Gemma Williams

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Gemma
Family name
Williams
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0000-0002-5162-0440 Confirmed
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G C Williams, Gemma L. Williams, Gemma Louise Williams, Gemma Williams, Williams, Gemma, Williams, Gemma L, Williams, Gemma Louise, Gemma L. Williams, Williams, Gemma L, Williams, Gemma Louise
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Publication overview

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32

23 publications with a cited bibliography (71.9%)

Publications by year

2
2018
2
2020
7
2021
6
2023
6
2024
3
2025
6
2026

Publication types

Article 21
Online article 4
Book chapter 3
Preprint 2
Dissertation 1
Registration 1

Frequent co-authors

Aimee Grant 9
Kathryn Williams 7
Monique Botha 6
Amy Pearson 5
Willow Holloway 4
Ann Memmott 3
Damian Milton 3
Lisa Quadt 3

32 publications

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Melika Ahmetovic, Hanne De Jaegher, Gemma Williams*, Joanna Grace (2026). Spaces of Relational Opacity – Participatory Sense-Making and the Ethics of Being With Autistic People. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 28(1), 296-308.

Published on: 29 Jun 2026 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 59 (11.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 9 / 63 (14.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 5 / 48 (10.4%)
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Lauren Blood, Gemma Williams*, Sebastian Charles Keith Shaw* (2026). ‘Society Doesn’t Care About You’: A Qualitative Life-Mapping Study of Neurodivergent People's Experiences of Homelessness. Neurodiversity, 4.

Published on: 1 May 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 3 (66.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 45 (20.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 109 (22.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 96 (15.6%)
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Melika Ahmetovic, Tobias Schuwerk, Gemma Williams*, Steven K. Kapp* (2026). Educational Trajectories of Autistic Students in Bavaria: The Perspective of Autistic Students - A Q-Methodological Study. Open Science Framework.

Published on: 30 Apr 2026 Added to AutiHub: 30 Jul 2026 Type: Registration Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 4 (50.0%)
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Amy Pearson*, Aimee Grant*, Jennifer Leigh, Stephen J. Macdonald, Kathryn Williams*, Gemma Williams*, Elliott Spaeth, Kieran Rose*, Ann Memmott, Monique Botha* (2026). ‘ It's like calling short people vertically challenged’: Language and terminology preferences among neurodivergent adults in the United Kingdom. Neurodiversity, 4.

Published on: 1 Apr 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 10 (60.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 17 / 67 (25.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 69 / 231 (29.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 43 / 196 (21.9%)

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Daniella Wain, Gemma Williams*, Divine Charura, Lorna 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).

Published on: 27 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 7 (28.6%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 16 / 61 (26.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 28 / 182 (15.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 152 (9.9%)
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Aimee Grant*, Jennifer Leigh, Monique Botha*, Stephen J. Macdonald, Kathryn Williams*, Gemma Williams*, Kieran Rose*, Ann Memmott, Amy Pearson* (2025). ‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology. Neurodiversity, 3.

Published on: 1 Nov 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 9 (66.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 48 (18.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 52 / 227 (22.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 40 / 210 (19.0%)
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Paul Stenner, Amy Pearson*, Steven K. Kapp*, C. L. Watson, Ronit Pressler, Gemma Williams*, Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist*, Lill Hultman, Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler, Monique Botha* (2025). Using Q Methodology, a Group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Researchers Ask: What is the Neurodiversity Movement and what should it do? Neurodiversity, 3.

Published on: 1 May 2025 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 5 / 10 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 17 / 60 (28.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 33 / 117 (28.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 22 / 97 (22.7%)
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Rebecca Ellis*, Gemma Williams*, Selena Caemawr*, Monique Craine*, Willow Holloway*, Kathryn Williams*, Sebastian Charles Keith Shaw*, Aimee Grant* (2025). Menstruation and Autism: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Autism in Adulthood.

