Dr Gemma Williams
Research outputs
2026
‘It's like calling short people vertically challenged’: Language and terminology preferences among neurodivergent adults in the United Kingdom
Pearson, A., Grant, A., Leigh, J., Macdonald, S. J., Williams, K., Williams, G., Spaeth, E., Rose, K., Memmott, A., Botha, M.
12 Apr 2026, In: Neurodiversity. 4, 16p.
Research output: Article
Transitioning in and out of autistic flow: a qualitative study presenting a non‐pathologising approach to autistic well‐being and conceptualising autistic ways of being in clinical and therapeutic settings
Wain, D., Williams, G., Charura, D., Hamilton, L. G., Milton, D., Wortman, D., Heasman, B.
1 Mar 2026, In: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 26, 1, 13p., e70073
Research output: Article
2025
‘A lovely safe umbrella to describe yourself with’ or ‘meaningless’ : an online survey of UK-based neurodivergent adults’ views of neurodiversity-related terminology
Grant, A., Leigh, J., Botha, M., Macdonald, S. J., Williams, K., Williams, G., Rose, K., Memmott, A., Pearson, A.
1 Dec 2025, In: Neurodiversity. 3, 14p.
Research output: Article
Autistic, hysteric: Inequity in health care for autistic people assigned female at birth in the United Kingdom
Williams, G. L., Ellis, R., Axbey, H., Grant, A.
9 Jun 2025,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Using Q methodology, a group of neurodivergent neurodiversity researchers ask: what is the neurodiversity movement and what should it do?
Stenner, P., Pearson, A., Kapp, S. K., Watson, C., Pressler, R., Williams, G., Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist, H., Hultman, L., Semmens-Wheeler, R., Botha, M.
21 May 2025, In: Neurodiversity. 3
Research output: Article
Menstruation and autism: a qualitative systematic review
Ellis, R., Williams, G., Caemawr, S., Craine, M., Holloway, W., Williams, K., Shaw, S. C. K., Grant, A.
17 Apr 2025, In: Autism in Adulthood
Research output: Article
2024
Participatory longitudinal qualitative interview study to understand Autistic gynaecological and obstetric health: the Autism from menstruation to menopause study protocol
Grant, A., Williams, G. L., Axbey, H., Wilkins, A., Firth, E., Lim, H., Cave, H., Williams, K., Ribbons, K., Sinfield, M., Craine, M., Caemawr, S., Holloway, W., Brown, A., Nicolaidis, C., Kara, H., Ellis, R.
15 Dec 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 12, 9p., e088343
Research output: Article
Towards autistic flow theory: A non-pathologising conceptual approach
Heasman, B., Williams, G., Charura, D., Hamilton, L. G., Milton, D., Murray, F.
1 Dec 2024, In: Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 54, 4, p. 367-644
Research output: Article
Strangers and friends: navigating neurodiverse research collaboration
Pearson, A., Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., Kapp, S. K., Hultman, L., Watson, C., Williams, G. L., Wiklund, S. Ö., Stenner, P., Botha, M., O’Dell, L.
29 Sep 2024,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
“I'm trying to reach out, I'm trying to find my people”: a mixed-methods investigation of the link between sensory differences, loneliness, and mental health in autistic and nonautistic adults
Quadt, L., Williams, G., Mulcahy, J., Larsson, D. E., Silva, M., Arnold, A. J., Critchley, H. D., Garfinkel, S. N.
16 Sep 2024, In: Autism in Adulthood. 6, 3, p. 284-299
Research output: Article