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ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2014

What should autism research focus upon? Community views and priorities from the United Kingdom.

Elizabeth Pellicano, Adam Dinsmore, Tony Charman

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Article in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 264 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

264 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. The use of Language ENvironment Analysis in autism research: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025
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  7. Disability barriers autistic girls face in secondary education: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025
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  11. Loneliness in autistic adults: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022
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  13. Anxiety and intellectual functioning in autistic children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elizabeth PellicanoInstitute of Education, University of London, UK University of Western Australia, Australia l.pellicano@ioe.ac.uk.
Adam DinsmoreInstitute of Education, University of London, UK Wellcome Trust, London, UK.
Tony CharmanKing's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rise in the measured prevalence of autism has been accompanied by much new research and research investment internationally. This study sought to establish whether the pattern of current UK autism research funding maps on to the concerns of the autism community. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with autistic adults, family members, practitioners and researchers to identify their priorities for research. We also captured the views of a large number of stakeholders via an online survey. There was a clear disparity between the United Kingdom's pattern of funding for autism research and the priorities articulated by the majority of participants. There was general consensus that future priorities for autism research should lie in those areas that make a difference to people's day-to-day lives. There needs to be greater involvement of the autism community both in priority setting and in research more broadly to ensure that resources reach where they are most needed and can make the most impact.

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Attitude to HealthAutistic DisorderHealth Services Needs and DemandResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFocus GroupsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle Agedautism communityautism researchdecision-makingpriority setting

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PMID24789871
PMCPMC4230972

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