Sandra Thom-Jones

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Sandra
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Thom-Jones
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0000-0002-0258-3348 Confirmed
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Jones, Sandra, Jones, Sandra C., S. C. Jones, S. Jones, SANDRA C. JONES, Sandra C. Thom-Jones, Sandra Carol Jones, Sandra JONES, Sandra Thom-Jones, SandraC Jones, Sandra Thom-Jones, Sandra C. Thom-Jones, Sandra C. Jones
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Publication overview

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38

32 publications with a cited bibliography (84.2%)

Publications by year

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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2019
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2021
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2026

Publication types

Article 29
Online article 4
Book chapter 3
Dataset 2

Frequent co-authors

Chloe S. Gordon 9
Chris Magee 7
Elizabeth K. Cridland 7
Peter Caputi 7
Jennifer Lowe 5
Fiona Sharkie 4
Muhammad Akram 4
Nicole Murphy 4

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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2026). First Do No Harm? Reflections on the “Autistics as Parents” Literature. Autism in Adulthood.

Published on: 30 Jun 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 19 (26.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 10 / 85 (11.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 9 / 81 (11.1%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Charlotte Brownlow, Susan Abel (2025). Challenges, Strengths, and Joys of Autistic Parents: An Abductive Qualitative Content Analysis of Parent Interviews. Autism in Adulthood.

Published on: 7 Oct 2025 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 43 (23.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 26 / 212 (12.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 184 (9.8%)
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Lindsay O’Dell, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Charlotte Brownlow (2025). From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common. The Conversation.

Published on: 29 Sep 2025 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Online article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 2 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 5 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 5 (0.0%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chloe S. Gordon, Simone Mizzi (2025). ‘I shouldn’t have to educate their school about what autism is’: Community attitudes and parent reports of autistic primary and secondary school experiences in Australia. Autism, 29(10), 2451-2462.

Published on: 31 May 2025 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 42 (11.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 118 (4.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 107 (2.8%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Simone Mizzi, Jennifer Lowe (2025). I’m Fine with Autistic People, but Other Folks Feel Uncomfortable: Exploring the Gap Between Reported Community Attitudes and Autistic Lived Experience. Autism in Adulthood.

Published on: 14 Apr 2025 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 39 (17.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 130 (6.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 107 (3.7%)
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Jennifer Lowe, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Simone Mizzi (2024). The pandemic paradox: a mixed methods participatory approach to understanding autistic adults’ experiences during COVID-19. Disability & Society, 40(9), 2517-2538.

Published on: 20 Dec 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 65 (21.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 29 / 292 (9.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 22 / 254 (8.7%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Charlotte Brownlow, Susan Abel (2024). Experiences of Autistic Parents, from Conception to Raising Adult Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Autism in Adulthood, 8(3), 284-304.

Published on: 22 Oct 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 80 (12.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 21 / 305 (6.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 12 / 250 (4.8%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2024). New ABC show The Assembly highlights how neurodivergence can enhance jobs or study. The Conversation.

Published on: 19 Aug 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Online article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Hanna Stephenson, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Jennifer Lowe, Lisa Milne (2024). “I Know It’s Very Spectrum-y”: Autistic Women Reflect on Sensory Aspects of Food and Eating. Autism in Adulthood, 7(5), 612-622.

Published on: 23 May 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: 5 / 65 (7.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 9 / 226 (4.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 9 / 211 (4.3%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Imogen Melgaard, Chloe S. Gordon (2024). Autistic Women’s Experience of Motherhood: A Qualitative Analysis of Reddit. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55(7), 2539-2549.

Published on: 26 Apr 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 58 (10.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 12 / 188 (6.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 178 (5.6%)

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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Jennifer Lowe (2024). Innovative and Neuro-affirming Autistic Approaches to Autism Research. In The Palgrave Handbook of Research Methods and Ethics in Neurodiversity Studies (pp. 161-182). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Published on: 1 Jan 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 15 / 24 (62.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 20 / 87 (23.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 12 / 71 (16.9%)
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Chris Edwards*, Abigail M.A. Love, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Ru Ying Cai, Boyd Thai Hoang Nguyen, Vicki Gibbs (2023). ‘Most people have no idea what autism is’: Unpacking autism disclosure using social media analysis. Autism, 28(5), 1107-1119.

Published on: 22 Aug 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 6 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 55 (14.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 176 (4.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 150 (4.7%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2023). Advice for autistic people considering a career in academia. Autism, 27(7), 2187-2192.

Published on: 23 Mar 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 28 (14.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 91 (12.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 84 (11.9%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Jennifer Lowe, Nicola C. Edwards, Jade Maloney (2023). Autism. In Social Marketing (pp. 321-329). Routledge.

Published on: 23 Feb 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chloe S. Gordon, Simone Mizzi (2023). Representation of autism in fictional media: A systematic review of media content and its impact on viewer knowledge and understanding of autism. Autism, 27(8), 2205-2217.

Published on: 19 Feb 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 55 (10.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 139 (4.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 124 (1.6%)
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Maxine O'Connor, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chloe S. Gordon, Annette Joosten (2022). Exploring Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Inclusion on a University Campus for Autistic Students. Autism in Adulthood, 6(1), 36-46.

Published on: 7 Dec 2022 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: 3 / 35 (8.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 99 (3.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 91 (3.3%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2022). Hey look, I’m (not) on TV: autistic people reflect on autism portrayals in entertainment media. Disability & Society, 39(6), 1484-1501.

Published on: 29 Nov 2022 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 25 (4.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 51 (2.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 46 (2.2%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Emma Trott, Chloe S. Gordon, Lisa Milne (2022). Perception of the Portrayal of Autism in Netflix's Atypical Within the Autism Community. Autism in Adulthood, 5(1), 76-85.

Published on: 8 Nov 2022 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: 0 / 24 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 44 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 40 (0.0%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2022). How do we make workplaces work for autistic people? The Conversation.

Published on: 13 Sep 2022 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Online article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2022). Autistics working in academia: What are the barriers and facilitators? Autism, 27(3), 822-831.

Published on: 11 Aug 2022 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 31 (12.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 13 / 109 (11.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 100 (11.0%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2022). Measuring the Wrong Thing the Right Way? Time to Rethink Autism Research Tools. Autism in Adulthood, 4(2), 104-109.

Published on: 14 Mar 2022 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 20 (20.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 7 / 76 (9.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 75 (9.3%)
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Patrick Dwyer*, Sara M. Acevedo*, Heather M. Brown*, Jordan Grapel*, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Brett Ranon Nachman*, Dora M Raymaker*, Zachary J. Williams* (2021). An Expert Roundtable Discussion on Experiences of Autistic Autism Researchers. Autism in Adulthood, 3(3), 209-220.

Published on: 20 Aug 2021 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 8 / 8 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 26 (42.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 22 / 101 (21.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 14 / 86 (16.3%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2021). Let's Talk About Autistic Autism Researchers. Autism in Adulthood, 3(3), 206-208.

Published on: 17 Aug 2021 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 12 (75.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 19 / 56 (33.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 13 / 44 (29.5%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chloe S. Gordon, Muhammad Akram, Nicole Murphy, Fiona Sharkie (2021). Inclusion, Exclusion and Isolation of Autistic People: Community Attitudes and Autistic People’s Experiences. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(3), 1131-1142.

Published on: 21 Apr 2021 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 40 (2.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 118 (0.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 114 (0.9%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Muhammad Akram, Chloe S. Gordon, Nicole Murphy, Fiona Sharkie (2021). Autism in Australia: Community Knowledge and Autistic People’s Experiences. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(10), 3677-3689.

Published on: 3 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 56 (8.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 135 (3.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 125 (3.2%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Muhammad Akram, Chloe S. Gordon, Nicole Murphy, Fiona Sharkie (2021). Autism Experiences Questionnaire. PsycTESTS Dataset.

Published on: 1 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Dataset Language: French
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones*, Muhammad Akram, Chloe S. Gordon, Nicole Murphy, Fiona Sharkie (2021). Community Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Autism Questionnaire. PsycTESTS Dataset.

Published on: 1 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Dataset Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%)
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Olivia A. Smith, Sandra Thom-Jones* (2019). ‘Coming Out’ with Autism: Identity in People with an Asperger’s Diagnosis After DSM-5. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(2), 592-602.

Published on: 11 Nov 2019 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 61 (4.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 113 (2.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 107 (2.8%)
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Sandra Thom-Jones* (2019). We need to stop perpetuating the myth that children grow out of autism. The Conversation.

Published on: 10 Sep 2019 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Online article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Andrea Garner, Valerie Harwood, Sandra Thom-Jones* (2016). Discourses of Autism on Film: An Analysis of Memorable Images that Create Definition. In The Palgrave Handbook of Adult Mental Health (pp. 151-166). Palgrave Macmillan UK.

Published on: 1 Jan 2016 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 51 (2.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 63 (1.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 61 (1.6%)
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Elizabeth K. Cridland, Peter Caputi, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chris Magee (2015). The perceptions and experiences of adolescent boys with autism spectrum disorder: A personal construct psychology perspective. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 40(4), 354-367.

Published on: 10 Aug 2015 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: 4 / 88 (4.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 207 (1.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 182 (0.5%)
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Andrea Garner, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Valerie Harwood (2015). Authentic representations or stereotyped ‘outliers’: using the CARS2 to assess film portrayals of Autism Spectrum Disorders. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 8(4), 414-425.

Published on: 22 Jun 2015 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 41 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 58 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 49 (0.0%)
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Elizabeth K. Cridland, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Gerard Stoyles, Peter Caputi, Chris Magee (2015). Families Living With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 31(3), 196-207.

Published on: 22 Apr 2015 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 85 (3.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 173 (1.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 150 (0.7%)
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Elizabeth K. Cridland, Peter Caputi, Beverly M. Walker, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chris Magee (2015). A Personal Constructivist Approach for Investigating the Patterns of Dependency of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Case Study of Two Families. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 29(1), 30-50.

Published on: 11 Apr 2015 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 77 (3.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 148 (2.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 125 (0.8%)
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Elizabeth K. Cridland, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Peter Caputi, Chris Magee (2014). Qualitative research with families living with autism spectrum disorder: Recommendations for conducting semistructured interviews. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 40(1), 78-91.

Published on: 30 Sep 2014 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: 2 / 61 (3.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 134 (1.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 121 (0.8%)
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Elizabeth K. Cridland, Peter Caputi, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chris Magee (2013). Understanding high-functioning autism during adolescence: A personal construct theory approach. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 39(1), 108-118.

Published on: 17 Dec 2013 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: 0 / 84 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 146 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 135 (0.0%)
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Elizabeth K. Cridland, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Peter Caputi, Chris Magee (2013). Being a Girl in a Boys’ World: Investigating the Experiences of Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders During Adolescence. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(6), 1261-1274.

Published on: 12 Nov 2013 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: 1 / 73 (1.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 189 (0.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 170 (0.6%)
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Elizabeth K. Cridland, Sandra Thom-Jones*, Chris Magee, Peter Caputi (2013). Family-focused autism spectrum disorder research: A review of the utility of family systems approaches. Autism, 18(3), 213-222.

Published on: 3 Oct 2013 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: 0 / 103 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 211 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 187 (0.0%)
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