Kathryn Williams ORCID iD

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This author is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project as a person identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 20
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 16
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 19

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 69 (distinct: 21)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 208
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 664 (distinct: 144)

Frequent co-authors

Aimee Grant* 17
Amy Brown 9
Gemma Williams* 7
Rebecca Ellis* 7
Willow Holloway* 6
Monique Craine* 4
Selena Caemawr* 4
Catrin Griffiths 3

Publications by year

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2022
5
2023
6
2024
5
2025
2
2026

Publication types

Article 15
Book chapter 3
Preprint 1
Registration 1

20 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* , 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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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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Helen Abnett, Kathryn Williams* , Willow Holloway* , Aimee Grant* (2025). Expert organisations with “challenging” and “complex” service users: Representation in English and Welsh autism charity reports and accounts. PLOS One, 20(10), e0335132.

Publication date: 24 Oct 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 4 (75.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 56 (25.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 57 / 162 (35.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 47 / 145 (32.4%)
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Maria J. Vetter, Kathryn Williams* , Ashley Elizabeth Mason (2025). Mapping an Autistic Child’s Experience of Outpatient Therapy Waiting Room Design: A Case Study Application of Person–Environment–Occupation Model. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 79(Supplement_2), 7911500286p1-7911500286p1.

Publication date: 30 Jul 2025 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 3 (33.3%)
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Rebecca Ellis* , Gemma Williams* , Selena Caemawr* , Monique Craine* , Willow Holloway* , Kathryn Williams* , Sebastian C.K. Shaw* , Aimee Grant* (2025). Menstruation and Autism: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 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: 16 / 94 (17.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 40 / 342 (11.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 31 / 322 (9.6%)
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Aimee Grant* , Catrin Griffiths, Kathryn Williams* , Amy Brown (2025). “I Just Gritted My Teeth to Get Through It All”: An Online Survey of Autistic People’s Experiences of Maternity Care in the United Kingdom. Autism in Adulthood.

Publication date: 12 Feb 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 4 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 13 / 55 (23.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 29 / 203 (14.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 13 / 173 (7.5%)
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Aimee Grant* , Catrin Griffiths, Kathryn Williams* , Amy Brown (2024). “I felt belittled and ridiculed for being in pain”: An online survey of Autistic people's experience of care for pregnancy loss (perinatal loss) in the United Kingdom✰. Midwifery, 141, 104266.

Publication date: 13 Dec 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 4 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 14 / 54 (25.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 40 / 201 (19.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 26 / 175 (14.9%)
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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.

Publication date: 1 Dec 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 9 / 17 (52.9%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 18 / 56 (32.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 47 / 212 (22.2%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 28 / 180 (15.6%)
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Aimee Grant* , Sarah Turner, Sebastian C.K. Shaw* , Kathryn Williams* , Hayley Morgan, Rebecca Ellis* , Amy Brown (2024). “I am afraid of being treated badly if I show it”: A cross-sectional study of healthcare accessibility and Autism Health Passports among UK Autistic adults. PLOS ONE, 19(5), e0303873.

Publication date: 29 May 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 7 (57.1%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 15 / 45 (33.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 38 / 230 (16.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 28 / 192 (14.6%)
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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.

Publication date: 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: 17 / 32 (53.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 77 / 118 (65.3%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 61 / 99 (61.6%)
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Aimee Grant* , Kathryn Williams* , Karen Henry* , Willow Holloway* , Christina Nicolaidis, Helen Kara* , Amy Brown (2024). Co-developing an Autism Research Funding Application to Facilitate Ethical and Participatory Research: The Autism from Menstruation to Menopause Project. In The Palgrave Handbook of Research Methods and Ethics in Neurodiversity Studies (pp. 61-79). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Publication date: 1 Jan 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 5 / 7 (71.4%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 31 / 69 (44.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 69 / 270 (25.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 29 / 188 (15.4%)
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Aimee Grant* , Catrin Griffiths, Kathryn Williams* , Amy Brown (2023). “It felt like I had an old fashioned telephone ringing in my breasts”: An online survey of UK Autistic birthing parents' experiences of infant feeding. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 20(1), e13581-e13581.

Publication date: 1 Nov 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 4 (50.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 12 / 55 (21.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 239 (10.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 15 / 207 (7.2%)
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Rebecca Ellis* , Kathryn Williams* , Amy Brown, Eleanor Healer, Aimee Grant* (2023). A realist review of health passports for Autistic adults. PLOS ONE, 18(9), e0279214.

Publication date: 8 Sep 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 5 (60.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 11 / 80 (13.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 24 / 316 (7.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 19 / 283 (6.7%)
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Richard Woods* , Kathryn Williams* , Courtney Watts* (2023). “Profound autism”: The dire consequences of diagnostic overshadowing. Autism Research, 16(9), 1656-1657.

Publication date: 15 Aug 2023 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 3 (100.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 14 (28.6%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 46 / 90 (51.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 45 / 82 (54.9%)
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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.

Publication date: 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.

Publication date: 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: 7 / 29 (24.1%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 73 (15.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 10 / 71 (14.1%)
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Rebecca Ellis* , Kathryn Williams* , Amy Brown, Eleanor Healer, Aimee Grant* (2022). A hostile context, very limited intervention theory and almost no change in outcomes: findings from a systematic realist review of health passports for Autistic adults. medRxiv.

Publication date: 5 Dec 2022 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 3 / 5 (60.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 67 (7.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 15 / 256 (5.9%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 236 (4.7%)
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Aimee Grant* , Sara Jones, Kathryn Williams* , Jennifer Leigh, Amy Brown (2022). Autistic women’s views and experiences of infant feeding: A systematic review of qualitative evidence. Autism, 26(6), 1341-1352.

Publication date: 12 Apr 2022 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 5 (40.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 4 / 47 (8.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 11 / 136 (8.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 11 / 131 (8.4%)
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