Article
"Autism is me": an investigation of how autistic individuals make sense of autism and stigma
Botha M, Dibb B & Frost DM (2022) "Autism is me": an investigation of how autistic individuals make sense of autism and stigma. Disability & Society, 37 (3), pp. 427-453. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1822782
Article
Come as You Are: Examining Autistic Identity Development and the Neurodiversity Movement through an Intersectional Lens
Botha M & Gillespie-Lynch K (2022) Come as You Are: Examining Autistic Identity Development and the Neurodiversity Movement through an Intersectional Lens. Human Development, 66 (2), pp. 93-112. https://doi.org/10.1159/000524123
Article
"Autism Research is in Crisis": A mixed method study of researcher's constructions of autistic people and autism research
Botha M & Cage E (2022) "Autism Research is in Crisis": A mixed method study of researcher's constructions of autistic people and autism research. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Art. No.: 1050897. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1050897
Book Chapter
Community Psychology as reparations for violence in the construction of autism knowledge
Botha M (2022) Community Psychology as reparations for violence in the construction of autism knowledge. In: Milton D & Ryan S (eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Autism Studies. 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, pp. 76-94. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-International-Handbook-of-Critical-Autism-Studies/Milton-Ryan/p/book/9780367521073
Article
Cutting our own keys: New possibilities of neurodivergent storying in research
Bertilsdotter Rosqvist H, Botha M, Hens K, O’Donoghue S, Pearson A & Stenning A (2022) Cutting our own keys: New possibilities of neurodivergent storying in research. Autism. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221132107
Article
Being, Knowing, and Doing: Importing Theoretical Toolboxes for Autism Studies
Bertilsdotter Rosqvist H, Botha M, Hens K, O'Donoghue S, Pearson A & Stenning A (2022) Being, Knowing, and Doing: Importing Theoretical Toolboxes for Autism Studies. Autism in Adulthood. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/aut.2022.0021; https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2022.0021
Article
Brief Report: Does Autistic Community Connectedness Moderate the Relationship Between Masking and Wellbeing?
Cage E, Cranney R & Botha M (2022) Brief Report: Does Autistic Community Connectedness Moderate the Relationship Between Masking and Wellbeing?. Autism in Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2021.0096
Article
'It's being a part of a grand tradition, a grand counter-culture which involves communities': A qualitative investigation of autistic community connectedness
Botha M, Dibb B & Frost DM (2022) 'It's being a part of a grand tradition, a grand counter-culture which involves communities': A qualitative investigation of autistic community connectedness. Autism. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613221080248
Article
Academic, Activist, or Advocate? Angry, Entangled, and Emerging: A Critical Reflection on Autism Knowledge Production
Botha M (2021) Academic, Activist, or Advocate? Angry, Entangled, and Emerging: A Critical Reflection on Autism Knowledge Production. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Art. No.: 727542. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727542
Article
Critical realism, community psychology, and the curious case of autism: A philosophy and practice of science with social justice in mind
Botha M (2021) Critical realism, community psychology, and the curious case of autism: A philosophy and practice of science with social justice in mind. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22764
Commentary
Shifting stigma about autistic young people
Den Houting J, Botha M, Cage E, Jones DR & Kim SY (2021) Shifting stigma about autistic young people. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 5 (12), pp. 839-841. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642%2821%2900309-6
Letter
Creating truly radical change in autism research: A response to Frith and Mottron
Pearson A, Woods R, Morgan H & Botha M (2021) Creating truly radical change in autism research: A response to Frith and Mottron. Autism Research, 14 (10), pp. 2243-2244. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2605
Commentary
Does Language Matter? Identity-First Versus Person-First Language Use in Autism Research: A Response to Vivanti
Botha M, Hanlon J & Williams GL (2021) Does Language Matter? Identity-First Versus Person-First Language Use in Autism Research: A Response to Vivanti. Commentary on: Vivanti, G. (2020). Ask the editor: What is the most appropriate way to talk about individuals with a diagnosis of autism? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(2), 691–693. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04280-x.. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04858-w
Article
Extending the Minority Stress Model to Understand Mental Health Problems Experienced by the Autistic Population
Botha M & Frost DM (2020) Extending the Minority Stress Model to Understand Mental Health Problems Experienced by the Autistic Population. Society and Mental Health, 10 (1), pp. 20-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869318804297