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What Matters in Accessible Written Communication for Neurodivergent People? A Scoping Review Cover

What Matters in Accessible Written Communication for Neurodivergent People? A Scoping Review

Open Access
|Feb 2026

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Table 1

Boolean expression used for the Scoping Review.

GROUPKEYWORDS
Communication‘accessible communication’
‘communication accessibility’
‘inclusive communication’
‘open communication’
‘understandable communication’
‘clear communication’
‘approachable communication’
‘user-friendly communication’
‘easy-to-follow communication’ ∨ ‘easy to follow communication’
‘plain language communication’
‘easy to read communication’ ∨ ‘easy-to-read communication’
‘plain language’
AND
Neurodiversity, Neurodivergence and Disabilities‘neurodiversity’
‘neurodiverse’
‘neurodivergent’
‘cognitive diversity’
‘cognitive disabilities’
‘cognitive impairments’
‘intellectual disabilities’
‘intellectual disability’
‘intellectual impairments’
‘development disabilities’
‘learning disabilities’
‘communication disabilities’
‘communication impairments’
‘complex communication needs’
‘neurodevelopment disorders’
‘autism’
‘autistic’
‘dyslexia’
‘down syndrome’
Figure 1

PRISMA Flowchart of the study selection. Source: Adapted from Page et al. (2021).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1297 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 71 - 86
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 9, 2025
Published on: Feb 12, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Cátia Casimiro, Carla Sousa, Michael J. Heron, published by Stockholm University Press
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