Research library

Research is most useful when it connects back to people’s lives.

Explore a selected starting collection centered on autistic experience, communication, acceptance, wellbeing, and community-informed research priorities.

Selected reading

Research papers

7 papers
Communication2025

Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people

Crompton et al.

A replication and extension examining how neurotype matching and mismatch affect information sharing.

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Research priorities2024

What are the autism research priorities of autistic adults in Scotland?

Cage et al.

Autistic adults identify priorities intended to make research funding more relevant to everyday life.

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Wellbeing2020

Defining autistic burnout

Raymaker et al.

Community-based participatory research describing autistic burnout, its impacts, and reported paths toward recovery.

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Communication2020

Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective

Crompton et al.

A study of information sharing and rapport within autistic, non-autistic, and mixed-neurotype groups.

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Lived experience2019

‘People should be allowed to do what they like’: Autistic adults’ views and experiences of stimming

Kapp et al.

Autistic adults describe stimming as a form of regulation and communication and discuss the effects of social acceptance.

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Mental health2018

Experiences of autism acceptance and mental health in autistic adults

Cage, Di Monaco & Newell

Research examining relationships among personal acceptance, acceptance from others, camouflaging, and mental health.

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Research priorities2014

What should autism research focus upon? Community views and priorities from the United Kingdom

Pellicano, Dinsmore & Charman

Community members call for research that addresses daily life and includes autistic people in setting priorities.

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