Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice

In this podcast, Judith Gould and Robyn Steward discuss issues surrounding women with autism spectrum disorder, including current research on this topic, safety issues for women on the spectrum and the differences between men and women with autism. Judith Gould is a leading researcher in the field of autism and Robyn Steward is an author and advocate who has a diagnosis of autism. Here's the associated commentary Here's a transcript of the podcast First posted January 2014.

Judith Hebron discusses her latest research on bullying and children with autism. Here's a link to the associated paper: Exposure to bullying among students with autism spectrum conditions: A multi-informant analysis of risk and protective factors Here's a link to the podcast transcript First posted March 2014.

In this podcast, Paul Shattuck and Anne Roux discuss issues surrounding employment support and the barriers that people with autism face when looking for or attempting to retain a job. You can find their commentary on this here Here's a link to the transcript First posted March 2014.

In this podcast, Professor Liz Pellicano from the Institute of Education, UCL discusses her ground-breaking co-authored paper on what Autism research should really focus on. You can read the paper here First posted August 2014.

Dr Will Mandy of University College London and DrMarianna Murin of Great Ormond Street Hospital discuss their research on the transition from primary to secondary school for children with autism spectrum disorder. First posted February 2015 You can read the associated article here

Carol Povey, Director for the Centre of Autism at the National Autistic Society, and Dr Lorcan Kenny from UCL's Institute of Education talk about which terms should be used to describe autism. You can read the paper here First uploaded in 2015

Professor Patricia Howlin from the Institute of Psychiatry, UK and Dr Julie Lounds Taylor from Vanderbilt University, USA talk about their special issue on autism in adulthood. You can read the special issue here. First posted November 2015.

In this podcast, Dr Sue Fletcher-Watson discusses with Dr Laura Crane her article Attitudes of the autism community to early autism research. You can read the associated article here First posted March 2016.

Professor Helen Tager-Flusberg talks with Laura Crane about her article Conducting research with minimally verbal participants with autism spectrum disorder. You can read the article here. First posted August 2016.

Katherine Pickard and Brooke Ingersoll discuss their recent study on parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder. You can find the associated article here. First posted January 2017

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.

Dr Rachel Moseley discusses their article on autism and the menopause with Robyn Steward. You can find the associated article ("‘When my autism broke': A qualitative study spotlighting autistic voices on menopause") here Recorded August 2020.

Dr. Jonathan Weiss and Dr. Katherine Gotham discuss our special issue on mental health and autism. You can access the special issue here Recorded December 2020.

Dr. Andrew Colombo-Dougovito discusses his article on physical activity among autistic adults with Robyn Steward. You can find the associated article ("A grounded theory of adoption and maintenance of physical activity among autistic adults") here. Recorded December 2020.