Debbie Spain ORCID iD

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

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 9
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 7
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 9

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 14 (distinct: 5)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 33
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 72 (distinct: 48)

Frequent co-authors

David Mason* 6
Francesca Happé 5
Eloise Stark* 3
Alan Simpson 2
Amanda Timmerman* 2
Anna Greenburgh 2
Ariana Kular 2
Bethany Parsons 2

Publications by year

1
2020
1
2021
4
2022
1
2023
2
2024

Publication types

Article 7
Book chapter 1
Preprint 1

9 publications

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Sofia Loizou, Tamara Pemovska, Theodora Stefanidou, Una Foye, Ruth Cooper, Ariana Kular, Anna Greenburgh, Helen Baldwin, Jessica Griffiths, Katherine R. K. Saunders, Phoebe Barnett, Matilda Minchin, Gráinne Brady, Nafiso Ahmed, Jennie Parker* , Beverley Chipp, Rachel Rowan Olive, Robin Jackson, Amanda Timmerman* , Suzi J. Sapiets, Eva Driskell, Bethany Parsons, Debbie Spain, Vasiliki Totsika, Will Mandy, Richard Pender, Philippa Clery, Kylee Trevillion, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Alan Simpson, Sonia Johnson (2024). Approaches to improving mental healthcare for autistic people: systematic review. BJPsych Open, 10(4), e128-e128.

Publication date: 1 Jul 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 31 (6.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 73 (8.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 14 / 415 (3.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 12 / 356 (3.4%)
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Tamara Pemovska, Sofia Loizou, Rebecca Appleton, Debbie Spain, Theodora Stefanidou, Ariana Kular, Ruth Cooper, Anna Greenburgh, Jessica Griffiths, Phoebe Barnett, Una Foye, Helen Baldwin, Matilda Minchin, Gráinne Brady, Katherine R. K. Saunders, Nafiso Ahmed, Robin Jackson, Rachel Rowan Olive, Jennie Parker* , Amanda Timmerman* , Suzi J. Sapiets, Eva Driskell, Beverley Chipp, Bethany Parsons, Vasiliki Totsika, Will Mandy, Richard Pender, Philippa Clery, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Alan Simpson, Sonia Johnson (2024). Approaches to improving mental health care for autistic children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 54(10), 2313-2343.

Publication date: 17 May 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 31 (6.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 127 (7.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 28 / 769 (3.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 27 / 630 (4.3%)
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David Mason* , James Acland, Eloise Stark* , Francesca Happé, Debbie Spain (2023). Compassion-focused therapy with autistic adults. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1267968-1267968.

Publication date: 26 Oct 2023 Added to AutiHub: 16 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 5 (40.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 62 (16.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 20 / 251 (8.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 219 (8.2%)
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Debbie Spain, Gavin Robert Stewart, David Mason* , Janine Robinson, Simone J. Capp, Nicola Gillan, Ian Ensum, Francesca Happé (2022). Autism Diagnostic Assessments With Children, Adolescents, and Adults Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Professionals. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 789449-789449.

Publication date: 28 Apr 2022 Added to AutiHub: 22 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 40 (2.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 1 / 219 (0.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 196 (0.5%)
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Debbie Spain, Gavin Robert Stewart, David Mason* , Victoria Milner, Bryony Fairhurst, Janine Robinson, Nicola Gillan, Ian Ensum, Eloise Stark* , Francesca Happé (2022). Telehealth Autism Diagnostic Assessments With Children, Young People, and Adults: Qualitative Interview Study With England-Wide Multidisciplinary Health Professionals. JMIR Mental Health, 9(7), e37901.

Publication date: 27 Apr 2022 Added to AutiHub: 16 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 10 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 39 (5.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 149 (1.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 138 (0.7%)
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Debbie Spain, Victoria Milner, David Mason* , Hannah Iannelli, Chris Attoe, Ruwani Ampegama, Lorcan Kenny, Aleks Saunders, Francesca Happé, Karina Marshall-Tate (2022). Improving Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Autistic Individuals: A Delphi Survey with Practitioners. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 41(1), 45-63.

Publication date: 8 Apr 2022 Added to AutiHub: 22 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 10 (10.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 30 (6.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 112 (2.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 100 (2.0%)
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Debbie Spain, David Mason* , Simone J. Capp, Laura Stoppelbein, Susan W White, Francesca Happé (2021). “This may be a really good opportunity to make the world a more autism friendly place”: Professionals’ perspectives on the effects of COVID-19 on autistic individuals. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 83, 101747.

Publication date: 7 Mar 2021 Added to AutiHub: 22 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 59 (3.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 306 (1.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 294 (1.4%)
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Cat Hughes* , Bethan Davies, Sarah Cassidy, Jacqui Rodgers, Marinos Kyriakopoulos, Debbie Spain (2020). Supporting autistic children and young people through crisis – an Autistica evidence resource on suicide for crisis workers. Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd, 2, 30.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2020 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%)
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