwick (2025). Neurodivergence as a Risk Factor for Post-COVID-19 Syndrome. COVID, 6(1), 1.
Aimee Grant*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jennifer Leigh, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Stephen J. Macdonald, Kathryn Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Gemma Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ann Memmott*Autistic author. Learn more… , Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). ‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology. Neurodiversity, 3.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Natassja Brennan-Devine, Chris Clarke, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Laura Beth Kelly, R. Moyse*Autistic author. Learn more… , Georgia Pavlopoulou (2025). “I Guess when a Lot of People Collectively Outwardly Don’t Like you, you Start to find a Dislike Within Yourself”: Experiences of Belonging Among Autistic Adolescents Assigned Female at Birth in Mainstream School Settings. School Mental Health, 17(4), 1373-1388.
Hannah Bertilsdotter Rosqvist*Autistic author. Learn more… , Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Georgia Pavlopoulou, Kristen Bottema-Beutel (2025). The social model in autism research. Autism, 29(9), 2201-2204.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). Autism, Interpersonal Violence, and Hate Crime. In The Routledge Handbook of Disability, Crime, and Justice (pp. 500-519). Routledge.
Paul Stenner, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , C. L. Watson, Ronit Pressler, Gemma Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Hannah Bertilsdotter Rosqvist*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lill Hultman, Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). Using Q Methodology, a Group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Researchers Ask: What is the Neurodiversity Movement and what should it do? Neurodiversity, 3.
Bethany Fearon, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… (2025). Exploring the Social and Emotional Impact of Puberty and Adolescence on Autistic People Assigned Female at Birth. Autism in Adulthood.
Ashton Ferguson*Autistic author. Learn more… , David Martin, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). “It Has Shown Me How Much I Am Capable Of”: An Exploration of Autistic Burnout Experiences in Motherhood. Autism in Adulthood, 8(4), 634-645.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… , Alex Mitchell, Wendy Joseph, Sarah Douglas*Autistic author. Learn more… , Felicity Sedgewick, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). “It’s Not a Physical Prison but You Can’t Get Out.” How Autistic Adults Make Sense of the Experience of Intimate Violence and Abuse. Autism in Adulthood, 8(3), 360-372.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… , Alex Mitchell, Wendy Joseph, Sarah Douglas*Autistic author. Learn more… , Felicity Sedgewick, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). “It’s a Long Process, and It’s a Long Journey”: Autistic Adult’s Experiences of Support and Recovery after Experiencing Intimate Violence and Abuse. Autism in Adulthood, 8(3), 373-384.
Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jenna Love, Halle Galbraith, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). Beyond White, Boy, and Blue: Exploring Prejudice and Dehumanization of Autistic People through Artificial Intelligence Generated Images. Center for Open Science.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). From disorder to difference. In Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People (pp. 7-18). Routledge.
Eilidh Cage, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lynsey McDevitt, Karis N. King, Liz Biscoe, Kirsty Tucker, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2024). Diagnosis as a new beginning not an end: A participatory photovoice study on navigating an autism diagnosis in adulthood. Autism, 28(8), 2014-2027.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Hannah Bertilsdotter Rosqvist*Autistic author. Learn more… , Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lill Hultman, C. L. Watson, Gemma Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sofia Österborg Wiklund, Paul Stenner, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lindsay O’Dell (2024). Strangers and Friends: Navigating Neurodiverse Research Collaboration. In The Palgrave Handbook of Research Methods and Ethics in Neurodiversity Studies (pp. 103-122). Springer Nature Switzerland.
Amelia Glackin, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rachael Davis (2023). “You Are the Expert of Your Own Experience”: A Thematic Analysis of Experiences of Autism and Gender Diversity in Adulthood. Autism in Adulthood, 6(3), 300-311.
Ben Alderson‐Day, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2023). What can neurodiversity tell us about inner speech, and vice versa? A theoretical perspective. Cortex, 168, 193-202.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2023). Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Autism in Adulthood. Autism in Adulthood, 5(3), 217-217.
