When autism researchers disregard harms: A commentary

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Dawson, M. & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2021). When autism researchers disregard harms: A commentary. Autism, 26(2), 564-566. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211031403

Publication date: 22 Jul 2021 Added to AutiHub: 3 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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1 / 2 (50.0%)
  1. Michelle Dawson *
  2. Sue Fletcher-Watson

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Cited references
19
With a DOI
16
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3
1 / 19 (5.3%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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3 / 19 (15.8%)
References with detected author names
19 / 19 (100.0%)
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0
38 / 110 (34.5%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 72 / 110 (65.5%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
10 / 110 (9.1%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 10 / 38 (26.3%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 10 / 105 (9.5%).
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