Autistic menopause: Where should research go from here?

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Jenkins, C. A. & Janse van Rensburg, M. G. (2026). Autistic menopause: Where should research go from here? Women's Health, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057261478347

Publication date: 1 Sep 2026 Added to AutiHub: 9 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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Publication authors
2
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 2 (50.0%)
  1. Christine A. Jenkins *
  2. Margaret G. Janse van Rensburg

Abstract

Plain language summary This letter lists seven priorities for future research on autism and menopause. It is written by an early career researcher/assistant professor and a community researcher. Both are neurodivergent themselves.

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Cited references
10
With a DOI
9
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
1
2 / 10 (20.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
1 / 10 (10.0%)
References with detected author names
9 / 10 (90.0%)
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1
Without a structured title
0
Without a stable identifier
1
References with raw author names still to review
0
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
34
From DOI or external metadata
34
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
0
21 / 34 (61.8%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 13 / 34 (38.2%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
4 / 34 (11.8%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 4 / 21 (19.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 4 / 32 (12.5%).
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    Type: Article DOI: 10.1146/annurev-devpsych-111323-090813 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W4413822307
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  3. Haitham Hamoda , Angela Sharma (2024). Premature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, and induced menopause . Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 38(1), 101823. Elsevier BV.
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    Type: Article DOI: 10.1007/s11325-024-03132-y OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W4401621248
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  6. Teal Benevides , Barb Cook * , Laura G. Klinger , Kiley J. McLean , Gregory L. Wallace , Meghan E. Carey et al. (2024). Brief Report: Under-Identification of Symptomatic Menopause in Publicly-Insured Autistic People . Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06516-x OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W4401991828
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  8. Amanda Richdale , Eric M. J. Morris , Lauren P. Lawson (2025). Suicidality in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: Sleep the Unexplored Connection? Autism Research, 18(3), 468-475. Wiley.
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    Type: Article DOI: 10.1186/s13229-025-00693-x OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W4416729617
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