Autism in Adulthood
Autism in Adulthood is the home for research and scholarship on the most pressing issues affecting adults on the autism spectrum, from emerging adulthood to later life. Using original research, in-depth analysis, and inter-professional dialogue, Autism in Adulthood provides new insights and evidence to promote practice, systems, and policy change. This innovative journal integrates the contributions of autistic adults — as Editorial Board members, authors, peer-reviewers, and readers — into the peer-reviewed literature.
Autism in Adulthood welcomes research and scholarship from multiple disciplines, professions, methodologies, and paradigms. Coverage includes:
Physical and mental health of adults on the autism spectrum
Employment, housing, education, community participation, economic well-being, and quality of life
Sexuality, gender identity, relationships, and caregiving
Autistic intelligence, sensory processing, communication, executive functioning, and flexibility
Healthcare and social services
Identification, treatment, and accommodation of co-occurring conditions
Basic science research with implications for autism in adulthood
Biological, neurological, psychological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social changes with aging
Policies and programs affecting adults on the autism spectrum
Human and disability rights and advocacy
Portrayal of adult autism in society and the media
Ethical issues in research, practice, or policy on autism in adulthood
Intersectionality of autism and race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, class, trauma, discrimination, and other social determinants of health
Transitions across the lifespan, including transitions to and through adulthood
Insights about autism from adults on the spectrum
Participatory approaches to research, practice, and policy, in partnership with individuals on the spectrum
Methodological advances for conducting research on autism in adulthood
Autism in Adulthood is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH, Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science University, and other leading researchers, autistic community leaders, and practitioners.
Audience: Autism researchers, scholars, and practitioners from multiple fields, including bioethics, biology, cognitive science, disability studies, education, family medicine, geriatrics, gerontology, internal medicine, neurology, neuroscience, nursing, occupational science and therapy, physical therapy, psychiatry, psychology, public health, rehabilitation counseling and medicine, social work, sociology, and speech language pathology; adults on the autism spectrum and their families; and policy-makers and health and social services administrators
| Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH | Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA |
| Rebecca L Flower, PhD | La Trobe University, North Bendigo Vic, Australia |
| Kristen Bottema-Beutel, PhD | Boston College, Boston, MA, USA |
| Jennifer Frymiare, PhD | Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA, USA |
| Anne V Kirby, PhD, OTR, L | University Of Utah College Of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA |
| Amy Pearson, PhD, MSC | University Of Sunderland, Sunderland, United Kingdom |
| Dora M Raymaker, PhD | Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA |
| Noah Sasson, PhD | The University Of Texas At Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA |
| Monique Botha, PhD, MSC | University Of Stirling, New Rochelle, NY, USA |
| Ru Ying Cai, PhD, BSc | Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Aaron R. Dallman, PhD, OTR/L | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA |
| Ashley De Marchena | Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Aimee Grant | Swansea University, Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| Brittany N Hand, PhD, OTR, L | Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA |
| Elizabeth Hassrick, PhD | Aj Drexel Autism Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Darren Hedley, PhD | La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia |
| Barry J Ingham, DCLINPSY | Cumbria Northumberland Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, United Kingdom |
| So Yoon Kim, PhD | Korea University, Seoul, South Korea |
| Shannon C LaPoint, PhD | Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA |
| Abigail M. A. Love, PhD, MS | Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Haylie L Miller, PhD | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
| Rachel Moseley, PhD | Bournemouth University, Dorset, United Kingdom |
| Aspasia Stacey Rabba, PhD | Monash University, Noble Park, Australia |
| Jessica Schwartzman, PhD | Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Diana W. Tan, PhD | Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Dora M Raymaker, PhD | Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA |
| Sandra Thom-Jones, PhD | Healesville, Australia |
| Joana Nana Serwaa Akrofi | New York University, Mount Vernon, NY, USA |
| Aimee L Fletcher, PhD, MSC, MA | Scottish Autism, Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Ava N Gurba, MS | Ardmore, PA, USA |
| Holly Hodges Mphil | University Of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
| Mirabel K Pelton, MSC | Coventry University, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
| Zalika N Scott-Ugwuegbula, BSC, MED | University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| Julia Bascom | Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Washington, DC, USA |
| Teal Benevides, PhD | Augusta Univ Cllge Of Allied Hlth Scnces, Augusta, GA, USA |
| Heather Brown, BA, BED, MED, PhD | University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| Sarah Cassidy, PhD | University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Nancy C Cheak Zamora, PhD | University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA |
| Karen Cloud-Hansen | Brookfield, WI, USA |
| Gerri Collins-Bride, RN, MS | University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Lisa A Croen, PhD | Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA |
| Amber Davis, PhD, MSW | Johns Hopkins School Of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Patrick Dwyer, PhD | La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia |
| Chris Edwards, PhD | Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), Sydney, Australia |
| Marc Fabri, PhD | Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Morenike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD | Advocacy Without Borders, Sugar Land, TX, USA |
| Ofer Golan, PhD | Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Christine A Jenkins, AMU | Independent Autistic Researcher, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| Khalilah Robinson Johnson, PhD, MS | University Of North Carolina, Durham, NC, USA |
| Steven Kapp, PhD | University Of Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
| Clarissa Kripke, MD, FAAFP | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Alice Kuo | Ucla Internal Medicine And Pediatrics, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Wenn B Lawson, PhD | University Of Birmingham In Birmingham, Victoria, Australia |
| Kristina Lopez, PhD, MS | Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA |
| Katherine E Mcdonald, PhD | Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA |
| David Nicholas, PhD | University Of Calgary, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| Finn M Parr, MD | Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom |
| Alexia Rattazzi, MD | Panaacea, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Catherine E Rice, PhD | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Scott Robertson, PhD | Washington, DC, USA |
| Ralph Savarese, PhD | Iowa City, IA, USA |
| Stephen Shore, EDD | Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, USA |
| Nidhi Singhal | Action For Autism, New Delhi, India |
| Kevin Stoddart | Redpath Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Tc Waisman, EDD | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Kathryn Williams, BA, MSC | Autistic Uk Cic, Wales, United Kingdom |