Exactly the same but completely different: A thematic analysis of Clinical Psychologists’ conceptions of Autism across genders

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Muggleton, J., MacMahon, K., & Johnston, K. (2019). Exactly the same but completely different: A thematic analysis of Clinical Psychologists’ conceptions of Autism across genders. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 62, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2019.03.004

Publication date: 20 Mar 2019 Added to AutiHub: 17 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. Joshua Muggleton *
  2. Ken MacMahon
  3. Katrina Johnston

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54
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46
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8
2 / 54 (3.7%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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1 / 54 (1.9%)
References with detected author names
53 / 54 (98.1%)
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1
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0
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8
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0
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168
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0
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0
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0
60 / 168 (35.7%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 108 / 168 (64.3%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
3 / 168 (1.8%)
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