Brett Heasman 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: 21
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 20
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 7

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 14 (distinct: 5)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 232
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 388 (distinct: 117)

Frequent co-authors

Anna Remington 11
Elizabeth Pellicano 5
Jade Davies 5
Laura Crane 5
Adam Livesey* 4
Amy S. Walker* 4
Lorna G. Hamilton 4
Alex Gillespie 3

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Michele Deakin, Lorna G. Hamilton, Brett Heasman* , Stephanie Petty (2026). Fit-for-purpose Psychological Interventions to Support the Well-Being of Autistic Adults: A Systematic Review. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 11, 23969415261436238-23969415261436238.

Publication date: 1 May 2026 Added to AutiHub: 29 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 29 / 167 (17.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 85 / 824 (10.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 66 / 698 (9.5%)
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Daniella Wain, Gemma Williams* , Divine Charura, Lorna G. Hamilton, Damian Milton* , Deborah Wortman, Brett Heasman* (2026). Transitioning in and out of Autistic Flow: A Qualitative Study Presenting a Non‐Pathologising Approach to Autistic Well‐Being and Conceptualising Autistic Ways of Being in Clinical and Therapeutic Settings. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 26(1).

Publication date: 27 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 7 (42.9%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 23 / 61 (37.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 36 / 182 (19.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 17 / 151 (11.3%)
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Maria Ashworth, Brett Heasman* , Laura Crane, Anna Remington (2025). Tracking the long-term outcomes of a supported employment internship programme for autistic adults without a learning disability. Neurodiversity, 3.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2025 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 12 / 91 (13.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 27 / 346 (7.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 19 / 255 (7.5%)
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Michele Deakin, Stephanie Petty, Brett Heasman* , Lorna G. Hamilton (2024). A critical reflection on definitions of autistic well‐being. Brain and Behavior, 14(7), e3572-e3572.

Publication date: 30 Jun 2024 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 31 (35.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 12 / 115 (10.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 8 / 100 (8.0%)
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Brett Heasman* , Gemma Williams* , Divine Charura, Lorna G. Hamilton, Damian Milton* , Fergus Murray* (2024). Towards autistic flow theory: A non‐pathologising conceptual approach. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 54(4), 469-497.

Publication date: 3 Jun 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 6 (66.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 39 / 133 (29.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 56 / 371 (15.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 25 / 283 (8.8%)
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Maria Ashworth, Brett Heasman* , Laura Crane, Anna Remington (2024). Evaluating the impact of an online autism training on changing employers’ autism knowledge and commitment to inclusion in the workplace. Neurodiversity, 2.

Publication date: 1 Feb 2024 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 74 (9.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 15 / 259 (5.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 202 (5.4%)
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Maria Ashworth, Brett Heasman* , Laura Crane, Anna Remington (2023). Evaluating a new supported employment internship programme for autistic young adults without intellectual disability. Autism, 28(8), 1934-1946.

Publication date: 28 Nov 2023 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 12 / 60 (20.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 15 / 220 (6.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 155 (6.5%)
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Amber Pryke-Hobbes, Jade Davies, Brett Heasman* , Adam Livesey* , Amy S. Walker* , Elizabeth Pellicano, Anna Remington (2023). The workplace masking experiences of autistic, non-autistic neurodivergent and neurotypical adults in the UK. PLOS ONE, 18(9), e0290001.

Publication date: 6 Sep 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 7 (42.9%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 15 / 79 (19.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 23 / 306 (7.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 12 / 234 (5.1%)
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Brett Heasman* , Lisa Parfitt (2023). Theoretical problems with oversimplifying autistic diversity into a single category. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 53(3), 333-336.

Publication date: 26 May 2023 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 12 / 24 (50.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 15 / 61 (24.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 50 (20.0%)
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Jade Davies, Anna Melissa Romualdez, Danae Malyan, Brett Heasman* , Adam Livesey* , Amy S. Walker* , Elizabeth Pellicano, Anna Remington (2023). Autistic Adults' Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research: Perspectives from the United Kingdom. Autism in Adulthood, 6(1), 72-85.

