Rena Shrestha ORCID iD

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

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 5
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 5
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 5

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 5 (distinct: 2)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 34
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 35 (distinct: 9)

Frequent co-authors

Cheryl Dissanayake 4
Josephine Barbaro* 4
Alesha Southby 1
Darren Hedley 1
Daryll Archibald 1
Gilly-Elle Wiltshire* 1
Lyndon Hawke 1
Nicholas F. Taylor 1

Publications by year

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2019
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2020
2
2021
1
2025

Publication types

Article 5

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Rachel A. Kennedy, Daryll Archibald, Simon M. Bury, Alesha Southby, Rena Shrestha, Darren Hedley, Nicholas F. Taylor, Lyndon Hawke, Gilly-Elle Wiltshire* , Nora Shields (2025). Implementation, Reach, and Safety of Physical Activity Interventions for Autistic Adults: A Scoping Review. Autism in Adulthood, Article aut.2024.0317.

Publication date: 2 Jul 2025 Added to AutiHub: 22 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 10 (10.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 56 (8.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 6 / 341 (1.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 6 / 305 (2.0%)
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Rena Shrestha, Cheryl Dissanayake, Josephine Barbaro* (2021). Implementing and evaluating Social Attention and Communication Surveillance (SACS) to prospectively identify autism in very young children in Nepal. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 115, Article 104013.

Publication date: 15 Jun 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 8 / 90 (8.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 415 (1.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 352 (0.3%)
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Rena Shrestha, Josephine Barbaro* , Cheryl Dissanayake (2021). Changes in Knowledge on the Signs of Autism in Young Children (11–30 Months) among Female Community Health Volunteers in Nepal. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52(1), 219-239.

Publication date: 11 Mar 2021 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 105 (8.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 9 / 813 (1.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 722 (0.3%)
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Rena Shrestha, Cheryl Dissanayake, Josephine Barbaro* (2020). Caregivers’ knowledge of autism in a local peri-urban community of Nepal: A cross-sectional study in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 80, Article 101696.

Publication date: 1 Dec 2020 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 7 / 85 (8.2%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 7 / 319 (2.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 269 (0.7%)
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Rena Shrestha, Cheryl Dissanayake, Josephine Barbaro* (2019). Age of Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Nepal. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(6), 2258-2267.

Publication date: 30 Jan 2019 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 72 (6.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 5 / 283 (1.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 1 / 253 (0.4%)
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