Stephen J. Macdonald ORCID iD

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

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 2
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 2
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 2

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 14 (distinct: 7)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 27
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 135 (distinct: 53)

Frequent co-authors

Aimee Grant* 2
Amy Pearson* 2
Ann Memmott* 2
Gemma Williams* 2
Jennifer Leigh 2
Kathryn Williams* 2
Kieran Rose* 2
Monique Botha* 2

Publications by year

1
2025
1
2026

Publication types

Article 2

2 publications

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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.

Publication date: 1 Apr 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 7 / 10 (70.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 18 / 67 (26.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 78 / 233 (33.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 51 / 197 (25.9%)

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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.

Publication date: 1 Nov 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 7 / 9 (77.8%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 9 / 48 (18.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 57 / 227 (25.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 45 / 210 (21.4%)
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