Here is a list of selected publications by members of the Independent Autism Research Group which you may find of interest. All items can be accessed by clicking on the relevant link.
Autism community research priorities: the potential of future research to benefit autistics, Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies.
The ‘Achieving More in College’ Project: Support for autistic students attending further education colleges, Good Autism Practice (GAP), 19(1), 50-62.
The 'High Achievers' project: An assessment of the support for students with autism attending UK universities, Journal of Further and Higher Education.
Improving research about us, with us: A framework for inclusive autism research, Disability and Society.
International Journal of Police Science and Management article on autism awareness in the UK police service.
Article in the Journal of Further and Higher Education on support for students with autism in UK colleges of further education. The research on which this article is based was undertaken by Nick Chown and Nick Beavan for Dudley College in the West Midlands. The Dudley College final report is also available.
Good Autism Practice article on identification (diagnostic) pathways for adults with autism. The research for this article was undertaken for a consortium of West Midlands local authorities in conjunction with Dr. Luke Beardon of Sheffield Hallam University.
Article on reasonable adjustments for autistic doctoral students undertaking their viva.
Article written by Julia, with a contribution from Nick, describing a content analysis of autism information on various high profile websites including those of the National Autistic Society and National Health Service (UK) and Autism Speaks (USA).
Letter to the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders challenging the suggestion from two leading academics that a person can be ‘a little autistic’. Copyright restrictions prevent us from posting the letter but a read-only version is available at the link below.
Chown, N., & Leatherland, J. (2020). Can a Person be ‘A Bit Autistic’? A Response to Francesca Happé and Uta Frith. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-3.