Personal profile
Memberships
- Australasian Society for Autism Research
- International Society for Autism Research
New and Noteworthy
- 2017 October: Facial recognition may reveal things we’d rather not tell the world. Are we ready? Boston Globe
- 2017 September: Facetime: Catching autism early. Science Node
- 2017 August: Perth researchers in breakthrough autism diagnosis. Channel 7 News Perth
- 2017 August: Link between face shape and autism: Channel 9 News Perth
- 2017 August: Computer algorithm links facial masculinity to autism. UWA News
- 2015 September: Testosterone levels linked to higher autistic traits. Science Network WA
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, The face predicts the brain: An investigation of facial morphology associated with autism, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 17 Mar 2018
Psychology, BSc (First Class Honours), The association between autistic traits and sexually dimorphic facial and vocal features
Award Date: 22 Mar 2013
External positions
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Macquarie University
12 Apr 2021 → …
Honorary Research Associate, The Kids Research Institute Australia (Telethon Kids Institute)
2020 → …
Industry keywords
- Children and Young People
- Disability
- Medical Devices
Research expertise keywords
- Facial morphology
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Autism and autistic traits
- Physical anthropology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Measuring autistic burnout: A psychometric validation of the AASPIRE Autistic Burnout Measure in autistic adults
Bougoure, M., Zhuang, S., Brett, J., Maybery, M., English, M. C. W., Tan, D. & Magiati, I., Jan 2026, In: Autism: the international journal of research and practice. 30, 1, p. 20-36 17 p., 13623613251355255.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accuracy of a 2-minute eye-tracking assessment to differentiate young children with and without autism
Hudry, K., Chetcuti, L., Tan, D. W., Clark, A., Aulich, A., Bent, C. A., Green, C. C., Smith, J., Fordyce, K., Ninomiya, M., Saito, A., Hakoshima, S. & Whitehouse, A. J. O., 10 Jul 2025, In: Molecular autism. 16, 14 p., 36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Auditory environments influence the link between Autistic traits and quality of life
Poulsen, R., Tan, D. W., Sowman, P. F., McAlpine, D. & Pellicano, E., 27 Mar 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 13 p., 10612.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Burnout as experienced by autistic people: A systematic review
Ali, D., Bougoure, M., Cooper, B., Quinton, A. M. G., Tan, D., Brett, J., Mandy, W., Maybery, M., Magiati, I. & Happé, F., Dec 2025, In: Clinical Psychology Review. 122, 17 p., 102669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Continuity, Change, and Psychosocial Predictors of Camouflaging in Autistic Adults: A Three-Time Point Follow-Up Study Over 2 Years
Zhuang, S., Bougoure, M., Reddrop, S., Dean, L., Naragon-Gainey, K., Maybery, M., Tan, D. W. & Magiati, I., 29 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Autism in Adulthood. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Web of Science)
Datasets
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Data from: Prenatal testosterone exposure is related to sexually dimorphic facial morphology in adulthood
Whitehouse, A. J. (Creator), Gilani, S. Z. (Creator), Shafait, F. (Creator), Mian, A. S. (Creator), Tan, D. W. (Creator), Maybery, M. T. (Creator), Keelan, J. A. (Creator), Hart, R. J. (Creator), Handelsman, D. J. (Creator), Goonawardene, M. (Creator) & Eastwood, P. R. (Creator), DRYAD, 8 Sept 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k5nr3, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.k5nr3
Dataset
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No relationship between autistic traits and salivary testosterone concentrations in men from the general population
Tan, D. (Creator), Maybery, M. T. (Creator), Clarke, M. W. (Creator), Di Lorenzo, R. (Creator), Evans, M. (Creator), Mancinone, M. (Creator), Panos, C. (Creator) & Whitehouse, A. J. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 26 Mar 2018
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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What do recently diagnosed autistic adolescents need and want from post-diagnostic support programmes? A preliminary scoping review and feasibility study collaboration
Magiati, I. (Chief Investigator), Arnold, S. (Investigator), Crane, L. (Investigator), Han, E. (Investigator), Hearst, C. (Investigator), Huang, Y. (Investigator), Kovshoff, H. (Investigator), Mandy, W. (Investigator), Parsons, S. (Investigator), Price, J. (Investigator), Tan, D. (Investigator), Taylor, L. (Investigator), Arnold, S. (CoPI), Crane, L. (CoPI), Han, E. (CoPI), Hearst, C. (CoPI), Huang, Y. (CoPI), Kovshoff, H. (CoPI), Mandy, W. (CoPI), Parsons, S. (CoPI), Price, J. (CoPI), Tan, D. (CoPI) & Taylor, L. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/04/23 → 10/04/26
Project: Research
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RCA - Investigating biological markers of autism using longitudinal cohort studies in the UK and Australia
Tan, D. (Investigator 01)
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Collaboration on community events
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Faculty’s Career Café
Stritzke, W. (Speaker), Kanse, L. (Speaker), Tan, W. (Speaker), Chong, X. Y. (Speaker) & Fynn, D. M. (Speaker)
Mar 2019Activity: Service and engagement › Collaboration on community events