Katherine McDonald ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project because of their contribution to 15 academic works co-authored with 27 people identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 15
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 14
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 15

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 86 (distinct: 27)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 145
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 462 (distinct: 73)

Frequent co-authors

Christina Nicolaidis 14
Dora M. Raymaker* 13
Steven K. Kapp* 9
Elesia Ashkenazy* 7
Ian Moura* 6
Joelle Maslak* 6
Mel Baggs* 6
Clarissa Kripke 5

Publications by year

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2015
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2016
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2026

Publication types

Article 12
Preprint 2
Registration 1

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Christina Nicolaidis, Ian Moura* , Mary Baker-Ericzén, Mirah Scharer, Joelle Maslak* , Rachel Kripke-Ludwig* , Willi Horner-Johnson, Julia Love, Dora M. Raymaker* , Andrea Joyce* , Shannon des Roches Rosa, Grace A. Herbert, Julie Lounds Taylor, Liu-Qin Yang, Katherine McDonald, Zack Siddeek* , Steven K. Kapp* , Emanuel Frowner* , Ivanova Smith* , Anna Furra Wallington* , K. J. Flores, Noah Kaufman, Clarissa Kripke, Joseph Vera, Vivian D. Grillo, Finn Gardiner* (2026). Addressing Common Problems in Autism Research: Cohort Development and Sample Description for a Participatory, Real-World, Longitudinal Study of Outcomes in Autistic Adults. Autism, 30(10), 2628-2647.

Publication date: 22 Aug 2026 Added to AutiHub: 1 Oct 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 11 / 26 (42.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 16 / 45 (35.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 57 / 286 (19.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 29 / 227 (12.8%)

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So Yoon Kim, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Steven K. Kapp* , Liu-Qin Yang, Anna Furra Wallington* , Dora M. Raymaker* , Ian Moura* , Katherine McDonald, Joelle Maslak* , Rachel Kripke-Ludwig* , Andrea Joyce* , Willi Horner-Johnson, Emanuel Frowner* , Mary Baker-Ericzén, Christina Nicolaidis (2026). Self- and Caregiver-Reported Choice-Making in Autistic Adults: Development and Validation of the AASPIRE–Choices and Decisions Scale. medRxiv.

Publication date: 10 May 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 8 / 15 (53.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 61 (18.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 49 / 231 (21.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 25 / 177 (14.1%)
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Christina Nicolaidis, Dora M. Raymaker* , Mary Baker-Ericzén, Shannon des Roches Rosa, Todd Edwards, Emanuel Frowner* , Willi Horner-Johnson, Andrea Joyce* , Steven K. Kapp* , Clarissa Kripke, Julie Lounds Taylor, Julia Love, Rachel Kripke-Ludwig* , Joelle Maslak* , Katherine McDonald, Ian Moura* , Mirah Scharer, Zack Siddeek* , Ivanova Smith* , Joseph Vera, Anna Furra Wallington* , Liu-Qin Yang, K. J. Flores, N Chaiyachakorn (2026). Measuring High-Priority Outcomes in Autistic Adults: Initial psychometric assessment of the instruments in the AASPIRE Measurement Toolkit. medRxiv.

Publication date: 25 Mar 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 10 / 24 (41.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 25 / 76 (32.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 90 / 465 (19.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 47 / 360 (13.1%)
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Aimee Grant* , Harriet Axbey* , Ami Nisa, Krysia Emily Waldock* , Katherine McDonald, Kelly B. Beck, Maya Sabatello, Ian Moura* , Anne V. Kirby, Elizabeth Rutenberg, Kaitlyn Breitenfeldt, Kathryn Williams* , Monique Craine* , Abigail Wilkins, Selena Caemawr* , Willow Holloway* , Madeleine Sinfield, Kay Ribbons, Dora M. Raymaker* , Rachel Kripke-Ludwig* , Mary Baker-Ericzén, Joseph Vera, Christina Nicolaidis, Rebecca Ellis* (2026). Recommendations for data sharing in populations at higher risk of discrimination: the case of Autism research. Open Science Framework.

Publication date: 23 Mar 2026 Added to AutiHub: 11 Jul 2026 Type: Registration Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 11 / 24 (45.8%)
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Anne V. Kirby, Kristen T. MacKenziem, Anne V. Kirby, Katherine McDonald, Ian Moura* , Kaitlyn Breitenfeldt, Elizabeth Rutenberg, Tanvi Kumar, Juliet Mancino, Maya Sabatello, Shannon Roth, Christina Nicolaidis, the Working to increase Inclusivity in Research Ethics (WIRE) Consortium (2025). Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 19 Feb 2025 Added to AutiHub: 22 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 13 (7.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 39 (23.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 17 / 120 (14.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 14 / 109 (12.8%)
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Dora M. Raymaker* , Mirah Sharer, Joelle Maslak* , Laurie E. Powers, Katherine McDonald, Steven K. Kapp* , Ian Moura* , Anna Furra Wallington* , Christina Nicolaidis (2022). “[I] don’t wanna just be like a cog in the machine”: Narratives of autism and skilled employment. Autism, 27(1), 65-75.