Publication date: 17 May 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 8 (37.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 100 (14.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 32 / 378 (8.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 23 / 306 (7.5%)
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Jade Davies, Brett Heasman* , Adam Livesey* , Amy S. Walker* , Elizabeth Pellicano, Anna Remington (2023). Access to employment: A comparison of autistic, neurodivergent and neurotypical adults’ experiences of hiring processes in the United Kingdom. Autism, 27(6), 1746-1763.

Publication date: 4 Jan 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 6 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 84 (11.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 15 / 261 (5.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 229 (4.8%)
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Keren MacLennan, Catherine Woolley, Emily andsensory, Brett Heasman* , Jess Starns, Becky George, Catherine Manning (2022). “It Is a Big Spider Web of Things”: Sensory Experiences of Autistic Adults in Public Spaces. Autism in Adulthood, 5(4), 411-422.

Publication date: 28 Sep 2022 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 7 (14.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 58 (13.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 184 (6.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 169 (5.9%)
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Jade Davies, Brett Heasman* , Adam Livesey* , Amy S. Walker* , Elizabeth Pellicano, Anna Remington (2022). Autistic adults’ views and experiences of requesting and receiving workplace adjustments in the UK. PLOS ONE, 17(8), e0272420.

Publication date: 5 Aug 2022 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 6 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 54 (5.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 137 (2.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 127 (1.6%)
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Anna Remington, Brett Heasman* , Anna Melissa Romualdez, Elizabeth Pellicano (2021). Experiences of autistic and non-autistic individuals participating in a corporate internship scheme. Autism, 26(1), 201-216.

Publication date: 19 Jun 2021 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 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: 4 / 198 (2.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 168 (1.2%)
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Catherine J. Crompton, Kilee M. DeBrabander, Brett Heasman* , Damian Milton* , Noah Sasson (2021). Double Empathy: Why Autistic People Are Often Misunderstood. Frontiers for Young Minds, 9.

Publication date: 11 May 2021 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 5 (40.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 9 (55.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 38 (15.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 24 (16.7%)
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Anna Melissa Romualdez, Brett Heasman* , Zachary Walker, Jade Davies, Anna Remington (2021). “People Might Understand Me Better”: Diagnostic Disclosure Experiences of Autistic Individuals in the Workplace. Autism in Adulthood, 3(2), 157-167.

Publication date: 13 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 53 (5.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 156 (1.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 154 (1.9%)
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Katie Maras, Jade Eloise Norris, Jemma Nicholson, Brett Heasman* , Anna Remington, Laura Crane (2020). Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers: An initial evaluation of adapted employment interview questions. Autism, 25(4), 1060-1075.

Publication date: 18 Dec 2020 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 108 (3.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 372 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 320 (1.2%)
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Katie Maras, Jade Eloise Norris, Jemma Nicholson, Brett Heasman* , Anna Remington, Laura Crane (2020). Adapting employment interview questions: Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers. Maras, K, Norris, J, Nicholson, J, Heasman, B, Remington, A & Crane, L 2021, 'Adapting employment interview questions: Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers', Autism, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1060-1075. https://doi.org/10.1177/136236132098131.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2020 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%)
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Brett Heasman* , Alex Gillespie (2019). Participants Over-Estimate How Helpful They Are in a Two-Player Game Scenario Toward an Artificial Confederate That Discloses a Diagnosis of Autism. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1349-1349.

Publication date: 11 Jun 2019 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 68 (14.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 172 (6.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 146 (4.8%)
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Brett Heasman* , Alex Gillespie (2019). Learning how to read autistic behavior from interactions between autistic people. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2019 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 13 (30.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 7 / 44 (15.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 39 (15.4%)
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Brett Heasman* , Alex Gillespie (2018). Neurodivergent intersubjectivity: Distinctive features of how autistic people create shared understanding. Autism, 23(4), 910-921.

Publication date: 3 Aug 2018 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 2 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 64 (10.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 148 (5.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 136 (4.4%)
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