Purpose Little is known about the way autism is interpreted and accepted among the black,
Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) populations in the UK. This report summarises a�…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with autism spectrum disorder, used
interchangeably with the term autism, are among the most marginalised people in Australian�…

Studies investigating autistic community research priorities indicate a mismatch between
what autism research focuses on and what autistic people want to see researched�…

This paper presents two studies that explored community attitudes to autism in Australia; and
autistic people and their families' perspectives of community attitudes. In Study One 2424�…

Autism research is on the cusp of significant change. There are mounting calls from Autistic
self-advocates, researchers, and other scientists for a paradigm shift in autism research. Yet�…

“Why are neurotypicals so pig-ignorant about autism?” an autistic person wrote on the Curtin
Autism Research Group's on-line portal as a response to a call for research questions. Co�…

Recent public discussions suggest that there is much disagreement about the way autism is
and should be described. This study sought to elicit the views and preferences of UK autism�…

We know virtually nothing about how autism is understood by, and how autistic children,
young people and adults are supported in, culturally and linguistically diverse communities�…

Autism research has taken great strides toward understanding autism, its causes and its
consequences. This research has the potential to transform the everyday lives of those with�…

This is the first qualitative study to investigate experiences of, and attitudes towards, autism
in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. Understanding the�…