Developing inclusive policy and guidelines in sport: a call to action for sport governing bodies and individuals to support neurodivergent athletes

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McMurtry, C., Freeman, C., Perkins, J., Donnelly, G. M., & Moore, I. S. (2025). Developing inclusive policy and guidelines in sport: a call to action for sport governing bodies and individuals to support neurodivergent athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(6), 355-357. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108989

Publication date: 22 Jan 2025 Added to AutiHub: 7 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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Publication authors
5
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 5 (20.0%)
  1. Caragh McMurtry *
  2. Charles Freeman
  3. Joanna Perkins
  4. Gráinne M Donnelly
  5. Isabel S Moore

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Cited references
15
With a DOI
11
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
4
1 / 15 (6.7%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
4 / 15 (26.7%)
References with detected author names
11 / 15 (73.3%)
Without detected author names
4
Without a structured title
4
Without a stable identifier
4
References with raw author names still to review
4
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
62
From DOI or external metadata
62
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
4
28 / 62 (45.2%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 34 / 62 (54.8%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
1 / 62 (1.6%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 1 / 28 (3.6%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 1 / 62 (1.6%).
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