Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice

Robyn Steward interviews guest editors, Will Mandy and Meng-Chuan Lai about their special issue on women and girls on the autism spectrum. 

You can read the associated article here and read the special issue here

First posted July 2017

Dr Laura Crane interviews guest editors Dr Li-Ching Lee and Dr Cathy Rice about the Special Issue on Global Autism Research. 

You can read the associated article here and read the special issue here

First recorded  in July 2017. 

Dr Laura Crane interviews Dr Noah Sasson from the University of Dallas, Texas where he is an Associate Professor. They discuss Dr Sasson's article which looks at peoples first impressions of adults on the autism spectrum and how thay are affected by the disclosure of diagnosis. You can read the associated article here

Recorded October 2017. 

Robyn Steward interviews Kabie Brook about the story behind and the reasons for the recent decision to update the Autism front cover imagery.  You can read the associated article here. 

Recorded November 2017. 

Robyn Steward discusses ‘The prevalence of autistic traits in a homeless population’ with one of the authors Alasdair Churchyard (UCL). You can read the associated article here.

Recorded December 2018.

Robyn Steward interviews Liz Pellicano and Damian Milton about participatory research methods and how they can shape the approaches and outcomes of research for the better. You can read the associated article here

Posted December 2018.

Robyn Steward interviews Dr Sarah Cassidy from The University of Nottingham about her study ‘‘People like me don’t get support’: Autistic adults’ experiences of support and treatment for mental health difficulties, self-injury and suicidality’. You can read the associated article here. 

Recorded March 2019

Robyn Steward interviews Dora Raymaker and Christina Nicolaidis, co-founders of AASPIRE, to discuss their practice-based guidelines for the inclusion of autistic adults in research as co-researchers and study participants. 

You can read the associated article ("The AASPIRE practice-based guidelines for the inclusion of autistic adults in research as co-researchers and study participants") here

First recorded June 2019

Robyn Steward interviews Brittany Hand on mental and physical health in older autistic adults. 

You can read the associated interview ("Prevalence of physical and mental health conditions in Medicare-enrolled, autistic older adults") here

Recorded in March 2020. 

Dr Rosa Hoektra & Dr Beth Tekola talk about autism and Ethiopia with Robyn Steward.

You can read the associated article, "Adapting and pre-testing the World Health Organization’s Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and other developmental disorders in a very low-resource setting: Findings from Ethiopia" here

Recorded March 2020.