Silent signals: Autism, disability, and heat vulnerability in a warming world

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Srinivasan, H. (2026). Silent signals: Autism, disability, and heat vulnerability in a warming world. Global Public Health, 21(1), 2671510-2671510. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2026.2671510

Journal or book title
Global Public Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
2671510-2671510
Article number
2671510
Publication date: 8 May 2026 Added to AutiHub: 25 Sep 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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1
Publication authors identified as autistic
1 / 1 (100.0%)
  1. Hari Srinivasan *

Abstract

Extreme heat is among the most severe climate hazards, driving substantial preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet autistic and disabled people remain largely invisible within adaptation and health policy. Differences in thermoregulation, interoception, and sensory processing can mute awareness of heat stress, while poverty, inaccessible housing, and exclusion from emergency planning amplify danger. Historical heatwaves reveal how disability invisibility turns preventable stress into tragedy, and these inequities are even sharper in low-resource settings where cooling infrastructure is scarce. This commentary argues that climate resilience must include disabled embodiment as a dimension of global justice. Disability-inclusive heat adaptation-co-designed with autistic and disabled communities and grounded in universal design and human rights-offers a feasible path toward equitable survival in a warming world.

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Cited references
29
With a DOI
17
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
12
1 / 29 (3.4%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
3 / 29 (10.3%)
References with detected author names
26 / 29 (89.7%)
Without detected author names
3
Without a structured title
3
Without a stable identifier
12
References with raw author names still to review
3
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
263
From DOI or external metadata
263
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
3
18 / 263 (6.8%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 245 / 263 (93.2%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
1 / 263 (0.4%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 1 / 18 (5.6%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 1 / 260 (0.4%).
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