Critical Autism Studies

Woods, R. & Waldock, K. E. (2020). Critical Autism Studies. In Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (pp. 1-9). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102297-2

Publication date: 1 Jan 2020 Added to AutiHub: 7 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Article language: English

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21 / 90 (23.3%)
Cited author occurrences identified as autistic
34 / 168 (20.2%)
Among occurrences linked to AutiHub author records: 34 / 92 (37.0%). Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 20 / 140 (14.3%).
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92 / 168 (54.8%)
Distinct linked cited authors: 71 / 140 (50.7%)
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58 / 92 (63.0%)
Among linked cited-author occurrences only. Across all cited-author occurrences: 58 / 168 (34.5%). Distinct linked cited authors not identified as autistic: 51 / 71 (71.8%).
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