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Christie Welch
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Latest papers
Neurodivergence and the Rabbit Hole of Extremism: Uncovering Lived Experience.
Autism in adulthood · 2026
Describing the communication of autistic people during experiences of distress: A scoping review
Autism · 2026
Understanding the Use of the Term "Weaponized Autism" in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023 · first author
7 publications.
Neurodivergence and the Rabbit Hole of Extremism: Uncovering Lived Experience.
Wijekoon S, Robison J, Welch C, Westphal A, Loftin R, Perry B, Rombos V, Picciolini C, Bosyj C, Senman L, Jachyra P, Baron-Cohen S, Penner M
Describing the communication of autistic people during experiences of distress: A scoping review
Oldenburg K, Gibbons T, Welch C, Tint A, Albin M
Understanding the Use of the Term "Weaponized Autism" in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform.
Welch C, Senman L, Loftin R, Picciolini C, Robison J, Westphal A, Perry B, Nguyen J, Jachyra P, Stevenson S, Aggarwal J, Wijekoon S, Baron-Cohen S, Penner M
"Unheard minds, again and again": autistic insider perspectives and theory of mind.
Holt A, Bounekhla K, Welch C, Polatajko H
What I Wish You Knew: Insights on Burnout, Inertia, Meltdown, and Shutdown From Autistic Youth.
Phung J, Penner M, Pirlot C, Welch C
Living in autistic bodies: bloggers discuss movement control and arousal regulation.
Welch C, Cameron D, Fitch M, Polatajko H
Autism inside out: lessons from the memoirs of three minimally verbal youths.
Welch C, Polatajko H, Rigby P, Fitch M
Frequent collaborators
- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
- Department of Paediatrics
- Rehabilitation Science
- School of Occupational Therapy
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