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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice.
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Editor-in-chief: Sue Fletcher-Watson (@SueReviews.bsky.social)

Social Media: Catherine Crompton (@cjcrompton.bsky.social) & Keren MacLennan (@kerenmaclennan.bsky.social)
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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · Oct 27
A huge thank you to the Autism community, from our Editor-in-Chief @suereviews.bsky.social

🌏 Over the past two years, we’ve received over 1000 submissions from 65 countries.

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Happy New Year from the Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice team!

Don't forget to tag us if you're sharing articles published in our journal. We're delighted to see and share your research!
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Exploring the autism and functional neurological disorder association: Considerations from biopsychosocial, neuropsychological and computational models

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January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Participatory systems mapping: Can this approach improve how services work for autistic people?

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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Letter to the editor: Employment of autistic individuals in the age of AI integration: Challenges and opportunities

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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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New paper (w/ accompanying video) below by @themiskaraminis.bsky.social shows trust in right-wing newspapers relates to harsher attitudes toward autistic ppl despite what ppl admit.
Ties in w/ @thinkingautism.com’s piece connecting grievance parents to MAGA:
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December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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How are news media narratives related to public attitudes towards autism?

Our new paper @journalautism.bsky.social explores this question using data on newspaper reading preferences.

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#Autism #MediaRepresentation #Newspapers #PublicAttitudes #AutismResearch
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New video with @themiskaraminis.bsky.social talking about the recently published paper on the relationship between newspaper reading preference and attitudes toward autism.

Watch the full video on our YouTube: youtu.be/tYaqUW7UhL0?...

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December 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Fascinating. New research suggests that people who prefer reading right-wing news tend to have more negative views and more inaccurate views about Autism.
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The relationship between newspaper reading preferences and attitudes towards autism

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December 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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"We know that autistic people have sensory differences, but we know nothing about how these are influenced by ageing. Why not? Autistics often live with high stress & anxiety—which can intensify some mental & physical health conditions." @cosmichael.bsky.social:

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Why we need research about autism and ageing - Cos Michael, 2016
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December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Self-injurious behaviors with increased likelihood of injury in autistic youth: The role of distress linked to a strong preference for sameness

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December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Understanding and measuring caregiver-reported quality of life among minimally verbal autistic children with intellectual disability

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December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Transgender and gender-diverse autistic adolescents are at elevated risk of depression

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December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage

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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The relationship between newspaper reading preferences and attitudes towards autism

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December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Expanding the autism evidence base: Strategies to increase participant representation

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December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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New video with @themiskaraminis.bsky.social talking about the recently published paper on the relationship between newspaper reading preference and attitudes toward autism.

Watch the full video on our YouTube: youtu.be/tYaqUW7UhL0?...

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December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Associations between child characteristics and parent response to emotion differ in young children with and without an autism diagnosis

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December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Led by Grant Bruno, and following from our first Editorial on Global Indigenous Perspectives on autism research, our second Editorial in @journalautism.bsky.social explores integrating Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing to autism research. Free access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Decolonizing autism research: Integrating Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing - Grant Bruno, Anne Lindblom, Jessica Tupou, Fran Kewene, TC Waisman, Iliana Magiati, 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Autistic young adults’ routine travel pre- and post-licens

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December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences

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December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Short report: Disparities in hours of applied behavior analysis services for Medicaid-enrolled autistic youth

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December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Applying the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to speech-language pathology social communication interventions for autistic children and youth: A scoping review

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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Exploring auditory perception experiences in daily situations in autistic adults

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December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Intersectional effects of race and gender on first impressions of Black and White autistic adults

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December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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New video with @nahime.bsky.social talking about the recently published paper on mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth.

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Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis (Aguirre Mtanous et al., 2025)
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December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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The Schools Unified in Neurodiversity Collaborative: Co-designing a program to enhance educator knowledge and efficacy supporting children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
The Schools Unified in Neurodiversity Collaborative: Co-designing a program to enhance educator knowledge and efficacy supporting children with neurodevelopmental disabilities - Kelly B Beck, Amy Ionadi, Timothy Wagner, Daniel Beck, Rachel Harris, Stephen Edwards, Donna Westbrooks-Martin, Jamie Upshaw, Andre Rhone, Taylor Kesich, Allie Kleinschmidt, Carla A Mazefsky, 2025
Autistic and other neurodivergent youth face social, sensory, and environmental challenges at school that negatively impact learning and well-being. Yet, most educators are not trained in neurodeve...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM