Can a Person be ‘A Bit Autistic’? A Response to Francesca Happé and Uta Frith

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Chown, N. & Leatherland, J. (2020). Can a Person be ‘A Bit Autistic’? A Response to Francesca Happé and Uta Frith. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(2), 749-751. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04541-0

Publication date: 13 Jun 2020 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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Authors

Publication authors
2
Publication authors identified as autistic
2 / 2 (100.0%)
  1. Nicholas Chown *
  2. Julia Leatherland *

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Cited bibliography overview

These indicators describe the bibliography cited by this publication. An author name is counted each time it appears in one cited reference, so the same person can be counted more than once. Names not yet linked to an author already present in AutiHub are treated as unknown, not as non-autistic. Last computed: 2 Oct 2026 13:57.

Cited references
20
With a DOI
11
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
7
3 / 20 (15.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
4 / 20 (20.0%)
References with detected author names
18 / 20 (90.0%)
Without detected author names
2
Without a structured title
4
Without a stable identifier
6
References with raw author names still to review
2
References with external metadata lookup issues
1
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
31
From DOI or external metadata
31
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
2
20 / 31 (64.5%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 11 / 31 (35.5%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
3 / 31 (9.7%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 3 / 20 (15.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 2 / 27 (7.4%).
  1. Janet B W Williams , Michael First (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . Encyclopedia of Social Work. Oxford University PressNew York, NY.
    Type: Other DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.104 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2159011576
    OpenAlex
  2. González Moreno, Andrés Santiago (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . American Psychiatric Association.
    Type: Book DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W4247665917
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  3. Lucy A Livingston , Francesca Happé (2017). Conceptualising compensation in neurodevelopmental disorders: Reflections from autism spectrum disorder . Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 80, 729-742. Elsevier BV.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.06.005 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2714476989
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  4. Luke Beardon (2017). Autism and Asperger Syndrome in Adults .
    Type: Book OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2947511713
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  5. Francesca Happé , Uta Frith (2020). Annual Research Review: Looking back to look forward – changes in the concept of autism and implications for future research . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(3), 218-232. Wiley.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13176 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W3003423347
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  6. Anna Cook , Jane Ogden , Naomi Winstone (2018). Friendship motivations, challenges and the role of masking for girls with autism in contrasting school settings . European Journal of Special Needs Education, 33(3), 302-315. Informa UK Limited.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2017.1312797 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2607052951
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  7. L Beardon (2019). Autism, masking, social anxiety and the classroom. Teacher education and autism: A research-based practical handbook . Autism, masking, social anxiety and the classroom. Teacher education and autism: A research-based practical handbook.
    Type: Other
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  8. Laura Hull , K.V. Petrides , Carrie T. Allison , P. Smith , Simon Baron-Cohen , Meng-Chuan Lai et al. (2017). “Putting on My Best Normal”: Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions . Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(8), 2519-2534. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3166-5 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2616560149
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  9. Eilidh Cage , Jessica Di Monaco , Victoria Newell (2018). Experiences of autism acceptance and mental health in autistic adults . J Autism Dev Disord, 48(2), 473-484. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3342-7 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2766434912
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  10. N Chown (2019). Chown, N. (2019). Are the “autistic traits” and “broader autism phenotype” concepts real or mythical? Autism Policy & Practice, 2(1), 46–63. Autism Policy Practice, 2(1), 46.
    Type: Other
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  11. David Jackson‐Perry (2017). Autism and Asperger syndrome in adults . Disability & Society, 32(8), 1280-1282. Informa UK Limited.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2017.1362181 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2742673435
    OpenAlex
  12. (n.d.). Chown, N. (In press). Language games used to construct autism as pathology. In H. Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, N. Chown, A. Stenning, (Eds.), Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm. London: Routledge.
    Type: Other
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  13. Marcia Jean Carter (2014). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 48(3).
    Type: Article OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2906253013
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  15. Laura Hull (2017). Hull, L., Petrides, K. V., Allison, C., Smith, P., Baron-Cohen, S., Lai, M.-C., et al. (2017). “Putting on my best normal”: Social camouflaging in adults with autism spectrum conditions. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10 . 1007/s10803-0173166-5. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
    Type: Other DOI: 10.1007/s10803-0173166-5
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  16. Leatherland, J. (2018). Understanding how autistic pupils experience secondary school: autism criteria, theory and FAMe™. Doctoral dissertation, Sheffield Hallam University.
    Type: Other
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  17. Nicholas Chown * (2020). Language games used to construct autism as pathology . In Neurodiversity Studies (pp. 27-38). Routledge.
    Type: Book chapter DOI: 10.4324/9780429322297-4 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W3033145019
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    Type: Other
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  19. Nicholas Chown * (2019). Are the “Autistic Traits” and “Broader Autism Phenotype” Concepts Real or Mythical? Autism Policy and Practice, 2(1), 46.
    Type: Article OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W3205033926
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