Publication date: 1 Apr 2022 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 5 / 9 (55.6%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 51 (13.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 27 / 201 (13.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 166 (6.6%)
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Anne V. Kirby, Katherine McDonald, James Cusack* , Brenna Maddox, Cheryl Mangan, Lisa Morgan* , Anne M. Roux, Nidhi Singhal, Dori Zener (2021). An Expert Discussion on Knowledge Translation in Autism in Adulthood Research. Autism in Adulthood, 3(1), 11-17.

Publication date: 1 Feb 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 9 (22.2%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 23 (17.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 50 (16.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 46 (15.2%)
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Christina Nicolaidis, Dora M. Raymaker* , Katherine McDonald, Emily M. Lund, Sandra M. Leotti, Steven K. Kapp* , Marsha Katz, Leanne Beers, Clarissa Kripke, Joelle Maslak* , Morrigan Hunter* , Kelly Y. Zhen (2020). Creating Accessible Survey Instruments for Use with Autistic Adults and People with Intellectual Disability: Lessons Learned and Recommendations. Autism in Adulthood, 2(1), 61-76.

Publication date: 19 Feb 2020 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 12 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 19 / 74 (25.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 54 / 396 (13.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 231 (4.8%)
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Christina Nicolaidis, Dora M. Raymaker* , Steven K. Kapp* , Mel Baggs* , Elesia Ashkenazy* , Katherine McDonald, Michael Weiner, Joelle Maslak* , Morrigan Hunter* , Andrea Joyce* (2019). The AASPIRE practice-based guidelines for the inclusion of autistic adults in research as co-researchers and study participants. Autism, 23(8), 2007-2019.

Publication date: 3 Apr 2019 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 7 / 10 (70.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 21 / 47 (44.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 54 / 269 (20.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 135 (11.1%)
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Dora M. Raymaker* , Steven K. Kapp* , Katherine McDonald, Michael Weiner, Elesia Ashkenazy* , Christina Nicolaidis (2019). Development of the AASPIRE Web Accessibility Guidelines for Autistic Web Users. Autism in Adulthood, 1(2), 146-157.

Publication date: 6 Mar 2019 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 6 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 58 (19.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 26 / 174 (14.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 8 / 127 (6.3%)
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Dora M. Raymaker* , Katherine McDonald, Elesia Ashkenazy* , Martha Gerrity, Mel Baggs* , Clarissa Kripke, Sarah Hourston, Christina Nicolaidis (2016). Barriers to healthcare: Instrument development and comparison between autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities. Autism, 21(8), 972-984.

Publication date: 22 Sep 2016 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 8 (37.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 30 (20.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 23 / 117 (19.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 88 (8.0%)
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Christina Nicolaidis, Dora M. Raymaker* , Katherine McDonald, Steven K. Kapp* , Michael Weiner, Elesia Ashkenazy* , Martha Gerrity, Clarissa Kripke, Laura Platt, Mel Baggs* (2016). The Development and Evaluation of an Online Healthcare Toolkit for Autistic Adults and their Primary Care Providers. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 31(10), 1180-1189.

Publication date: 6 Jun 2016 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 10 (40.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 27 (29.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 29 / 124 (23.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 80 (8.8%)
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Christina Nicolaidis, Dora M. Raymaker* , Elesia Ashkenazy* , Katherine McDonald, Sebastian Dern* , Mel Baggs* , Steven K. Kapp* , Michael Weiner, W. Cody Boisclair* (2015). “Respect the way I need to communicate with you”: Healthcare experiences of adults on the autism spectrum. Autism, 19(7), 824-831.

Publication date: 16 Apr 2015 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 9 (66.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 24 (8.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 93 (11.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 83 (7.2%)
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Christina Nicolaidis, Dora M. Raymaker* , Katherine McDonald, Sebastian Dern* , W. Cody Boisclair* , Elesia Ashkenazy* , Mel Baggs* (2012). Comparison of Healthcare Experiences in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey Facilitated by an Academic-Community Partnership. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28(6), 761-769.

Publication date: 20 Nov 2012 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 5 / 7 (71.4%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 86 (4.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 14 / 247 (5.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 8 / 223 (3.6%)
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Christina Nicolaidis, Dora M. Raymaker* , Katherine McDonald, Sebastian Dern* , Elesia Ashkenazy* , W. Cody Boisclair* , Scott Robertson* , Mel Baggs* (2011). Collaboration Strategies in Nontraditional Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: Lessons From an Academic–Community Partnership With Autistic Self-Advocates. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 5(2), 143-150.

Publication date: 1 Jun 2011 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 8 (75.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 60 (3.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 86 (3.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 81 (3.7%)
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