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. K., 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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6
Publication authors identified as autistic
4 / 6 (66.7%)
  1. Sue McCowan *
  2. Sebastian Charles Keith 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 references with an identified autistic author
2 / 5 (40.0%)
Cited author occurrences identified as autistic
6 / 17 (35.3%)
Among occurrences linked to AutiHub author records: 6 / 15 (40.0%). Distinct cited authors identified as autistic: 5 / 15 (33.3%).
Cited author occurrences linked to AutiHub author records
15 / 17 (88.2%)
Distinct linked cited authors: 13 / 15 (86.7%)
Linked cited-author occurrences not identified as autistic
9 / 15 (60.0%)
Among linked cited-author occurrences only. Across all cited-author occurrences: 9 / 17 (52.9%). Distinct linked cited authors not identified as autistic: 8 / 13 (61.5%).
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