There has been a focus on autistic-led and participatory research in autism research, but
minimal discussion about whether the field is hospitable to autistic involvement. While the …

The dominant discourse surrounding neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and
ADHD emphasizes biological explanations. Neurodevelopmental conditions are conceived …

Research suggests that there is a high prevalence of interpersonal violence and
victimisation within the autistic population, and that this accounts for poor mental health …

The ontological status of autism has been a subject of considerable debate and
philosophical approaches of it have been recent and sparse. On the one hand, from its …

Autistic people report greater comfort socialising and easier communication with each other.
Despite autism being stereotypically associated with lack of social motivation, an autistic …

Qualitative researchers wishing to circumnavigate the limitations of positivism, on the one
hand, and strong constructionism, on the other, tend to be attracted to critical realism (CR) …

The aim of this article was to think with and elaborate on theories developed outside of
autism research and the autistic community, and through this support the production of new …

Background: There is a lack of research on autistic intimacy; however, a small body of
research suggests that bondage, discipline, domination, submission, sadism and (sado) …

Background and Aims Survey research indicates that autistic children and young people
experienced high levels of anxiety and isolation during lockdowns in response to the …

2 Autism 00 (0) subjective and experiential from its definition and much of its
conceptualisation (Milton, 2013). Autism is currently in this sense unusual within conditions …