Available on the Journal of Participatory Research Methods (JPRM) website.
Published in late 2024, this report outlines a neuroaffirmative research project focused on the mental health of autistic university students.
The authors advocate for the adoption of neuroaffirmative approaches across all autism research to ensure findings are informed by the lived realities of being autistic. Actionable Research Access 122455
While "122455" most prominently refers to this participatory research paper (DOI: 10.35844/001c.122455), it is also used as a numerical identifier for other unrelated technical papers, such as a study on flood detection (Article ID 2455 in MDPI Remote Sensing) and an investigation into anti-quorum sensing activities in microbiology.
Provided by the University of Warwick Research Archive . Available on the Journal of Participatory Research Methods
The project was led by a team of mostly neurodivergent and autistic researchers who actively engaged a PAR group of autistic students to shape the study.
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The research addresses the historical exclusion of autistic people from the design of services and research that affect them. It highlights a significant "misalignment of support" caused by developing services based on neurotypical perceptions rather than autistic needs.