Autism and Wellbeing

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Much of our research aims to improve social outcomes for autistic people of all ages. Some of this work has focused on understanding how quality of life outcomes can be enhanced for autistic people, particularly those with a later-in-life diagnosis. Other work, following on from our finding that autistic people are interested in the non-human, has explored how human-animal contact can benefit autistic people.

Current Projects

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We are exploring hobbies that may be particularly engaging for autistic people, including board gaming and role-playing games (please see our work on gamification for more information).

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We are also exploring autistic people’s special interests and how these can be harnessed to better include autistic people in the community and even improve the social connection between autistic and non-autistic people.