Meng-Chuan Lai

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Given name
Meng-Chuan
Family name
Lai
ORCID
0000-0002-9593-5508 Confirmed
Observed names
Lai, Meng-Chuan, M. Lai, M.-C. Lai, Meng-Chuan Lai, Meng-Chuan Lai, Meng‐Chuan Lai
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Primary profile: Meng‐Chuan Lai , Secondary profiles: Meng-Chuan Lai , Meng-Chuan Lai

Publication overview

Total

19

15 publications with a cited bibliography (78.9%)

Publications by year

1
2020
1
2021
5
2023
3
2024
4
2025
5
2026

Publication types

Article 16
Preprint 3

Frequent co-authors

Anna I. R. van der Miesen 5
John F. Strang 5
Mishel Alexandrovsky 4
Reid Caplan 3
Abigail L. Fischbach 2
Adeline Lacroix 2
Alycia Halladay 2
Anna Rebowska 2

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Rachel 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 Parsons, Mirabel Pelton, Tanya L Procyshyn, Jacqui Rodgers, Ella Sarel Mahlev, Jessica M. Schwartzman, Gavin R. Stewart (2026). Autism and ADHD prevalence estimates: balancing concerns about overdiagnosis with the history of under-detection. Center for Open Science.

Published on: 24 Jun 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 25 (16.0%)
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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.

Published on: 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: 12 / 68 (17.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 267 (9.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 23 / 250 (9.2%)
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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 Charles Keith 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.

Published on: 10 May 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 12 (25.0%)
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Catherine Dakin, Daniel Davies, Jason Lang, Malcolm Kinnear, Meng-Chuan Lai, Sam Porter, Anna Rebowska, Esther Sabel, Khurram Sadiq, Sebastian Charles Keith 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.

Published on: 30 Apr 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 11 (18.2%)
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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.

Published on: 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: 19 / 97 (19.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 20 / 344 (5.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 12 / 260 (4.6%)
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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.

Published on: 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: 14 / 270 (5.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 24 / 1441 (1.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 19 / 1157 (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.

Published on: 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: 20 / 87 (23.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 45 / 404 (11.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 32 / 358 (8.9%)
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Μarina Charalampopoulou, Alaa T. Ibrahim, Heather Prime, Nathan B. 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 A. 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.

Published on: 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: 16 / 313 (5.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 293 (5.1%)
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Vanessa Bal, Péter Szatmári, 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.

Published on: 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: 7 / 91 (7.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 19 / 659 (2.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 529 (3.4%)
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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.

Published on: 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: 5 / 65 (7.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 259 (3.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 8 / 201 (4.0%)
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Lorna Bo, Anna I. R. van der Miesen, Sascha E. Klomp, Zachary J. Williams*, Péter Szatmári, Meng-Chuan Lai (2024). The missing clinical guidance: a scoping review of care for autistic transgender and gender-diverse people. eClinicalMedicine, 76, 102849.

Published on: 27 Sep 2024 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 72 (9.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 9 / 559 (1.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 470 (1.5%)
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Sarah J. Foster, Stephanie H. Ameis, M. Ariel Cascio, Kylie M. Gray, Connor M. Kerns, Meng-Chuan Lai, Johanna Lake, Éric Racine, Kendra Thomson, Jonathan A. 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).

Published on: 6 Sep 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 0 / 11 (0.0%)
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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.

Published on: 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: 9 / 100 (9.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 13 / 687 (1.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 570 (1.8%)
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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.

Published on: 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: 10 / 48 (20.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 22 / 198 (11.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 164 (11.0%)
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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 (Jeanette) 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 Y. 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.

Published on: 1 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 5 / 37 (13.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 97 (9.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 29 / 487 (6.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 21 / 410 (5.1%)
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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.

Published on: 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: 4 / 69 (5.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 367 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 312 (1.0%)
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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 E. Nelson, Jenny Mai Phan*, Eleonora Sadikova, Abigail L. Fischbach, J. Graham Thomas, Chandan J. Vaidya (2023). The autism spectrum among transgender youth: default mode functional connectivity. Cerebral Cortex, 33(11), 6633-6647.

Published on: 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: 3 / 97 (3.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 685 (0.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 518 (0.4%)
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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.

Published on: 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, 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.

Published on: 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: 7 / 167 (4.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 138 (4.3%)
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