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ArticlePsychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law2026

Mock juror perceptions of an adult autistic witness: effect of diagnostic label and witness intermediary presence.

Joshua W S Smith, Celine van Golde

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Article in Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Joshua W S SmithSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1139-3834
Celine van GoldeSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1950-4722

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Courts providing basic diagnostic information to juries and using witness intermediaries have been proposed to assist autistic witnesses participating in criminal trials. The current study investigated whether these impact trial outcomes. Participants (

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ASDautism spectrum disorderdiagnostic labelexpectancy violations theoryjuror decision-makingsocial perceptionswitness credibilitywitness intermediaries

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PMID41859277
PMCPMC12997471

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