Kate Simpson 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 seven people identified as autistic.

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Publication overview

Autistic Autism Scholarship Project publications

Number of publications in the project: 12
Number of publications with a cited bibliography: 9
Number of publications with an identified autistic co-author: 10

Collaborations and cited bibliographies

Number of publication co-authors identified as autistic: 17 (distinct: 7)
Number of cited references with an identified autistic author: 73
Number of cited authors identified as autistic: 130 (distinct: 69)

Frequent co-authors

Dawn Adams 11
Jacquiline den Houting* 6
Melanie Heyworth* 5
Elizabeth Pellicano 4
Jessica Paynter 4
Rachael Bowen 4
H. Heussler 3
Janneke Roth 3

Publications by year

1
2017
2
2024
3
2025
6
2026

Publication types

Article 9
Preprint 3

12 publications

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Dawn Adams, Megan Walsh* , Timea Molnar, Kate Simpson, Simon Bury, Halle Wiblen, Chris Paradisis (2026). Whose Experiences Are Represented in Autism Research? Looking at Who Takes Part in Australian Autism Research and How They Are Described. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 14 Aug 2026 Added to AutiHub: 23 Sep 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 7 (14.3%)
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Dawn Adams, Megan Walsh* , Timea Molnar, Kate Simpson, Simon Bury, Halle Wiblen, Chris Paradisis (2026). Whose Experiences Are Represented in Autism Research? Looking at Who Takes Part in Australian Autism Research and How They Are Described. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 31 Jul 2026 Added to AutiHub: 23 Sep 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 7 (14.3%)
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Kathryn Ambrose, Kate Simpson, Elizabeth Pellicano, Melanie Heyworth* , Jacquiline den Houting* , Janneke Roth, Dawn Adams (2026). “Support Me to Take the Steps I Need, to Live the Life I Want, in Ways That Work for Me”: Perspectives of Autistic Adolescents on What is Important for Their Quality of Life. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Publication date: 30 Jul 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Aug 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 7 (28.6%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 16 / 81 (19.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 25 / 367 (6.8%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 18 / 322 (5.6%)

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Dawn Adams, Kathryn Ambrose, Rachael Bowen, Annette Carroll, Martin Downes, H. Heussler, Melanie Heyworth* , Jacquiline den Houting* , Jessica Paynter, Elizabeth Pellicano, Janneke Roth, Kate Simpson (2026). Acceptability and Feasibility of Bloom: A Co-Produced, Co-Facilitated Parent Program to Enhance the Quality of Life and Wellbeing of Young Autistic Children. Center for Open Science.

Publication date: 23 Mar 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Preprint Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 12 (16.7%)
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Kate Simpson, Connie Allen, Elizabeth Wheeley, Elizabeth Pellicano, Melanie Heyworth* , Jacquiline den Houting* , Rachael Bowen, Dawn Adams (2026). Supporting a ‘good life’ for autistic children: Autistic adults’ and parents’ perspectives. Autism, 30(4), 972-982.

Publication date: 18 Feb 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 8 (25.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 13 / 42 (31.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 23 / 185 (12.4%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 20 / 172 (11.6%)
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Dawn Adams, Kathryn Ambrose, Rachael Bowen, Melanie Heyworth* , H. Heussler, Janneke Roth, Elizabeth Pellicano, Martin Downes, Jacquiline den Houting* , Jessica Paynter, Kate Simpson, David Trembath, Marleen F. Westerveld, Annette Carroll, Alexandra Johnston (2026). Protocol for a feasibility and acceptability trial of Bloom, a co-produced and co-facilitated parent group to enhance the quality of life and well-being of young autistic children. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 12(1), 20-20.

Publication date: 8 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 2 / 15 (13.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 3 / 40 (7.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 3 / 188 (1.6%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 3 / 178 (1.7%)
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Diana Tan, Chris Edwards* , Inger Mewburn, Kate Simpson, Amanda A. Webster, Charlotte Brownlow (2025). Understanding the experiences of neurodivergent research students: a mixed methods systematic review. Studies in Higher Education, 1-17.

Publication date: 18 Oct 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 19 / 75 (25.3%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 40 / 228 (17.5%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 32 / 205 (15.6%)
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Dawn Adams, Kylie M. Gray, Jacquiline den Houting* , Jessica Paynter, Glenn Melvin, Kate Simpson (2025). Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors of School Non-attendance in Autistic Adolescents. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Publication date: 14 Aug 2025 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 6 (16.7%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 1 / 57 (1.8%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 2 / 208 (1.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 2 / 173 (1.2%)

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Dawn Adams, Stephanie Malone, Nicole Dargue, Jacqui Rodgers, Kate Simpson, Rachelle Wicks, Ron Rapee (2025). Brief Report: School Anxiety, School Attendance and School Refusal/Distress Following an Autism-Specific Parent-Mediated Intervention for Anxiety in Preschoolers. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Publication date: 12 Apr 2025 Added to AutiHub: 24 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Autistic authors reported by the publication: Number not specified Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 39 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 169 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 125 (0.0%)
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Dawn Adams, Stephanie Malone, Nicole Dargue, Deb Keen, Jacqui Rodgers, Kate Simpson, Rachelle Wicks, Ashleigh Bullot, Ron Rapee (2024). Prevention and Reduction of Anxiety in Autistic Preschoolers Through an Autism-Specific Parent-Mediated Intervention: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating Short and Longer Term Outcomes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56(2), 447-463.

Publication date: 26 Sep 2024 Added to AutiHub: 24 Sep 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Autistic authors reported by the publication: Number not specified Cited references with an identified autistic author: 5 / 67 (7.5%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 8 / 388 (2.1%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 7 / 271 (2.6%)
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Kate Simpson, Jessica Paynter, Marleen F. Westerveld, Larah van der Meer, Lee Patrick* , Gabrielle Hogg* , H. Heussler, Melanie Heyworth* , Alison Gable, Hem Sid Chandran* , Rachael Bowen, Dawn Adams (2024). Time to Change How We Measure Quality of Life and Well-Being in Autism: A Systematic Review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 13(2), 337-352.

Publication date: 19 Mar 2024 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 4 / 12 (33.3%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 16 / 134 (11.9%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 29 / 510 (5.7%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 19 / 444 (4.3%)
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Deb Keen, Dawn Adams, Kate Simpson, Jacquiline den Houting* , Jacqueline Roberts (2017). Anxiety-related symptomatology in young children on the autism spectrum. Autism, 23(2), 350-358.

Publication date: 5 Dec 2017 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Language: English
Publication authors identified as autistic: 1 / 5 (20.0%) Cited references with an identified autistic author: 0 / 38 (0.0%) Cited author occurrences identified as autistic: 0 / 140 (0.0%) Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 0 / 125 (0.0%)
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