Meng-Chuan Lai ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project because of their contribution to 24 academic works co-authored with 38 people identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 24
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 20
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 24

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 65 (distinct: 38)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 210
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 437 (distinct: 137)

Frequent co-authors

John F. Strang 6
Anna I.R. van der Miesen 5
Mishel Alexandrovsky* 4
Adeline Lacroix* 3
Margot Frayne 3
Mary Doherty* 3
Reid Caplan* 3
Stephanie H. Ameis 3

Publications by year

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2024
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2025
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2026

Publication types

Article 21
Preprint 4

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Rachel L. Moseley* , Mary Barker, Shahar Bar Yehuda, Hannah Belcher* , Joy Benatov, Monique Botha* , Sarah Cassidy, Blandine French, Eynat Gal, Aimee Grant* , Darren Hedley, Amber John, Steven K. Kapp* , Anne V. Kirby, Meng-Chuan Lai, Sarah J. Marsden, Aja Louise Murray, Victoria Newell, Elizabeth O'Nions, Tracey A. Parsons* , Mirabel Pelton, Tanya Procyshyn, Jacqui Rodgers, Ella Sarel Mahlev, Jessica Schwartzman, Gavin Robert Stewart (2026). Autism and ADHD prevalence estimates: balancing concerns about overdiagnosis with the history of under-detection. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 17 Aug 2026 Added to AutiHub: 21 Sep 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 26 (23.1%)
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Adeline Lacroix* , Meng-Chuan Lai (2026). Subtle and unseen: Understanding the nuanced autism profiles in female individuals. Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique.

Publication date: 1 Aug 2026 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: 20 / 92 (21.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 22 / 1015 (2.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 901 (1.7%)
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Rachel L. Moseley* , Mary Barker, Shahar Bar Yehuda, Hannah Belcher* , Joy Benatov, Monique Botha* , Sarah Cassidy, Blandine French, Eynat Gal, Aimee Grant* , Darren Hedley, Amber John, Steven K. Kapp* , Anne V. Kirby, Meng-Chuan Lai, Aja Louise Murray, Victoria Newell, Elizabeth O'Nions, Tracey A. Parsons* , Mirabel Pelton, Tanya Procyshyn, Jacqui Rodgers, Ella Sarel Mahlev, Jessica Schwartzman, Gavin Robert Stewart (2026). Autism and ADHD prevalence estimates: balancing concerns about overdiagnosis with the history of under-detection. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 24 Jun 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 25 (24.0%)
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Adeline Lacroix* , William Vallet, Meng-Chuan Lai, Danièle Langloys, Magali Pignard, Jerome Brunelin, Marine Dubreucq, Caroline Demily (2026). Divergent Perceptions of Autistic Parents Among Health Care, Social Care, and Judicial Professionals and Autistic Adults: A Participatory Study. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 17 Jun 2026 Added to AutiHub: 9 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 68 (20.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 30 / 267 (11.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 28 / 251 (11.2%)
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Catherine Dakin* , Daniel Davies, Bernadette Grosjean* , Malcolm Kinnear* , Jason Lang* , Meng-Chuan Lai, Sam Porter, Anna Rebowska, Esther Sabel, Khurram Sadiq, Sebastian C.K. Shaw* , Mary Doherty* (2026). Breaking barriers to accessing mental healthcare for autistic people: the Autistic SPACE Framework for adult mental health settings. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 10 May 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 12 (50.0%)
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Catherine Dakin* , Daniel Davies, Jason Lang* , Malcolm Kinnear* , Meng-Chuan Lai, Sam Porter, Anna Rebowska, Esther Sabel, Khurram Sadiq, Sebastian C.K. Shaw* , Mary Doherty* (2026). Breaking barriers to accessing mental healthcare for autistic people: the Autistic SPACE Framework for adult mental health settings. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 30 Apr 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 5 / 11 (45.5%)
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Chun-Hao Liu, Mary Doherty* , Meng-Chuan Lai (2026). Autistic SPACE: clinician advocacy for improving school environments for autistic young people. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 10(6), 399-401.

Publication date: 12 Mar 2026 Added to AutiHub: 27 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 9 (33.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 71 (8.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 5 / 65 (7.7%)
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Valerie Courchesne, Margot Frayne, Chantelle Castelino, Vanessa Luk, Louisa Lok Yee Man, Ching-Hua Julie Lee, Paria Baharikhoob, Carleigh Pace‐Tonna* , Patrick Jachyra, Stephanie H. Ameis, Hsiang‐Yuan Lin, Amanda Sawyer, Juveria Zaheer, Yona Lunsky, Meng-Chuan Lai (2026). In Times of Need: Psychiatric Emergency Department Presentations in Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 22 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 24 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 15 (6.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 91 (7.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 18 / 496 (3.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 17 / 462 (3.7%)
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Mishel Alexandrovsky* , Wei Ai, Jiakun Yu, William A. Cunningham, Meng-Chuan Lai (2026). Social Evaluation of Neurotype-Dependent Media Contents in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 22 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 24 / 97 (24.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 31 / 347 (8.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 20 / 262 (7.6%)
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Adeline Lacroix* , Chih-Chen Tzang, Jiakun Yu, Benjamin Koshy Jacob, Mishel Alexandrovsky* , Anna Winge-Breen, Terri Rodak, Meng-Chuan Lai (2025). Disproportionate mental health risks in autistic females: A rapid review with quantitative and narrative syntheses. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 80, 101229.

