Since its initial description, the concept of autism has been firmly rooted within the
conventional medical paradigm of child psychiatry. Increasingly, there have been calls from …

Introduction The term neurodiversity is defined and discussed from the perspectives of
neuroscience, psychology and campaigners with lived experience, illustrating the …

In this commentary, we describe how language used to communicate about autism within
much of autism research can reflect and perpetuate ableist ideologies (ie, beliefs and …

The past three decades have seen a major shift in our understanding of the strong links
between autism and identity. These developments have called for careful consideration of …

There is little comprehensive research into autistic adulthood, and even less into the
services and supports that are most likely to foster flourishing adult autistic lives. This limited …

Over the past four decades there have been significant advances in our understanding of
autism, yet services for autistic adults continue to lag far behind those for children, and …

Prior research has studied preferences for identity-or person-first language among persons
with an autism diagnosis. The current study differs from this previous body of research by …

Recently the Lancet published a Commission on the future of care and clinical research of
autism, which included a side panel arguing for the adoption of “profound autism”, a term in …

Nationally and internationally, efforts are ongoing to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
in healthcare and other fields. These efforts require consideration of ways in which language …

Background: In recent years, there have been increasing discussions surrounding the
appropriate terminology to talk about autism. Initially, this debate revolved around the use of …