Neurodiversity and Early Autism

This publication is included in the Autistic Autism Scholarship Project. two authors of this publication are identified as autistic in the project.

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Bernard, S., Grosjean, B., & Caravallah, L. (2022). Neurodiversity and Early Autism. JAMA Pediatrics, 176(12), 1272. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.4144

Journal or book title
JAMA Pediatrics
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Volume
176
Issue
12
Pages
1272
Publication date: 2022 Added to AutiHub: 4 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

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Authors

Publication authors
3
Publication authors identified as autistic
2 / 3 (66.7%)

Abstract

As autistic physicians, we agree with the position of Dawson et al1: the neurodiversity movement regards autistic individuals to be both neurodivergent (diverging from the neurotypical majority) and disabled by environments not designed for autistic flourishing.1 Neurodiversity-informed therapeutic interventions therefore emphasize modification of external factors to better fit the autistic person.1 Therapeutic attempts to alter factors within the person must be done with utmost care to maintain the person’s autistic identity while helping support integration in the neurotypical world.

Bibliography cited by this reference

Cited references are imported from external metadata sources when they are available. The list may be partial.

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
6
With a DOI
2
Without a DOI, from raw bibliography text
3
2 / 6 (33.3%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
3 / 6 (50.0%)
References with detected author names
3 / 6 (50.0%)
Without detected author names
3
Without a structured title
3
Without a stable identifier
3
References with raw author names still to review
3
References with external metadata lookup issues
0
These indicators apply to cited references displayed on this page, after technical duplicates have been merged. A reference without a DOI can still support author statistics when a title and author names are available.
Author names detected in the cited bibliography
29
From DOI or external metadata
29
From validated raw bibliography text
0
Raw names already validated
0
Raw names still to review
7
8 / 29 (27.6%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 21 / 29 (72.4%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
2 / 29 (6.9%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 2 / 8 (25.0%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 2 / 29 (6.9%).
  1. Géraldine Dawson , Lauren Franz , Sam Brandsen *Autistic author. Learn more… (2022). At a Crossroads—Reconsidering the Goals of Autism Early Behavioral Intervention From a Neurodiversity Perspective . JAMA Pediatrics, 176(9), 839. American Medical Association (AMA).
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    Type: Other
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  3. Gore, Nick J. , Sapiets, Suzi J. , Denne, Louise D. , Richard P. Hastings , Toogood, Sandy , MacDonald, Anne et al. (2022). Positive Behavioural Support in the UK: A State of the Nation Report . Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent).
    Type: Article OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W7024026776
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  4. (n.d.). BCBA task list (5th edition). Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Accessed August 21, 2022. https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/bcba-task-list-5th-ed
    Type: Other
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  5. (n.d.). Gore? N, Sapiets? S, Denne? L,. Positive behavioural support in the UK: a state of the nation report.? International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support. 2022;12(Suppl 1). https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/bild/ijpbs/2022/00000012/a00101s1/art00001
    Type: Other
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