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Resources

Below is a list of resources where you can find more about research on autism, applied linguistics, and focused interests, including related research referenced in our work and throughout the site, and links to other websites and further reading.

Related research

A critical hit: Dungeons and Dragons as a buff for autistic people

Atherton, G., Hathaway, R., Visuri, I., & Cross, L. (2025). A critical hit: Dungeons and Dragons as a buff for autistic people. Autism, 29(2), 382-394.

A multidimensional reappraisal of language in autism: Insights from a discourse analytic study

Sterponi, L., & de Kirby, K. (2016). A multidimensional reappraisal of language in autism: Insights from a discourse analytic study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46, 394-405. [no access]

Access Points: Understanding Special Interests Through Autistic Narratives

Long, R. M. (2025). Access Points: Understanding Special Interests Through Autistic Narratives. Autism in Adulthood, 7(1), 100-111.

‘Anything but the phone’: Communication mode preferences in the autism community

Howard, P. L., & Sedgewick, F. (2021). ‘Anything but the phone’: Communication mode preferences in the autism community. Autism, 25(8), 2265-2278. [open access]

Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective

Crompton, C. J., Ropar, D., Evans-Williams, C. V. M., Flynn, E. G., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2020). Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective. Autism, 24(7), 1704-1712.

Autistic resources from a discourse-analytic perspective

Maciejewska, E. (2020). Autistic resources from a discourse-analytic perspective. Qualitative Psychology, 7(3), 348-366.  [no access] 

Links and further reading

Autistic Adults Online

A website of our previous project, which also includes links and PDFs of previous papers and reports.

Double Empathy

An article on the National Autism Society website about ‘double empathy’, written by Damian Milton

Monotropism

Link to a website which explains what monotropism is.

Monotropism and wellbeing

Link to an article about the relationship between monotropism and mental wellbeing.

Top 10 priorities for autism research

A pdf by Autistica about the top priorities for autism research.

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