“Whose Liability Is It Anyway?” Cultivating an Inclusive College Climate for Autistic LGBTQ Students

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Nachman, B. R., Miller, R. A., & Peña, E. V. (2020). “Whose Liability Is It Anyway?” Cultivating an Inclusive College Climate for Autistic LGBTQ Students. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 23(2), 98-111. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555458919897942

Publication date: 10 Jan 2020 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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3
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 3 (33.3%)
  1. Brett Ranon Nachman *
  2. Ryan A. Miller
  3. Edlyn Vallejo Peña

Abstract

With one in 59 children diagnosed with autism, higher education institutions are experiencing increasing enrollments of autistic students. Furthermore, autistic students are disproportionately more likely to identify as gay and lesbian in their sexual orientation and as transgender or genderqueer in their gender identity compared with nondisabled peers. This case study challenges readers to consider the role that educational leaders can play in addressing the complexities of supporting a student named Erik, a gay, autistic student who is considering “coming out.” Readers are also challenged to consider implications about addressing campus climate issues for students with multiple, intersecting identities.

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Cited references
22
With a DOI
17
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
4
3 / 22 (13.6%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
3 / 22 (13.6%)
References with detected author names
21 / 22 (95.5%)
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1
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3
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0
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25 / 67 (37.3%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 42 / 67 (62.7%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
3 / 67 (4.5%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 3 / 25 (12.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 3 / 65 (4.6%).
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