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Research Report – Autistic adults’ experiences
and perceptions of golf
Good Autism Practice (GAP) journal publication October 2025.
Birch, L. (2025). Autistic adults’ experiences and perceptions of golf: factors which may aid or prevent their participation in the sport. Good Autism Practice Journal, 26(2), pp. 12–21.
CPD – Understanding Autism Module Transcripts
CPD – Understanding Autism References
References Document for all parts.
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CPD – Understanding Autism module created for PGA Learn.
The three part module was created to help PGA Professionals better understand the background of the research report on the relationship of Autistic adults and golf.
This content was designed to serve two purposes.
1) Explain why the research was designed as it was.
2) To initiate the person-centred style of consideration for further CPD engagement on Autism.
Part 01
Part one is about diagnosis history and deficit orientation, neuro-developmental reclassification, contemporary prevalence, Autism Act 2009 and Equality Act 2010, anticipatory duty to make reasonable adjustments, employment and mental health outcomes, life expectancy, misdiagnosis and non-diagnosis, self identification, person centred understanding, policy and implementation gap, and Autistic inclusion in sport.
Audio duration: Forty four minutes and thirty six seconds.
Part 02
Part two about the Autism spectrum as neurological variation, profile variation and unique profiles, context sensitive expression, sensory processing differences, regulation and capacity, demand accumulation, behavioural expression and misinterpretation, communication variation, regulatory state and communication, masking, stimming, presentation versus internal state, environmental demand, recovery, residual load, accessibility versus inclusion.
Audio duration: Thirty four minutes and thirty five seconds.
Part 03
Part three is about research design and open question format, participant autonomy, neurodiversity affirming approach, lived experience as primary reference, variation across participants, thematic analysis, how to read the report, participant language, GAP journal publication, copyright and contact.
Audio duration: Ten minutes and seven seconds.
Links to Organisations
National Autistic Society
The UK national organisation for Autism awareness and campaigning.
Professional Golfers Association
The professional governing body of golf in the UK and oldest professional golf organisation in the world.