The University of Oxford (the Health Experiences Research Group is working on a study funded by the Wellcome Trust exploring the experiences of people diagnosed with autism and parents of children/adults with autism. The findings for the inital three years are published at;
http://www.healthtalkonline.org/disability/LifeontheAutismspectrumAdults
http://www.healthtalkonline.org/disability/LifeontheAutismspectrum_Parents
The Department of Health have funded this project to extend to create a larger, more comprehensive resource including the experiences of more people with autism (aged 16+), siblings (aged 16+) and grandparents.
We would like to include the experiences of people at the more severe end of the spectrum too.
This work is part of the Department of Health's work coming out of the Autism Strategy and will be completed in March 2011.
The project is covered by MREC approval and will be recruiting participants until the end of November 2010.
Please contact:
Sara Dr Sara Ryan Senior Researcher Health Experiences Research Unit Department of Primary Health Care University of Oxford Old Road Campus Headington Oxford OX3 7LF Tel: 01865 289374 www.dipex.org.uk
