Support without identification: a regressive shift in neurodevelopmental care?

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Lang, J., Rutherford, M., Gajwani, R., Shaw, S. C. K., Doherty, M., & Minnis, H. (2026). Support without identification: a regressive shift in neurodevelopmental care? The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 10(6), 397-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(26)00037-4

Publication date: 12 Mar 2026 Added to AutiHub: 4 Oct 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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Publication authors
6
Publication authors identified as autistic
3 / 6 (50.0%)
  1. Jason Lang *
  2. Marion Rutherford
  3. Ruchika Gajwani
  1. Sebastian C. K. Shaw *
  2. Mary Doherty *
  3. Helen Minnis

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Cited references
10
With a DOI
9
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
1
1 / 10 (10.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
0 / 10 (0.0%)
References with detected author names
10 / 10 (100.0%)
Without detected author names
0
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
51
From DOI or external metadata
51
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
0
18 / 51 (35.3%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 33 / 51 (64.7%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
3 / 51 (5.9%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 3 / 18 (16.7%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 3 / 51 (5.9%).
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