Take Part in research
University researchers and students often look for people with lived experience to participate in their research.
If you would like to help increase understanding of autism and support for autistic people, the following research projects are looking for people to take part. You can contact the researcher directly by clicking on the links provided. Please note that we provide these links as a service to the research community, but these are not Scottish Autism projects, and agreement to take part is with the researcher leading the study.
You will find current studies and projects below. If you want to take part in our research then contact the researchers directly through their adverts.
Content Note: This page discusses topics that may feel sensitive or triggering for some readers. Please take care as you read, and remember you’re not alone – support is available if you need it. You can reach out to our Advice Line for guidance and support.
- Exploring the impact of co-occurring autism and eating disorders on the family unit | University of West of Scotland
- An International Analysis of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Policy and Practice: ScopeSEND | University College London
- Self-Reporting Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Autistic Adults | The University of Western Australia
- What Does it Mean to Burnout? An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Autistic Young People’s Lived Experiences | University of Edinburgh
- An Investigation into the Facilitators and Barriers to Friendship-Making of Autistic Young People in Secondary School Settings in Scotland | University of Glasgow
- Parents’ insights into how autistic children respond to different types of fabrics in clothes | South East Technological University, Ireland
- Developing a peer support app for caregivers of autistic children: A prototype review | Northumbria University
- Understanding Anxiety Related Absence in Neurodivergent Children and Young People: Perspectives from Parents and Carers | Understanding Anxiety Related Absence in Neurodivergent Children and Young People: Perspectives from Young People | NAIT
- “The Borderline to Autism Pipeline”: Autistic Women and Gender Diverse Individuals’ Experiences of Borderline Misdiagnosis | University of Edinburgh
- Understanding Autistic Women’s Experiences of Reporting Gender Based Violence | University West of Scotland
- Autistic self-determination: exploring relationships between stigma, camouflaging, and wellbeing in autistic adults | University of Stirling
- Examining underpinning mechanisms that lead to eating disorders in autistic groups | University of Edinburgh
- Autistic mothers and children’s social work study | Swansea University
- Social Experiences in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults | University of Oxford
- Is Intolerance to Uncertainty distinct from generalised anxiety in adult autistic individuals? (English Version) Welsh Version of Research Call | Aberystwyth University
- What are the experiences of autistic people when reporting sexual abuse/assault? A Poetic Inquiry | University of Chester
- What is the neurodivergent brain on music? | University of Salford
- Neuroanatomical differences associated with Anorexia Nervosa (Study for individuals diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa; Study for those without diagnosis) | University of Aberdeen
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Advertising research studies
If you are a researcher looking for participants, your study has ethical approval, and the research addresses the priorities of the autistic community, we can advertise your research here. If you would like to advertise your research project on our website, please send us your call for participants and a copy of the ethics approval.