Richard Woods 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: 23
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 15
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 10

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 62 (distinct: 47)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 115
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 287 (distinct: 90)

Frequent co-authors

Aimee Grant* 4
Amy Pearson* 3
Gemma Williams* 3
Kathryn Williams* 3
Krysia Emily Waldock* 3
Monique Botha* 3
Courtney Watts* 2
Damian Milton* 2

Publications by year

2
2017
2
2018
4
2019
1
2020
6
2021
2
2022
5
2023
1
2024

Publication types

Article 13
Preprint 6
Book chapter 4

23 publications

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Richard Woods* , Kathryn Williams* , Courtney Watts* (2023). “Profound autism”: The dire consequences of diagnostic overshadowing. Autism Research, 16(9), 1656-1657.

Publication date: 15 Aug 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 3 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 14 (28.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 46 / 90 (51.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 45 / 82 (54.9%)
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Aimee Grant* , Gemma Williams* , Kathryn Williams* , Richard Woods* (2023). Unmet need, epistemic injustice and early death: how social policy for Autistic adults in England and Wales fails to slay Beveridge’s Five Giants. In Social Policy Review 35 (pp. 239-257). Policy Press.

Publication date: 30 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 4 (100.0%)
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Aimee Grant* , Gemma Williams* , Kathryn Williams* , Richard Woods* (2023). Unmet need, epistemic injustice and early death: how social policy for Autistic adults in England and Wales fails to slay Beveridge’s Five Giants. In Social Policy Review 35 (pp. 239-257). Policy Press.

Publication date: 30 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 4 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 29 (24.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 73 (15.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 71 (14.1%)
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Valeria Garau, Aja Louise Murray, Richard Woods* , Nicholas Chown* , Sonny Hallett* , Fergus Murray* , Rebecca Wood, Sue Fletcher-Watson (2023). Development and Validation of a Novel Self-Report Measure of Monotropism in Autistic and Non-Autistic People: The Monotropism Questionnaire. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 14 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 8 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 12 / 36 (33.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 18 / 114 (15.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 13 / 107 (12.1%)
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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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Richard Woods* (2022). Rational (Pathological) Demand Avoidance. In The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Autism Studies (pp. 56-75). Routledge.

Publication date: 21 Oct 2022 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Richard Woods* (2022). “Pathological”/ “Extreme”/ “Rational” Demand-Avoidance: Reviewing and Refining its Contested Terrain Through an Educational Perspective. - A Frontiers in Education PDA special issue. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 5 Jun 2022 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 19 (15.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 62 (4.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 47 (6.4%)
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Monique Botha* , Aimee Grant* , Ann Memmott* , Damian Milton* , Amy Pearson* , Gemma Williams* , Richard Woods* (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.

Publication date: 29 Oct 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 7 / 7 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 22 / 79 (27.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 36 / 271 (13.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 24 / 236 (10.2%)
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Amy Pearson* , Richard Woods* , Hayley Morgan, Monique Botha* (2021). Creating truly radical change in autism research: A response to Frith and Mottron. Autism Research, 14(10), 2243-2244.

Publication date: 8 Sep 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 4 (75.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 9 (33.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 27 (14.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 23 (17.4%)
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Richard Woods* (2021). Demand-Avoidance Phenomena (“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance): Is it premature to assume DAP is an autism spectrum disorder? A response to Kildahl et al (2021). Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 22 Aug 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Richard Woods* , Krysia Emily Waldock* (2021). Critical Autism Studies. In Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (pp. 1240-1248). Springer International Publishing.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 2 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 24 / 91 (26.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 44 / 169 (26.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 29 / 140 (20.7%)
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Richard Woods* (2021). Pathological demand avoidance (PDA): Its four schools of thought. Developmental Psychology Forum, 1(94), 10-14.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 29 (6.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 70 (2.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 48 (2.1%)
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Richard Woods* (2020). Commentary: Demand Avoidance Phenomena, a manifold issue? Intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety as explanatory frameworks for extreme demand avoidance in children and adolescents – a commentary on Stuart et al. (2020). Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 25(2), 68-70.

Publication date: 16 Jan 2020 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 19 (15.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 33 (9.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 26 (3.8%)
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Richard Woods* , Krysia Emily Waldock* , Nathan Keates, Hayley Morgan (2019). Empathy and a Personalised Approach in Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(2), 850-852.

Publication date: 11 Nov 2019 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 4 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 23 (26.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 74 (10.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 67 (10.4%)
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Richard Woods* (2019). Autism: a new introduction to psychological theory and current debate. Disability & Society, 35(4), 688-690.

Publication date: 10 Jul 2019 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 22 (63.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 27 / 58 (46.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 48 (37.5%)
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Richard Woods* (2019). Demand Avoidance Phenomena (Pathological Demand Avoidance): an ethical challenge to its orthodoxy. SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University).

Publication date: 1 Jan 2019 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Richard Woods* (2019). Is the concept of Demand Avoidance Phenomena (Pathological Demand Avoidance) real or mythical? Research Open (London South Bank University).

Publication date: 1 Jan 2019 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Richard Woods* , Damian Milton* , Larry R. Arnold* , Steve Graby* (2018). Redefining Critical Autism Studies: a more inclusive interpretation. Disability & Society, 33(6), 974-979.

Publication date: 30 Mar 2018 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 4 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 17 (35.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 24 (25.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 21 (19.0%)
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Richard Woods* (2018). Neurodiversity Movement and Rational Demand Avoidance: The clash of 2 competing biopower technologies in action. SHURA (Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive) (Sheffield Hallam University).

Publication date: 1 Jan 2018 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Richard Woods* (2017). Exploring how the social model of disability can be re-invigorated for autism: in response to Jonathan Levitt. Disability & Society, 32(7), 1090-1095.

Publication date: 18 May 2017 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 9 (11.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 18 (5.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 17 (5.9%)
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Richard Woods* (2017). Pathological demand avoidance: my thoughts on looping effects and commodification of autism. Disability & Society, 32(5), 753-758.

Publication date: 31 Mar 2017 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 15 (6.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 26 (3.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 25 (4.0%)
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