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• DeThorne, L. (2025, September). Signposts toward the future of neurodiversity in CSD. The ASHA Leader 30(5), pp. 50-51. Open access at https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FTR1p.30092025.slp-autism-ableism.50/full/
• DeThorne, L. & Coburn, K. (2024). Autism through an Intersectional Neurodiversity Lens. Topics in Language Disorders, 44(1), 2-4. Open access at:  https://journals.lww.com/topicsinlanguagedisorders/fulltext/2024/01000/autism_through_an_intersectional_neurodiversity.2.aspx
• DeThorne, L., Pierce, K., Rang, M., Schafer, S. & VanRyswyk, K. (2024). “I have a different perspective as I am working through this:” Speech language pathologist reflections on autism. Topics in Language Disorders, 44(1), 25-43. Click here for pdf.  https://journals.lww.com/topicsinlanguagedisorders/pages/default.aspx
• DeThorne, L., & Gerlach-Houck, H. (2023). Resisting ableism in school-based speech-language pathology: An invitation to change. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 1-7. Open access at https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2022_LSHSS-22-00139
• Gerlach-Houck, H., & DeThorne, L. (2023). Resisting ableism: A personal response to complex questions. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 1-7. Op personen access at https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2022_LSHSS-22-00160
• DeThorne, L., & Gerlach-Houck, H. (2023). Response to Lipari’s letter to the editor regarding Gerlach-Houck & DeThorne’s (2023) Forum: Resisting Ableism in school-based speech-language services. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 1-7. Open access at https://pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10.1044/2023_LSHSS-23-00072
• Vidal, V.G., Wachholtz, D.P., Mattie, L.J., & DeThorne, L.S. (2023). It takes a community: How environmental systems construct (In)Competence in Autistic peer interactions. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 37, 257-267. Click here for pdf.  https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2022_LSHSS-22-00028
• Vidal, V., & DeThorne, L. (2021). Effectiveness of a supports-based approach to peer interactions of an autistic student in the classroom: A mixed-methods study. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 6, 327-343. Click here for pdf.  https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2021_PERSP-20-00223
• DeThorne, L.S., Hamilton, M-B., & Santhanam, S.P. (2021). Gender disparities in academia during the COVID pandemic: Systemic problems require systemic solutions. ASHA Journals Academy. Open access at https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2021/05/gender-disparities-in-academia-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-systemic-problems-require-systemic-solutions/
• Hamilton, M-B., & DeThorne, L. (2021). Volume and verve: understanding correction/behavioral warnings in teacher-child classroom interactions involving an African American kindergarten student. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 52 (1), 64-83. Click here for pdf. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_LSHSS-19-00105
• DeThorne, L.S. & Searsmith, K. (2020). Autism and neurodiversity: Addressing concerns and offering implications for the school-based speech-language pathologist. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1-7. Click here for pdf.  https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_PERSP-20-00188
• Vidal, V., McCallister, A. & DeThorne, L. (2020). Communication profile of a minimally verbal school-age autistic child: A case study. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 1-16.  Click here for pdf. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2020_LSHSS-19-00021
• DeThorne, L. (2020). Revealing the double empathy problem. ASHA Leader, 25(3), 58-65. Open access at https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/epdf/10.1044/leader.FTR2.25042020.58
• Angulo-Jiménez, H. & DeThorne, L. (2019). Narratives about autism: An analysis of YouTube videos by individuals who self-identify as autistic. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 28, 569-590. Click here for pdf. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2018_AJSLP-18-0045
• DeThorne, L. (2018). Editorial Introduction, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 3(1), 56-57. Click here for pdf.  https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/persp3.SIG1.56
• Vidal, V., Ernat, C., & DeThorne L. (2018). I think he wants you to play the guitar: Use of behavioral interpretation as a strategy for facilitating peer interaction across autistic and non-autistic peers. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 3, 68-83. Click here for pdf.  https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/persp3.SIG1.68
• Vidal, V., Robertson, S., & DeThorne, L. (2018). Illustrating a supports-based approach toward friendship with autistic students. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27, 592-601. Click here for pdf.  https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0075
• Hamilton, M-B., Angulo, H., Taylo, C., & DeThorne, L.S. (2018). Clinical implications for working with nonmainstream dialect speakers: A focus on two Filipino kindergartners. Language, Speech, & Hearing Services in Schools, 49, 497-508. Click here for pdf.  https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2018_LSHSS-17-0060

Presentations/Videos

• Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (2024, November 6). Stop your singing fingers: Language lessons from the neurodiversity paradigm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUsIA7i8NPA&t=1s
• ASHA Journals Academy (2023, January 17). Forum on Resisting Ableism: Perspectives from forum editors Dr. Laura DeThorne & Dr. Hope Gerlach https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2023/01/lshss-forum-invites-school-based-slps-to-resist-ableism/
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2018, April 30). SIG Perspectives, Part 2: Autism Introduction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW9aVcr_Jik
• Medbridge course(s) related to cultural competence, autism, and AAC available for continuing education credits https://www.medbridge.com/educate/instructors/laura-dethorne-speech-language-pathology

Clinical/Support Materials

• Social Situation Stories
  – Anxiety (Click for pdf)
  – Bullying (Click for pdf)
  – Grades & Points (Click for pdf)
• Autism Understanding Tool for Introspection and Evaluation (AUTIE) survey 
• Elementary Classroom Lesson on Neurodiversity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusU-TFBEgM