Published on: 17 Apr 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 8 / 8 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 94 (14.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 35 / 342 (10.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 26 / 322 (8.1%)
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Aimee Grant*, Gemma Williams*, Harriet Axbey*, Abigail Wilkins, Ellen Firth, Hazel Lim, Helen Cave, Kathryn Williams*, Kay Ribbons, Madeleine Sinfield, Monique Craine*, Selena Caemawr*, Willow Holloway*, Amy Brown, Christina Nicolaidis, Helen Kara, Rebecca Ellis* (2024). Participatory longitudinal qualitative interview study to understand Autistic gynaecological and obstetric health: the Autism from menstruation to menopause study protocol. BMJ Open, 14(12), e088343.

Published on: 1 Dec 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 8 / 17 (47.1%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 16 / 56 (28.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 39 / 212 (18.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 22 / 181 (12.2%)
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Gemma Williams* (2024). How autistic and non-autistic people can understand each other better. The Conversation.

Published on: 26 Jul 2024 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Online article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Brett Heasman, Gemma Williams*, Divine Charura, Lorna 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.

Published on: 3 Jun 2024 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: 31 / 133 (23.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 43 / 368 (11.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 20 / 282 (7.1%)
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Gemma Williams*, Rebecca Ellis*, Willow Holloway*, Selena Caemawr*, Monique Craine*, Kathryn Williams*, Aimee Grant* (2024). ‘Building our own house’ as an insider-only Community-Partnered Participatory Research Council: Co-creating a safe space for Autistic knowledge production. Autism, 29(9), 2205-2215.

Published on: 17 May 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 7 / 7 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 15 / 32 (46.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 64 / 118 (54.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 48 / 99 (48.5%)
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Amy Pearson*, Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist*, Steven K. Kapp*, Lill Hultman, C. L. Watson, Gemma Williams*, Sofia Österborg Wiklund, Paul Stenner, Monique Botha*, Lindsay O’Dell (2024). Strangers and Friends: Navigating Neurodiverse Research Collaboration. In The Palgrave Handbook of Research Methods and Ethics in Neurodiversity Studies (pp. 103-122). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Published on: 1 Jan 2024 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 5 / 10 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 20 / 51 (39.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 47 / 156 (30.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 30 / 128 (23.4%)
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Gemma Williams* (2023). Autistic people experience loneliness far more acutely than neurotypical people – new research. The Conversation.

Published on: 14 Nov 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Online article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Lisa Quadt, Gemma Williams*, James Mulcahy, Dennis E O Larsson, Marta Silva, Andrew J. Arnold, Hugo Critchley, Sarah N. Garfinkel (2023). “I'm Trying to Reach Out, I'm Trying to Find My People”: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Link Between Sensory Differences, Loneliness, and Mental Health in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 6(3), 284-299.

Published on: 2 Nov 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 86 (12.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 16 / 262 (6.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 221 (5.0%)
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Catherine Manning, Gemma Williams*, Keren MacLennan (2023). Sensory-inclusive spaces for autistic people: We need to build the evidence base. Autism, 27(6), 1511-1515.

Published on: 3 Jul 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 35 (14.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 10 / 80 (12.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 74 (9.5%)
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Aimee Grant*, Gemma Williams*, Kathryn Williams*, Richard Woods* (2023). Unmet need, epistemic injustice and early death: how social policy for Autistic adults in England and Wales fails to slay Beveridge’s Five Giants. In Social Policy Review 35 (pp. 239-257). Policy Press.

Published on: 30 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 4 (100.0%)
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Aimee Grant*, Gemma Williams*, Kathryn Williams*, Richard Woods* (2023). Unmet need, epistemic injustice and early death: how social policy for Autistic adults in England and Wales fails to slay Beveridge’s Five Giants. In Social Policy Review 35 (pp. 239-257). Policy Press.

Published on: 30 Jun 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 4 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 29 (17.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 73 (11.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 71 (9.9%)
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Gemma Williams*, Jill Corbyn, Angie Hart (2023). Improving the Sensory Environments of Mental Health in-patient Facilities for Autistic Children and Young People. Child Care in Practice, 29(1), 35-53.

