Participatory Autism Research: A Pilot Study Exploring Autistic People’s Experiences This study aims to learn about the experiences and perspectives of autistic people of participatory autism research, an approach to research that involves autistic people as more than subjects. This may help identify new or better ways to engage with autistic people in research. If…
LEANS has moved! Visit our new website to learn more about The Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) project and download our free classroom resource pack https://www.ed.ac.uk/salvesen-research/leans
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…
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…
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…
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Digital storybooks and reading ‘apps’, such as might be read on a computer, or through a tablet computer like an iPad, are increasingly being designed and marketed towards children. However, very little is known about how children’s reading of digital texts differs from when they are reading from more ‘traditional’ physical sources, such as printed storybooks.…
Children with cleft palate and their families face various challenges in the early years of the child’s life, ranging from the stress surrounding surgery to long-term difficulties with speech and hearing. Clinically, the issues are tackled on a routine basis, with regular clinic visits and check-ups assessing the child’s dentition, hearing and general progress. Previous…