Selected Autistic/Neurodivergent Resources

• Autism Level Up (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved September 4, 2023 from https://www.facebook.com/AutismLevelUP
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network. (2023). About Autism. Retrieved 9/4/23 from https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/about-autism/
• Botha et al. (2024). The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of neurodiversity theory. Autism, 1-4. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613241237871
• Bottema-Beutel, K., Kapp, S. K., Lester, J. N., Sasson, N. J., & Hand, B. N. (2021). Avoiding ableist language: Suggestions for autism researchers. Autism in Adulthood, 3(1). DOI: 10.1089/aut.2020.0014  https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/aut.2020.0014
• Bulluss, E., & Sesterka, A. (2020a, June). Reframing professional language around autism: Reflecting on our use of language in professional contexts. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insights-about-autism/202006/reframing-professional-language-around-autism
• Bulluss, E., & Sesterka, A. (2020b, June). Reframing professional language around autism in practice: A practical guide to using respectful language in the professional context. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insights-about-autism/202006/reframing-professional-language-around-autism-in-practice
• Cobbaert, L., Millichamp, A.R., Elwyn, R., Silverstein, S., Schweizer, K., Thomas, E., & Miskovic-Wheatley, J. (2024). Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: A lived experience-led narrative review. Journal of Eating Disorders, 12(187), pp.1-29. Open access at https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11580580/
• Daniel, S. Mahler, K., Ray, D.C., Sharp, K., Clairy, K., Inderbitzen, S.M., Laurent, A.C., Fede, J.H., & Delafield-Butt, J.T. (2026). Sensory-processing informed autism practice for child-centered therapists. Research in Neurodiversity, 2, 1-18. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S305057982600001X 
• Fidgets and Fries (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved May 7, 2023 from https://www.facebook.com/fidgetsandfries/about
• Fleischmann, C. (2013). Carly’s Café-Experience Autism through Carly’s Eyes. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmDGvquzn2k
• Gray, J.D. (Host). (2020, September 24). Autism and Identity: Interrogating the Language we Use [Audio podcast episode]. In ASHA Voices.  https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2020-0924-ashavoices-language-autism-identity-person/full/
• Hammond, T. (2023). A day with no words. New Egypt, NJ: Wheat Penny Press.
  https://milestorow.com/products/a-day-with-no-words?srsltid=AfmBOooFmuGxpTaGhNWPF5OWeUcpqSK-o-go1fgyRYg5Xq1OpCDsTgnc
• Higashida, N. (2013). The reason I jump. New York: Random House. https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/227014/
• Kapp, S. K., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Sherman, L. E., & Hutman, T. (2013). Deficit, difference, or both? Autism and neurodiversity. Developmental Psychology, 49(1), 59–71. http://doi.org/10.1037/a0028353
• Kenny, L., Hattersley, C., Molins, B., Buckley, C., Povey, C., & Pellicano, E. (2016). Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community. Autism, 20(4), 442–462. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361315588200
• King, R. (2014, Nov 21). How autism freed me to be myself. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ95xlZeHo8
• Milton DE. (2012). On the ontological status of autism: The ‘double empathy problem’. Disability & Society, 27(6), 883–887. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2012.710008
  
• Neff, M.A. (2023, November 1). Managing rejection sensitivity dysphoria: Tools to support ADHD brains. Neurodivergent Insights. https://neurodivergentinsights.com/how-to-deal-with-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria/
• Neff, M. (2024). DSM-5 criteria for autism explained (in picture form). Neurodivergent Insights. https://neurodivergentinsights.com/dsm-5-criteria-for-autism-explained-in-picture-form/
• NeuroWild (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved May 7, 2023 from https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087870753308
• Pahla, S. (2017, November 21). Women and autism: Towards a better understanding. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MA7o6FgPRU
• Porter, M. (2019, April 26). Running away: Autism and elopement. Retrieved on September 4, 2023 from https://thinkingautismguide.com/2019/04/running-away-autism-and-elopement.html
• Roberts, J. (2022). Neurodiversity-affirming therapy: Positions, therapy goals, and best practices. Therapist Neurodiversity Collective. Retrieved 9/4/23 from https://therapistndc.org/neurodiversity-affirming-therapy/
• Schaber, A. (2014, Jan 15). Ask an Autistic: What is stimming? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WexCWZPJE6A
• Sinclair, J. (2013). Why I dislike “person first” language. Autonomy, the Critical Journal of Interdisciplinary Autism Studies, 1(2). http://www.larry- arnold.net/Autonomy/index.php/autonomy/ article/view/OP1/pdf
• Stefanski, D. (2011). Ask an Autistic Kid. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing. https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31850163944&ref_=pd_hw_i_1
• Sutton, M. (2015). The real experts: Readings for parents of autistic children. Automonmous Press: Fort Worth, TX. https://www.abebooks.com/9780986183560/Real-Experts-Readings-Parents-Autistic-0986183563/plp
• Tammet, D. (2007). Born on a Blue Day. New York: Free Press. https://ikefoundationforautism.org/e-library/Born%20on%20a%20Blue%20Day%20by%20Daniel%20Tammet.PDF
• Thom-Jones, S. (n.d.). Autistic researchers researching autism. Autistic Professor. https://www.autisticprofessor.com/autistic-researchers
• The Neurodivergent Teacher (n.d.). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved September 4, 2023 from https://www.facebook.com/theneurodivergentteacher