Participate in research

Organisations and individuals seeking your help in progressing their research.

We receive regular requests to be a part of research, or to share new research studies with our stakeholders. Requests come from organisations such as universities that are leading in the fields of psychology and Behaviour Analysis, as well as individuals seeking to improve the understanding of autism. We are keen to support requests that once reviewed by our Ethics Committee, are judged to meet the moral standards and values of our organisation. We will not consider any research proposals without prior ethics approval from the institute of study.

To take a look at some of the projects we have recently shared including results, where available, visit our archive page.

Designing a better self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults

Researchers at the University of Nottingham are developing a new self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults. This study is trying to find out how well the new tool performs so it can be used in future research to understand and develop support for autistic people who self-harm.

They are looking for individuals who are diagnosed or self-identified autistic adults aged 18 years and over, who live in the UK and have lived experience of self-harm and/or self-injury, to take part in an online survey. This will take approximately 60 minutes to complete, and you can also choose to complete a small section of the survey again in two weeks (which will take approximately 15 minutes).

For more information and to take part, please follow this link: https://nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9otzSRQzTyJsyou

Researcher: Victoria Newell: victoria.newell@nottingham.ac.uk
Deadline: 1 November 2024

Transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS): Perspectives from Parents of Autistic Young Adults

You are invited to take part in a research project which aims to understand how parents of autistic young adults experience the process of their child transitioning from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adult mental health services (AMHS).

To participate you must live in England and be a parent of at least one young adult with a formal diagnosis of autism who has begun, attempted or completed the transition directly from CAMHS to AMHS within the last two years. Participation requires attending an online interview (lasting approximately 1 hour) and you will be reimbursed for your time with a £10 Amazon voucher.

If you meet the above criteria and are interested in taking part, or would like to find out more, please contact the researcher.

Researcher: Charlotte Roche: charlotte.roche.2022@live.rhul.ac.uk
Deadline: 1 April 2025