Understanding the autism assessment experience
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding the experience of an autism assessment for young people
IRAS ID
275002
Contact name
Andrew Surtees
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
The overall aim of this study is to collect qualitative data allowing us to understand the autism assessment experience for young people with a mental health disorder. The study uses qualitative methods to improve our understanding of the experience of a diagnosis of autism, focusing on the assessment itself and the experience shortly after. The interviews will then be analysed to look for key themes that are present across the interviews. There is no recent published research on the experience of an autism assessment for young people. Participants will be interviewed using a semi-structured interview protocol and will have had their diagnostic assessment no more than 1 year prior to the interview date.
REC name
West Midlands - Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/WM/0068
Date of REC Opinion
14 May 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion