Autism Research & Information

Here to share knowledge and experience across our organisation and beyond.

“Our approach to knowledge management is underpinned by our continuous commitment to quality improvement.”

Scottish Autism is principally a service-providing organisation, but engaging with research is a vital part of our approach to the delivery of high quality services.

We are committed to ensuring that our policies and practice are informed by insight. To this end Scottish Autism operates an internal knowledge management process. The aim of this is to maximise and disseminate autism knowledge internally and externally. In doing so we will maximise our resources to ensure optimum benefit to our service users.

The current focus of our knowledge management group is an organisation wide knowledge capture process. Outcomes of this process will underpin future developments in knowledge generation and dissemination.

Scottish Autism has a number of links with the academic community including strong associations with The National Centre for Autism Studies based at the University of Strathclyde. As an organisation we are open to potential research collaborations with partners who share our interests and values.

 

Facilitating Research Studies

 

Scottish Autism is happy to consider requests to facilitate research that is being undertaken by students or professional researchers.  Anyone who wishes to advertise their study on our website should send the following information to charlene.tait@scottishautism.org

• A full research proposal that includes details of the aims and objectives of the study;
• The research methods that will be used;
• Any questionnaires, interview questions, activities etc. that will be used with participants;
• Evidence of the ethical approval obtained in relation to their study;
• Confidentiality measures;
• Terms of participation in the study e.g. can an individual or the organisation withdraw at any time without providing a reason;
• Any financial or other incentives;
• If the research is funded, if so by whom, or is part of educational study;
• Details of how and where results will be disseminated;
• Any potential conflict of interest between the researcher and the research being proposed e.g. will the research lead to the sale of a product or is it being sponsored by an organisation /company selling a product or promoting an intervention.

Researchers should be aware that we have a process for approving requests to facilitate research.  Decisions will be communicated as soon as possible following the submission of the above information.

Individuals seeking access to Scottish Autism's services for the purposes of conducting research should also contact Charlene Tait.  All such requests are subject to the approval of the senior management team and the senior manager based at the service location.

 

Current Research Studies

Siblings research project: exploring the experiences of typically developing siblings of children with autism

 

My vision of the world- Do people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders see the world in a unique way?

 

Giving Adults with Asperger's Syndrome a Voice - Identifying with AS and what the proposed removal of AS in the DSM V means to me

 

Research into course choice and college experiences for students with an Autistic Spectrum Condition

 

Online study of autistic traits and creativity

 

A European Survey of Intervention Provision for Young Children with Autism

 

Geographies of the Built Environment According to Adults with Aspergers.

 

The relationship between stress and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

 

Neural processing study: functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

 

Sleep Scotland: Sleep problems in children and young people on the autism spectrum.

 

Exploring the sex disparity in Autism Spectrum Conditions. Questionnaire.

 

Research into the perceptions of occupational therapy for individuals with ASD. Questionnaires.

  

Speech and sound study: Phonological processing across the Autism Spectrum

 

Your child: Eating and behaviour study

 

The effect of music on language production and comprehension for individuals with ASD

 

An examination of needs assessment for students with autism in higher education (disability advisor or needs assessor) - volunteers required

 

An examination of needs assessment for students with autism in higher education (disabled students allowance) - volunteers required