Autism Theory

Chown, N. & Beardon, L. (2021). Autism Theory. In Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders (pp. 532-539). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91280-6_102224

Publication date: 1 Jan 2021 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Book chapter Article language: English

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

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27
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Cited references with an identified autistic author
3 / 27 (11.1%)
Cited author occurrences identified as autistic
5 / 52 (9.6%)
Among occurrences linked to AutiHub author records: 5 / 21 (23.8%). Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 5 / 47 (10.6%).
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21 / 52 (40.4%)
Distinct linked cited authors: 17 / 47 (36.2%)
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16 / 21 (76.2%)
Among linked cited-author occurrences only. Across all cited-author occurrences: 16 / 52 (30.8%). Distinct linked cited authors not identified as autistic: 12 / 17 (70.6%).
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