Autism, Ahead of Print.
Play, in particular sex-typical play, is important for affective, cognitive, and social development. There is limited research on sex-typical play in autistic children. The few prior studies on this topic relied heavily on reports or involvement of ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 544-548, February 2025.
Meaningful gestures enhance degraded speech comprehension in neurotypical adults, but it is unknown whether this is the case for neurodivergent populations, such as autistic individuals. Previous research demonstrated atypical multisensory and speech-...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 395-407, February 2025.
The quality of life of autistic children and their parents is impacted by the stress they experience, their coping strategies and the availability of professional health, social and educational support services. Recent changes in the structural ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 382-394, February 2025.
Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) are increasingly used in therapeutic and educational settings to improve the well-being of autistic people. This study investigated the potential of TTRPGs to provide a safe space where autistic adults could develop ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 536-543, February 2025.
Recognizing higher rates of co-occurring health conditions in autistic adults and the frequent use of hospital-based health care services, this study compared rates of repeat emergency visits, repeat hospitalizations, and delayed discharges in autistic ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 435-446, February 2025.
Available research suggests autistic mothers experience greater dissatisfaction with maternity care compared to non-autistic mothers. Limited research exists exploring autistic mothers’ experiences of maternity care, and no research to date has considered ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 476-489, February 2025.
Autistic adults frequently show increased physical or mental health conditions and impairments in social, occupational, and other life domains. Accordingly, they often report reduced health-related quality of life. Yet, numerous barriers prevent effective ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 424-434, February 2025.
Autistic people experience high rates of mental health problems. A tendency towards behavioural repetition in autistic individuals could contribute to repetitive negative thinking, which is a transdiagnostic risk factor for mental health problems. Our ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 408-423, February 2025.
Vocal imitation in English-speaking autistic individuals has been shown to be atypical. Speaking a tone language such as Mandarin facilitates vocal imitation skills among non-autistic individuals, yet no studies have examined whether this effect holds for ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 367-381, February 2025.
Caregivers can experience significant challenges following their child’s autism diagnosis and often seek informational, relational and emotional support. Post-diagnostic support for caregivers has received relatively little research attention and ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 518-535, February 2025.
Shared family meals are associated with family functioning and thought to protect against disordered eating in families with neurotypical children. Limited research, however, has examined the mealtime structure or experience in families with children with ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 355-366, February 2025.
Autism has been linked to difficulties within the social domain and quick decision-making. The Dual Process Theory of Autism proposes that autistic people, compared to non-autistic people, tend to prefer and perform in a more deliberative and less ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 504-517, February 2025.
An increasing number of studies are investigating the links between autism and borderline personality disorder. Studies report overlapping differences and the challenges in differentiating between these two diagnostic labels. In practice, there are many ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 344-354, February 2025.
This study evaluated the comorbidity rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with functional neurological disorders (FNDs). A systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 462-475, February 2025.
Identifying infants at elevated likelihood for autism and other developmental differences in the first year of life remains a significant challenge. This study explored associations between behavioral differences in infancy and developmental outcomes in ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 447-461, February 2025.
A growing body of evidence supports the applicability of reusable menstrual products for non-autistic menstruators; however, only a few studies have investigated menstrual product preferences for young autistic persons with a uterus. With recent research ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 490-503, February 2025.
Participatory methods are having sweeping effects on research across the globe. To facilitate transparency around these methods,Autismintroduced mandatory reporting of community involvement in January 2021. Here, we sought to determine the impact of ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 284-309, February 2025.
Autism diagnoses in adulthood have risen substantially over recent years. While providing potential benefits, many autistic adults struggle to navigate their new diagnosis. Our review aimed to synthesise the evidence for post-diagnostic support for ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 310-328, February 2025.
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health is a biopsychosocial framework of health-related functioning designed to provide a unifying system for health care, social services, education, and policy sectors. Since its ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 329-343, February 2025.
There is increasing interest in the use of games to scaffold social skills training for autistic children and youth. However, there is no consensus on how to best approach their design, so that learning opportunities are maximised. This article presents a ...

Autism, Volume 29, Issue 2, Page 275-283, February 2025.

Autism, Ahead of Print.
The experiences of Autistic1women students at university are seldom explored. In this paper,womenrefers to anyone who self-identifies as a woman. Eleven Autistic women students participated in artefact creation and semi-structured interviews exploring ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
There is limited literature on the association between parenting practices, parenting stress and externalising behaviours in autistic children. We investigated whether parenting practices mediate the association between parenting stress and externalising ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
There are an increasing number of autistic characters seen in film and television, and an increasing number of autistic individuals entering the workforce. At the intersection of media and employment, only a small proportion of autistic characters are ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Fatigue is associated with numerous harmful physical and mental health outcomes. Despite the established relationship between sleep and fatigue, research examining sleep variability within a person (i.e. intraindividual variability; IIV) and fatigue is ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Autistic adolescent girls face complex and diverse challenges in the school setting, specifically mental health issues, unmet social and education needs, and social exclusion. This review provides an overview of research relating to the barriers autistic ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
This study addresses the underrepresentation of fathers in autism research, particularly those with adult-aged autistic offspring. The authors explored the lifelong experiences and interpretations of fathers raising their autistic sons. Ten Hungarian ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Autism spectrum disorder presents as a multifaceted condition characterized by pronounced impairments in social communication and behavioral patterns. Diagnosis hinges upon the expertise of clinicians, comprehensive developmental history, and observation ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Autistic advocates emphasise the need for neurodiversity-affirming and strengths-based approaches to support services; however, little is known about broader community perspectives regarding the appropriateness of offering early support services to ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
A recent study suggests that parent report on the Social Symptom and Prosocial scales of the Childhood Joint Attention Rating Scale provides useful information about differences in the social development of school-aged autistic children. The current study ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Anecdotal reports link a distinct, bilateral, parieto-temporally generated 4.5-Hz rhythm on an electroencephalogram to a methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variant co-occurring in autism spectrum disorder, but the validation of its precision is ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
This exploratory study used the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to compare the financial well-being of families of adolescents with and without autism. Recognizing the gap in autism research, which predominantly measures financial ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
There are fewer females than males diagnosed with autism, but autistic females are said to be under-identified and underrepresented in the existing diagnostic and service systems. The gender discrepancy may potentially be attributed to the lack of ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Many individuals with autism experience challenges using language in social contexts (i.e., pragmatic language). Characterizing and understanding pragmatic variability is important to inform intervention strategies and the etiology of communication ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Enrollment of autistic children in general schools has increased significantly in the past decade. However, having access to school does not mean being included in school. Autistic individuals’ perspectives regarding their general school experience are ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Genetic tests, such as Fragile X and Chromosomal Microarray, are recommended as a standard of care during the evaluation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. However, previous research demonstrates low rates of genetic ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Autistic adults have reported experiencing discrimination across settings. Nonetheless, population-based research examining the prevalence of discrimination against autistic individuals has been more limited. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant health distress among autistic adults in the United States. While there is considerable evidence that autistic adults’ COVID-19 health distress was related to increases in mental health concerns (e.g. depression, ...

Autism, Ahead of Print.
Autistic individuals are frequently exposed to stigmatizing attitudes and discrimination. Through the lived experience of stigmatizing attitudes, autistic people can internalize the negative stereotypes associated with autism. This phenomenon is known as ...