A full CIRCLE: inclusion of autistic doctors in the Royal College Of Psychiatrists’ values and Equality Action Plan

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McCowan, S., Shaw, S. C., Doherty, M., Grosjean, B., Blank, P., & Kinnear, M. (2022). A full CIRCLE: inclusion of autistic doctors in the Royal College Of Psychiatrists’ values and Equality Action Plan. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(1), 371-373. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2022.14

Publication date: 14 Feb 2022 Added to AutiHub: 5 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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Authors

Publication authors
6
Publication authors identified as autistic
5 / 6 (83.3%)
  1. Sue McCowan *
  2. Sebastian C.K. Shaw *
  3. Mary Doherty *
  1. Bernadette Grosjean *
  2. Paula Blank
  3. Malcolm Kinnear *

Abstract

Summary Autistic psychiatrists bring strengths and values to the workforce and ask to be acknowledged and supported as part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ CIRCLE values and Equality Action Plan. Courage and collaboration are required to jointly learn and innovate, promoting well-being, resilience and excellence for autistic doctors.

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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 01:00.

Cited references
5
With a DOI
4
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
1
2 / 5 (40.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
1 / 5 (20.0%)
References with detected author names
4 / 5 (80.0%)
Without detected author names
1
Without a structured title
1
Without a stable identifier
1
References with raw author names still to review
1
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
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Author names detected in the cited bibliography
17
From DOI or external metadata
17
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
1
16 / 17 (94.1%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 1 / 17 (5.9%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
7 / 17 (41.2%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 7 / 16 (43.8%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 6 / 15 (40.0%).
  1. Laura Crane , Ian A Davidson , Rachel Prosser , Elizabeth Pellicano (2019). Understanding psychiatrists' knowledge, attitudes and experiences in identifying and supporting their patients on the autism spectrum: online survey . BJPsych Open, 5(3), e33. Royal College of Psychiatrists.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2019.12 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W2935455368
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  2. Julia Cook , Laura Hull , Laura Crane , Will Mandy (2021). Camouflaging in autism: A systematic review . Clinical Psychology Review, 89(102), 102080. Elsevier BV.
    Type: Article DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102080 OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W3198172085
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  5. (n.d.). 1 Royal College of Psychiatrists. RCPsych Equality Action Plan 2021–23. Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2021 ( https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusivity/equality-action-plan---january-2021.pdf?sfvrsn=af74a81a_6 ).
    Type: Other
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