Published on: 2 Jan 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 71 (14.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 18 / 204 (8.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 16 / 192 (8.3%)
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Monique Botha*, Aimee Grant*, Ann Memmott, Damian Milton*, Amy Pearson*, Gemma Williams*, Richard Woods* (2021). Sonic bombardment, noise hypersensitivity and ethics: A response to Fodstad and colleagues: ‘Assessment and treatment of noise hypersensitivity in a teenager with autism Spectrum Disorder’. Center for Open Science.

Published on: 29 Oct 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 6 / 7 (85.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 19 / 79 (24.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 270 (9.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 235 (6.4%)
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Lisa Quadt, Gemma Williams*, James Mulcahy, Marta Silva, Dennis E O Larsson, Andy Arnold, Hugo Critchley, Sarah N. Garfinkel (2021). “I’m trying to reach out, I’m trying to find my people” – A mixed-methods investigation of loneliness and loneliness distress in autistic adults. Center for Open Science.

Published on: 27 Oct 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 8 (12.5%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 61 (13.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 210 (3.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 4 / 186 (2.2%)
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Iris Proff, Gemma Williams*, Lisa Quadt, Sarah N. Garfinkel (2021). Sensory processing in autism across exteroceptive and interoceptive domains. Psychology & Neuroscience, 15(2), 105-130.

Published on: 20 Aug 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 4 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 206 (3.4%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 10 / 977 (1.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 9 / 781 (1.2%)
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Gemma Williams* (2021). Theory of autistic mind: A renewed relevance theoretic perspective on so-called autistic pragmatic ‘impairment’. Journal of Pragmatics, 180, 121-130.

Published on: 25 May 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 107 (13.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 21 / 281 (7.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 14 / 223 (6.3%)
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Gemma Williams*, Tim Wharton, Caroline Jagoe (2021). Mutual (Mis)understanding: Reframing Autistic Pragmatic “Impairments” Using Relevance Theory. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 616664-616664.

Published on: 29 Apr 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 18 / 115 (15.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 27 / 271 (10.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 19 / 218 (8.7%)
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Monique Botha*, Jacqueline Hanlon, Gemma Williams* (2021). Does Language Matter? Identity-First Versus Person-First Language Use in Autism Research: A Response to Vivanti. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(2), 870-878.

Published on: 20 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 3 (66.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 19 / 92 (20.7%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 29 / 201 (14.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 17 / 168 (10.1%)
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Gemma Williams* (2021). Talking together at the edge of meaning: Mutual (mis)understanding between autistic and non-autistic speakers. Williams, G 2020, 'Talking together at the edge of meaning: Mutual (mis)understanding between autistic and non-autistic speakers', Doctor of Philosophy, University of Brighton..

Published on: 1 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Dissertation Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 53 (7.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 4 / 150 (2.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 146 (1.4%)
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Gemma Williams* (2020). We’re All Strangers Here. Anthropology and Humanism, 45(1), 123-129.

Published on: 1 Jun 2020 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Gemma Williams* (2020). From anonymous subject to engaged stakeholder: Enriching participant experience in autistic-language-use research. Research for All, 4(2).

Published on: 1 Jan 2020 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 10 / 62 (16.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 193 (13.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 162 (11.1%)
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Gemma Williams* (2018). Conversing at the Edge of Meaning. Williams, G 2018, 'Conversing at the Edge of Meaning', Paper presented at VIII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTERCULTURAL, COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL PRAGMATICS, Seville, Spain, 2/05/18 - 4/05/18..

Published on: 1 Jan 2018 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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Gemma Williams* (2018). Theory of Autistic Mind: Unpicking Assumptions in Autistic Language Use Research. Williams, G 2018, 'Theory of Autistic Mind: Unpicking Assumptions in Autistic Language Use Research', Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication (INPRA 2018), 8/06/18 - 10/06/18..

Published on: 1 Jan 2018 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 1 (100.0%)
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