Elliott Spaeth, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2023). A Reflective Analysis on Neurodiversity and Student Wellbeing. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 11(2), 109-120.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sophie Hodgetts*Autistic author. Learn more… (2023). “Comforting, Reassuring, and…Hot”: A Qualitative Exploration of Engaging in Bondage, Discipline, Domination, Submission, Sadism and (Sado)masochism and Kink from the Perspective of Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 6(1), 25-35.
Heini Natri*Autistic author. Learn more… , Oluwatobi Abubakare*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kassiane Asasumasu*Autistic author. Learn more… , Abha Basargekar, Flavien Beaud, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristen Bottema-Beutel, Maria Rosa Brea, Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown*Autistic author. Learn more… , Daisy A. Burr*Autistic author. Learn more… , Laurence Cobbaert*Autistic author. Learn more… , Christopher R. Dabbs*Autistic author. Learn more… , Donnie Denome*Autistic author. Learn more… , Shannon des Roches Rosa, Mary Doherty*Autistic author. Learn more… , Beth Edwards*Autistic author. Learn more… , Chris Edwards*Autistic author. Learn more… , Síle Ekaterin Liszk, Freya Elise*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sue Fletcher-Watson, Rebecca L. Flower, Stephanie Fuller*Autistic author. Learn more… , Dena L. Gassner*Autistic author. Learn more… , Morénike Giwa Onaiwu*Autistic author. Learn more… , Judith Good, Aimee Grant*Autistic author. Learn more… , Vicki L. Haddix, Siofra Heraty, Andrew Hundt, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Nathan Keates, Trayle Kulshan, Andrew J Lampi, Oswin Latimer*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kathy Leadbitter, Jennifer Litton Tidd, Marie Manalili*Autistic author. Learn more… , Menelly Martin, Anna Millichamp, Hannah E. Morton*Autistic author. Learn more… , Vishnu KK Nair, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Elizabeth Pellicano, Hattie Porter*Autistic author. Learn more… , Rebecca E. Poulsen*Autistic author. Learn more… , Zoë S. Robertson, Kayla Rodriguez*Autistic author. Learn more… , Anne M. Roux, Mary C. Russell*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jacalyn G. Ryan*Autistic author. Learn more… , Noah Sasson, Holly Smith Grier, Mark Somerville*Autistic author. Learn more… , Cole Sorensen*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kayden M. Stockwell*Autistic author. Learn more… , Tauna Szymanski, Sandra Hodgetts, Martine van Driel*Autistic author. Learn more… , Victoria VanUitert*Autistic author. Learn more… , Krysia Emily Waldock*Autistic author. Learn more… , Nick Walker*Autistic author. Learn more… , Courtney Watts*Autistic author. Learn more… , Zachary J. Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Richard Woods*Autistic author. Learn more… , Betty Yu, Meghan Zadow, Jordyn Zimmerman*Autistic author. Learn more… , Alyssa Hillary Zisk*Autistic author. Learn more… (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.
Hannah Bertilsdotter Rosqvist*Autistic author. Learn more… , Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristien Hens, Sarinah O’Donoghue*Autistic author. Learn more… , Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Anna Stenning*Autistic author. Learn more… (2023). Being, Knowing, and Doing: Importing Theoretical Toolboxes for Autism Studies. Autism in Adulthood, 5(1), 15-23.
Marie Manalili*Autistic author. Learn more… , Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Justin Sulik, Louise Creechan, Mahmoud M. Elsherif, Inika Murkumbi, Flavio Azevedo, Kathryn Bonnen, Judy Kim, Konrad P. Körding, Julie J. Lee, Manifold Obscura, Steven K. Kapp*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jan Philipp Röer, Talia Morstead (2023). From Puzzle to Progress: How Engaging With Neurodiversity Can Improve Cognitive Science. Cognitive Science, 47(2), e13255-e13255.
