Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis

This publication is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project. one author of this publication is identified as autistic in the project.

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White, J. & Black, M. H. (2025). Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis [Online article]. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/aa.4aejwfvd3

Publication date: 3 Sep 2025 Added to AutiHub: 16 Sep 2026 Type: Online article Article language: English

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Authors

Publication authors
2
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 2 (50.0%)

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Bibliography cited by this reference

Cited references are imported from external metadata sources when they are available. The list may be partial.

Cited bibliography overview

These indicators describe the bibliography cited by this publication. An author name is counted each time it appears in one cited reference, so the same person can be counted more than once. Names not yet linked to an author already present in AutiHub are treated as unknown, not as non-autistic. Last computed: 20 Sep 2026 01:01.

Cited references
4
With a DOI
4
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
0
1 / 4 (25.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
0 / 4 (0.0%)
References with detected author names
4 / 4 (100.0%)
Without detected author names
0
Without a structured title
0
Without a stable identifier
0
References with raw author names still to review
0
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
These indicators apply to cited references displayed on this page, after technical duplicates have been merged. A reference without a DOI can still support author statistics when a title and author names are available.
Author names detected in the cited bibliography
12
From DOI or external metadata
12
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
0
5 / 12 (41.7%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 7 / 12 (58.3%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
1 / 12 (8.3%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 1 / 5 (20.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 1 / 12 (8.3%).
  1. Anthoula Kefallinou , Simoni Symeonidou , Cor J. W. Meijer (2020). Understanding the value of inclusive education and its implementation: A review of the literature . PROSPECTS, 49(3-4), 135-152. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
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  2. Aidan McKeegan , Jessica Zoe Zanuttini (2025). Exploring the perspectives and voices of students with autism on the academic adjustments they receive: A systematic review . Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 25(4), 958-972. Wiley.
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  3. Finbar Horgan , Neil Kenny , Paula Flynn (2023). A systematic review of the experiences of autistic young people enrolled in mainstream second-level (post-primary) schools . Autism, 27(2), 526-538. SAGE Publications.
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