Leeds Asperger Adults & Leeds ABC Project
Leeds Asperger Adults in conjunction with Leeds ABC have obtained funding from Healthy Leeds Partnership via Leeds Community Foundation, to carry out a relevant piece of research in Leeds.
The purpose of our research project is to highlight the specific and often unrecognised needs associated with supporting and caring for adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) in the family setting.
Face to face interviews, and/or, telephone conversations, email and questionnaires will form the basis of this study. The findings of the above research exercises will form the basis of a detailed report and presentation which will then be used to promote the experiences and support needs of those caring for adults with AS in Leeds.
The intended targets of the report will be Adult Social Services, Leeds PCT, Leeds Mental Health Trust and also Members of Leeds City Council, involved in the Health & Social Care Board as well as Leeds Carers Centre and CAMHS.
The research will be directed by an independent market research agency, Physis {fie-sis} Research and Consulting. Physis specialises in qualitative research studies and has particular expertise within the field of mental health and experience of working with AS.
If you are a family member or carer of an adult with AS we would greatly appreciate you contacting us so that you can be part of this valuable and potentially influential piece of work.
For more information or to take part in this research project, please contact:
Margaret Marshall (Leeds Asperger Adults)
Email:info@leedsaspergeradults.org.uk
Tel: 0113-2754389 or 0113-2180131
Mobile: 07788138471
Susan McDonagh (Leeds ABC)
Email: info@abcleeds.org.uk
Tel: 0113- 2180131 or 0113-2759269
Adult Participants Needed for an Online Study about Special Interests in Asperger Syndrome or High Functioning Autism
If you are an adult (over the age of 18) who has Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism, we invite you to participate in this study
Melis Aday and Dr. David Hamilton from the School of Psychology at Deakin University are conducting an online study looking at special interests in adults with Asperger syndrome/ high functioning autism.
We are interested in finding out about the types of special interests you might have, and the circumstances under which you tend to pursue them. You are invited to participate in this study even if you do not have a special interest. Also, depression and anxiety are two of the most commonly reported conditions by people with Asperger’s syndrome or high-functioning autism. This study will ask you some questions about your mood and how you deal with stressful situations. We hope that the information we obtain will assist mental health professionals to provide services which are more sensitive to the needs of people with Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism.
As a participant of this study, you will be asked to complete an online questionnaire which will take approximately 30 minutes. Participation is completely voluntary and anonymous. For further information and to access this questionnaire, please click on the website link below:
http://www.deakin.edu.au/psychology/research/specialinterestsinAS/.
Thank you for your time, and please pass on the link to anyone else you think may be interested in completing it!