The purpose of this study was to reexamine research that used verbal fluency tasks to
reinforce assumed deficits in word knowledge and retrieval in the autistic population. We …

1056 Autism 28 (5) acquisition, as an important developmental trajectory associated
particularly with autistic development and identity, has received little attention, with research …

Background: Lack of agreement about criteria and terminology for children's language
problems affects access to services as well as hindering research and practice. We report …

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental
disorders (~ 8% at 5–6 years) with significant implications for the child or young person's …

The neurodiversity movement is a grassroots political movement that initially arose in the
late 1990s. Its proponents challenge what they take to be the default pathologization and …

1172 Autism 25 (5) help children with autism to grow and thrive'(Anderberg & South, 2021,
p. 12). This positive framing may improve parents' experience of the diagnostic process by …

The intersection of gender diversity and neurodiversity is a focus of considerable interest,
discussion, and research. As reflected in the contents of this special issue, literature has …

In this chapter, the editors put forward their concluding thoughts on the development of
neurodiversity within academic fields and summarise some of the perspectives advanced in …

We are highly concerned with the way in which LeFevre-Levy et al.(2023) characterize
neurodiversity and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

The term 'neurodiversity'has had a substantial impact on research, policy, practice and
discourse since being coined in 1998. More recently, literature has begun to discuss …