Publication date: 14 Dec 2025 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 8 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 22 / 270 (8.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 39 / 1440 (2.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 32 / 1145 (2.8%)
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Ching-Hua Julie Lee, Louisa Lok Yee Man, Alexandra Morra, Carleigh Pace‐Tonna* , Chantelle Castelino, Valerie Courchesne, Margot Frayne, Vanessa Luk, Paria Baharikhoob, Patrick Jachyra, Juveria Zaheer, Stephanie H. Ameis, Hsiang‐Yuan Lin, Amanda Sawyer, Yona Lunsky, Meng-Chuan Lai (2025). Psychiatric Emergency Visits of Autistic Adults With or Without Documented Borderline Personality Disorder. Autism Research, 19(1), e70148-e70148.

Publication date: 20 Nov 2025 Added to AutiHub: 24 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 16 (6.2%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 64 (4.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 348 (1.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 5 / 314 (1.6%)
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Mishel Alexandrovsky* , Margot Frayne, Meng-Chuan Lai (2025). What is autism? Identity in jeopardy and the collaborative way ahead. Autism, 29(10), 2371-2378.

Publication date: 30 Aug 2025 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 23 / 87 (26.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 58 / 404 (14.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 44 / 358 (12.3%)
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Μarina Charalampopoulou, Alaa T. Ibrahim, Heather Prime, Nicole Eddy, Larissa Panetta, Heather M. Brown* , Shital Desai, Kylie M. Gray, Meng-Chuan Lai, Peter E. Langdon, Yona Lunsky, Carly A. McMorris, Paul Ritvo, Kate Tilleczek, Ami Tint, Jonathan Weiss (2025). “It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world”: A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth. Autism, 29(11), 2774-2790.

Publication date: 5 Aug 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 16 (6.2%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 85 (9.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 27 / 313 (8.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 26 / 293 (8.9%)
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Vanessa Bal, Peter Szatmari, Stelios Georgiades, Stephen J. Gentles, Jessica B. Girault, Patricia Howlin, Meng-Chuan Lai, Virginia Carter Leno, Catherine Lord, Katie Madgett, Stephen J. Sheinkopf, Emily Simonoff, Zachary J. Williams* , Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Alycia Halladay (2025). Methodological challenges and opportunities when studying the course of autism. Autism, 29(10), 2618-2631.

Publication date: 22 May 2025 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 15 (6.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 91 (12.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 639 (3.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 24 / 500 (4.8%)
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Valeria Khudiakova, Mishel Alexandrovsky* , Wei Ai, Meng-Chuan Lai (2024). What We Know and Do Not Know About Camouflaging, Impression Management, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic People. Autism Research, 18(2), 273-280.

Publication date: 24 Dec 2024 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 65 (15.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 21 / 259 (8.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 20 / 199 (10.1%)
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Lorna Bo, Anna I.R. van der Miesen, Sascha E. Klomp* , Zachary J. Williams* , Peter Szatmari, Meng-Chuan Lai (2024). The missing clinical guidance: a scoping review of care for autistic transgender and gender-diverse people. eClinicalMedicine, 76, 102849.

Publication date: 27 Sep 2024 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 6 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 72 (12.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 15 / 559 (2.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 470 (2.3%)
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Sarah J. Foster* , Stephanie H. Ameis, M. Ariel Cascio, Kylie M. Gray, Connor Kerns, Meng-Chuan Lai, Johanna Lake, Éric Racine, Kendra Thomson, Jonathan Weiss, Vivian Lee (2024). Functional Communication in Autistic Children Impacts Skill Development After Participation in a CBT-Based Program. Carleton Undergraduate Journal of Science, 3(1).

Publication date: 6 Sep 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 11 (9.1%)
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Meng-Chuan Lai, Anouck Amestoy, Somer Bishop, Heather M. Brown* , Morénike Giwa Onaiwu* , Alycia Halladay, Clare Harrop, Emily Hotez, Marisela Huerta, Amy Kelly, Dylan Miller, Christine Wu Nordahl, Allison B. Ratto, Celine A. Saulnier, Paige M. Siper, Kristin Sohl, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Sylvie Goldman (2023). Improving autism identification and support for individuals assigned female at birth: clinical suggestions and research priorities. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 7(12), 897-908.

Publication date: 14 Nov 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 18 (11.1%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 12 / 100 (12.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 20 / 687 (2.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 16 / 569 (2.8%)
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Jeroen Dewinter, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu* , Maria L Massolo, Reid Caplan* , Els Van Beneden* , Nikki Brörmann, Eileen T. Crehan, Lisa A. Croen, Susan Faja, Dena L. Gassner* , Laura Graham Holmes, Cat Hughes* , Morrigan Hunter* , Monique Huysamen, Paola Jelonche, Meng-Chuan Lai, Ilse Noens, Heta Pukki* , Mark A. Stokes, John F. Strang, Anna I.R. van der Miesen (2023). Short report: Recommendations for education, clinical practice, research, and policy on promoting well-being in autistic youth and adults through a positive focus on sexuality and gender diversity. Autism, 28(3), 770-779.

Publication date: 2 Aug 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 7 / 21 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 48 (22.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 28 / 198 (14.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 23 / 164 (14.0%)
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John F. Strang, Lucy S. McClellan, Daphne Raaijmakers, Reid Caplan* , Sascha E. Klomp* , Mindy Reutter, Meng-Chuan Lai, Minneh Song, F. Gratton, Laura Kate Dale, Anouschka Schutte, A. de Vries, Finn Gardiner* , Laura Edwards-Leeper, Amélie Lune Minnaard, Niki Lou Eleveld, endever* corbin* , Yenn Purkis* , Wenn Lawson* , Da-Young Kim, Isa M. van Wieringen, Victoria M. Rodríguez-Roldán* , Marvel C. Harris, Madeline F. Wilks, Gee Abraham* , Anouk Balleur-van Rijn, Ly Xīnzhèn M. Zhǎngsūn Brown* , Alexandra Forshaw, Gary B. Wilks, April Dawn Griffin, Elizabeth K. Graham* , Sandy Krause, Noor Pervez* , Inge A. Bok, Amber Song, Abigail L. Fischbach, Anna I.R. van der Miesen (2023). The Gender-Diversity and Autism Questionnaire: A Community-Developed Clinical, Research, and Self-Advocacy Tool for Autistic Transgender and Gender-Diverse Young Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 5(2), 175-190.

Publication date: 1 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 11 / 37 (29.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 98 (11.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 47 / 488 (9.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 35 / 409 (8.6%)
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F. Gratton, John F. Strang, Minneh Song, Kate Cooper, Aimilia Kallitsounaki, Meng-Chuan Lai, Wenn Lawson* , Anna I.R. van der Miesen, Harriette Wimms (2023). The Intersection of Autism and Transgender and Nonbinary Identities: Community and Academic Dialogue on Research and Advocacy. Autism in Adulthood, 5(2), 112-124.

Publication date: 30 May 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 9 (11.1%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 69 (8.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 367 (3.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 8 / 312 (2.6%)
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John F. Strang, Lucy S. McClellan, Sufang Li, Allison Jack, Gregory L. Wallace, Goldie A. McQuaid, Lauren Kenworthy, Laura G. Anthony, Meng-Chuan Lai, Kevin A. Pelphrey, Alexandra Thalberg, Eric Nelson, Jenny Mai Phan* , Eleonora Sadikova, Abigail L. Fischbach, John Thomas, Chandan J. Vaidya (2023). The autism spectrum among transgender youth: default mode functional connectivity. Cerebral Cortex, 33(11), 6633-6647.

Publication date: 31 Jan 2023 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 17 (5.9%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 97 (6.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 10 / 684 (1.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 525 (1.1%)
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Sue Fletcher-Watson, Sven Bölte, Catherine J. Crompton, Desiree R Jones, Meng-Chuan Lai, Will Mandy, Elizabeth Pellicano, Aubyn C. Stahmer, Julie Lounds Taylor, DAVID S. MANDELL (2021). Publishing standards for promoting excellence in autism research. Autism, 25(6), 1501-1504.

Publication date: 28 Jul 2021 Added to AutiHub: 17 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 0 / 10 (0.0%)
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John F. Strang, Laura G. Anthony, Amber Song, Meng-Chuan Lai, Megan Knauss, Eleonora Sadikova, Elizabeth K. Graham* , Zosia Zaks* , Harriette Wimms, Laura Willing, David Call, Michael Mancilla, Sara Shakin, Eric Vilain, Da-Young Kim, Tekla Maisashvili, Ayesha Khawaja, Lauren Kenworthy (2021). In Addition to Stigma: Cognitive and Autism-Related Predictors of Mental Health in Transgender Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 52(2), 212-229.

Publication date: 14 Jun 2021 Added to AutiHub: 29 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 18 (11.1%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 69 (8.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 13 / 407 (3.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 9 / 337 (2.7%)
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John F. Strang, Anna I.R. van der Miesen, Reid Caplan* , Cat Hughes* , Sharon daVanport* , Meng-Chuan Lai (2020). Both sex- and gender-related factors should be considered in autism research and clinical practice. Autism, 24(3), 539-543.

Publication date: 1 Apr 2020 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 6 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 48 (8.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 10 / 167 (6.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 9 / 137 (6.6%)
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