Health-related conditions often differ qualitatively or quantitatively between individuals of
different birth-assigned sexes and gender identities, and/or with different gendered …

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 …

Although person-first language is commonly used in many professional settings, this
practice has received criticism from self-advocates and scholars who believe that identity …

This paper presents the concepts of “neurodiversity” and the “neurodiversity approaches”
towards disability and discusses how confusion regarding the meaning of these concepts …

Some autistic people employ strategies and behaviours to cope with the everyday social
world, thereby 'camouflaging'their autistic differences and difficulties. This review aimed to …

The experience of stigma by autistic people is relatively understudied, despite contributing to
a range of poor outcomes and having an overarching impact on well-being. The current …

The language used to refer to autism has been a topic of ongoing debate. Research in
English-speaking countries indicated an overall preference for identity-first language …

The neurodiversity paradigm challenges pathologising accounts of neurodevelopmental
differences, including autism, attention deficit disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, developmental …

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 …

This systematic review describes a set of practices that have evidence of positive effects with
autistic children and youth. This is the third iteration of a review of the intervention literature …