Hannah Bertilsdotter Rosqvist*Autistic author. Learn more… , Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kristien Hens, Sarinah O’Donoghue*Autistic author. Learn more… , Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Anna Stenning*Autistic author. Learn more… (2022). Cutting our own keys: New possibilities of neurodivergent storying in research. Autism, 27(5), 1235-1244.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sophie Hodgetts*Autistic author. Learn more… (2022). “Comforting, reassuring, and…hot”: A qualitative exploration of engaging in BDSM and Kink from the perspective of autistic adults. Center for Open Science.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Andrew Surtees, Catherine J. Crompton, Craig Goodall, Dhanya Pillai, Felicity Sedgewick, Sheena K. Au‐Yeung (2022). Editorial: Addressing community priorities in autism research. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1040446-1040446.
Hannah Hobson, Daniel Poole, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sue Fletcher-Watson (2022). Opening up autism research: Bringing open research methods to our field. Autism, 26(5), 1011-1013.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jon Rees (2022). ‘I felt like I deserved it because I was autistic’: Understanding the impact of interpersonal victimisation in the lives of autistic people. Autism, 27(2), 500-511.
Georgia Pavlopoulou, Claire J. Usher, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2022). ‘I can actually do it without any help or someone watching over me all the time and giving me constant instruction’: Autistic adolescent boys' perspectives on engagement in online video gaming. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 40(4), 557-571.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jon Rees (2022). ‘Professionals are the hardest to trust’ Supporting autistic adults who have experienced interpersonal victimisation. Center for Open Science.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Jon Rees, Samantha Forster (2022). “This Was Just How This Friendship Worked”: Experiences of Interpersonal Victimization Among Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 4(2), 141-150.
Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… , Aimee Grant*Autistic author. Learn more… , Ann Memmott*Autistic author. Learn more… , Damian Milton*Autistic author. Learn more… , Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Gemma Williams*Autistic author. Learn more… , Richard Woods*Autistic author. Learn more… (2021). Sonic bombardment, noise hypersensitivity and ethics: A response to Fodstad and colleagues: ‘Assessment and treatment of noise hypersensitivity in a teenager with autism Spectrum Disorder’. Center for Open Science.
Elliott Spaeth, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2021). A Reflective Analysis on Neurodiversity and Student Wellbeing: Conceptualising Practical Strategies for Inclusive Practice. Center for Open Science.
Elliott Spaeth, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2021). A Reflective Analysis on Neurodiversity and Student Wellbeing: Conceptualising Practical Strategies for Inclusive Practice. Center for Open Science.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Richard Woods*Autistic author. Learn more… , Hayley Morgan, Monique Botha*Autistic author. Learn more… (2021). Creating truly radical change in autism research: A response to Frith and Mottron. Autism Research, 14(10), 2243-2244.
Danielle Miller, Jon Rees, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2021). “Masking Is Life”: Experiences of Masking in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 3(4), 330-338.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Kieran Rose*Autistic author. Learn more… (2021). A Conceptual Analysis of Autistic Masking: Understanding the Narrative of Stigma and the Illusion of Choice. Autism in Adulthood, 3(1), 52-60.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Sophie Hodgetts*Autistic author. Learn more… (2020). Can cerebral lateralisation explain heterogeneity in language and increased non-right handedness in autism? A literature review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 105, 103738.
Samantha Forster, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… (2019). “Bullies tend to be obvious”: autistic adults perceptions of friendship and the concept of ‘mate crime’. Disability & Society, 35(7), 1103-1123.
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Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lauren Marsh, Danielle Ropar, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton (2015). Cognitive Mechanisms underlying visual perspective taking in typical and ASC children. Autism Research, 9(1), 121-130.
Lauren Marsh, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Danielle Ropar, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton (2014). Predictive Gaze During Observation of Irrational Actions in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(1), 245-261.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Lauren Marsh, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton, Danielle Ropar (2014). Spatial Transformations of Bodies and Objects in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(9), 2277-2289.
Lauren Marsh, Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Danielle Ropar, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton (2013). Children with autism do not overimitate. Current Biology, 23(7), R266-R268.
Amy Pearson*Autistic author. Learn more… , Danielle Ropar, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton (2013). A review of visual perspective taking in autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 652-652.