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dc.contributor.authorMcAuliffe, Christineen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWalsh, Reubs Jen_UK
dc.contributor.authorCage, Eilidhen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-26T00:01:30Z-
dc.date.available2022-07-26T00:01:30Z-
dc.date.issued2022-07-07en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/34527-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Being nonheterosexual and noncisgender appears to be more common among autistic people. This intersection of identities is often stigmatized in research and society. However, we know that community involvement can protect against negative mental health outcomes associated with being a minority; researchers found this effect in separate studies examining participation in the autistic and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual plus other gender and sexual orientation-based identity (LGBTQIA+) communities. This study examined how autistic LGBTQIA+ individuals navigate their multiple marginalized identities and the LGBTQIA+ community. Methods: Twelve autistic LGBTQIA+ people from the United Kingdom took part in semistructured interviews. Questions focused on identity and community. We analyzed the interviews using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: We identified four overarching themes—Identity (Re)Development, Navigating Authenticity, Exclusion from Community Spaces, and Creating Change. Participants viewed accessing a community of similar others as a means of increasing understanding, self-knowledge, and self-acceptance. We identified several barriers to inclusion, including accessibility and gatekeeping. Participants discussed strategies to combat these obstacles, such as the creation of intersectional community spaces and activism and representation as a means of increasing autism understanding. Conclusions: This study suggests that similar to other marginalized groups, autistic LGBTQIA+ individuals are motivated to engage in communities relevant to their identities. However, community spaces for autistic LGBTQIA+ are often inaccessible due to social, sensory, and identity-based barriers. Participants highlighted autism understanding as a barrier to coming out both in community and noncommunity settings. This suggests that improving autism acceptance and understanding is crucial to achieve accessible, intersectional, and inclusive community spaces.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert Incen_UK
dc.relationMcAuliffe C, Walsh RJ & Cage E (2022) “My whole life has been a process of finding labels that fit”: A Thematic Analysis of Autistic LGBTQIA+ Identity and Inclusion in the LGBTQIA+ Community. Autism in Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2021.0074en_UK
dc.rightsThis is the accepted version of the following article: McAuliffe C, Walsh RJ & Cage E (2022) “My whole life has been a process of finding labels that fit”: A Thematic Analysis of Autistic LGBTQIA+ Identity and Inclusion in the LGBTQIA+ Community. Autism in Adulthood, which has now been formally published in final form at Autism in Adulthood at https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2021.0074. This original submission version of the article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers’ self-archiving terms and conditions.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectautismen_UK
dc.subjectLGBTQIAen_UK
dc.subjectcommunityen_UK
dc.subjectidentityen_UK
dc.subjectinclusionen_UK
dc.subjectaccessibilityen_UK
dc.title“My whole life has been a process of finding labels that fit”: A Thematic Analysis of Autistic LGBTQIA+ Identity and Inclusion in the LGBTQIA+ Communityen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/aut.2021.0074en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleAutism in Adulthooden_UK
dc.citation.issn2573-959Xen_UK
dc.citation.issn2573-9581en_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.author.emaileilidh.cage@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date07/07/2022en_UK
dc.description.notesOutput Status: Forthcoming/Available Onlineen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationVrije University Amsterdamen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPsychologyen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000821873700001en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1828512en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6281-1632en_UK
dc.date.accepted2022-05-28en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-05-28en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2022-07-25en_UK
rioxxterms.apcnot requireden_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionAMen_UK
local.rioxx.authorMcAuliffe, Christine|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWalsh, Reubs J|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorCage, Eilidh|0000-0001-6281-1632en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2022-07-25en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/|2022-07-25|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameMcAuliffe_et_al2022_accepted.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source2573-959Xen_UK
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