Learning About Research: a course for autistic people
Learning About Research: A course for autistic people This course was intended to educate autistic people who are not researchers about what research is like so that they can be: Informed Consumers of research. This means having a better understanding of research that is reported in the media, academic journals, and elsewhere, so people can…Ageing & Residential Care
We are coming to the end of a project designed to explore the suitability of existing residential care for older autistic adults, and to develop tools and guidance for future research in this area. Why did we do this project? In 2018, Autistica held a summit to establish priority research areas to improve the…Learning about your autistic child
This page is all about a new, registered multi-site clinical trial. We are going to be working with parents of children with autism to help them understand their children, and hopefully support them better. The project is focused on a range of behaviours often observed in autistic children that are currently not well understood or…Family in residence
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The TUKS project aimed to understand the experience of siblings having a brother or sister with autism and how siblings cope with challenges in their life. The project adopted a cross-cultural viewpoint, exploring whether young people in the UK and in Taiwan have different experiences and responses to have a sibling with autism. What did…Employers’ survey
This recently-completed study was a response to the career prospects of adults with autism, which are currently very poor. This is the subject of a major National Autistic Society campaign at the moment. It is obvious that employers play an essential role in offering a job. However, employers’ attitudes to people with autism may not always be…EAR project: Engaging in Autism Research
This project aimed to gather information from the autism community about their attitude to research exploring early signs of autism in so-called “at-risk” infant populations. We hope this information will provide a strong ethical foundation for the field and help academics more deeply understand how to meet this community’s expectations, including responsible communication and dissemination…Diversity in Social Intelligence
This project was made possible through the support of a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. The opinions expressed on this site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. This research is funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation’s Diverse…