Sonya Girdler ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project because of their contribution to 10 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: 11
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 11
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 10

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 11 (distinct: 5)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 119
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 228 (distinct: 91)

Frequent co-authors

Wenn Lawson* 7
Ben Milbourn 5
Sven Bölte 5
Annette Carroll 2
Dawn Adams 2
Katherine Browne 2
Marita Falkmer 2
Melissa H. Black 2

Publications by year

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2019
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2021
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2024
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2025
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2026

Publication types

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Dawn Adams, Stephanie Malone, Sonya Girdler, Annette Carroll (2026). Autistic People’s Experiences with Mental Health Services: an Umbrella Review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Publication date: 21 Sep 2026 Added to AutiHub: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Autistic authors reported by the publication: Number not specified Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 54 (9.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 14 / 280 (5.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 13 / 242 (5.4%)
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Katherine Browne, Wenn Lawson* , Sonya Girdler, Nicole David, Ben Milbourn (2026). Exploration of the Feasibility of an Autism Mental Health Massive Open Online Course. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 23 Jul 2026 Added to AutiHub: 30 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 16 / 53 (30.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 24 / 216 (11.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 19 / 193 (9.8%)
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Michaela Southby, Bahareh Afsharnejad, Ben Milbourn, Wenn Lawson* , Sven Bölte, Sonya Girdler (2026). Know Me, See Me, Hear Me: A Scoping Review of the Attitudes and Approaches to Relationships and Sexuality Education for Autistic Individuals and Their Families. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 2 Feb 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 121 (7.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 15 / 388 (3.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 14 / 348 (4.0%)
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Dawn Adams, Stephanie Malone, Wenn Lawson* , Jayden Breasley, Sonya Girdler, Annette Carroll (2025). Autistic People's Experiences With Mental Health Services: Intersectionality Matters. Neurodiversity, 3.

Publication date: 1 Jun 2025 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 13 / 50 (26.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 23 / 241 (9.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 214 (8.4%)

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Sarah Bernard* , Natalie Teasdale, Courtenay Harris, Sonya Girdler (2025). “After this presentation, I feel more confident caring for autistic patients”: The impact of neurodivergent doctors educating hospital staff about neurodiversity. Neurodiversity, 3.

Publication date: 20 Mar 2025 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: 15 / 56 (26.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 36 / 239 (15.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 24 / 205 (11.7%)
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Rebecca Kuzminski, Melissa H. Black, Sven Bölte, Wenn Lawson* , Marita Falkmer, Simon Philips, Sonya Girdler, Ben Milbourn (2025). Using Photovoice to Capture the Quality of Life of the Australian Autistic Community. Autism in Adulthood, 8(4), 735-754.

Publication date: 29 Jan 2025 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 13 / 77 (16.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 21 / 247 (8.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 215 (7.0%)
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Rebecca Kuzminski, Sven Bölte, Wenn Lawson* , Marita Falkmer, Melissa H. Black, Sonya Girdler, Ben Milbourn (2024). A Coproduced Exploration of Factors Influential to Quality of Life from the Perspective of Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 7(5), 594-611.

Publication date: 8 Nov 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 7 (14.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 12 / 78 (15.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 26 / 262 (9.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 226 (8.0%)
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Uchong Lao* , Huilin Zhu, Fengjing Liang, Wuxia Bai, Peipei Yin, Xiaoqian Huang, Sonya Girdler, Sven Bölte, Xiaobing Zou (2024). Feasibility and cross-cultural validation of an adapted social skills group training programme (KONTAKT TM CHILD) for Chinese autistic children: a waitlist RCT protocol. BMJ Open, 14(11), e081827.

Publication date: 1 Nov 2024 Added to AutiHub: 22 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 9 (11.1%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 6 / 95 (6.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 12 / 491 (2.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 416 (2.4%)
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Katherine Browne, Wenn Lawson* , Sarah McGarry, Melissa Scott, Sonya Girdler, Ben Milbourn (2024). “Consistent Support Is Good for My Mental Health”—Exploring the Lived Experience of Autistic Mental Health. Autism in Adulthood, 8(3), 443-456.

Publication date: 10 Oct 2024 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 20 / 100 (20.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 37 / 401 (9.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 30 / 337 (8.9%)
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Sven Bölte, Wenn Lawson* , Peter B. Marschik, Sonya Girdler (2021). Reconciling the seemingly irreconcilable: The WHO's ICF system integrates biological and psychosocial environmental determinants of autism and ADHD. BioEssays, 43(9), e2000254-e2000254.

Publication date: 1 Apr 2021 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 72 (11.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 13 / 467 (2.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 12 / 348 (3.4%)
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Anna Urbanowicz, Christina Nicolaidis, Jacquiline den Houting* , Stephen Mark Shore* , Katie Gaudion, Sonya Girdler, Ralph James Savarese (2019). An Expert Discussion on Strengths-Based Approaches in Autism. Autism in Adulthood, 1(2), 82-89.

Publication date: 13 Apr 2019 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 7 (28.6%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 2 / 11 (18.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 7 / 38 (18.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 36 (16.7%)
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