Centre for Applied Autism Research

Projects

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• 6 Active
• 21 Finished

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  A cross-cultural (UK-Japan), longitudinal, examination of how digital technology cam exacerbate or ameliorate extreme social withdrawal (hikikomori)

  Brosnan, M. (PI) & Gavin, J. (CoI)

  The British Council

  11/03/25 → 30/06/26

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

• NIHR Health Services Delivery Research 2377 national learning disability and autism demand signalling 33584

  Russell, A. (PI)

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/11/24 → 31/10/27

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

  • Learning Disability 100%
  • Talking Therapy 61%
  • Health Service 50%
  • Learning Disorder 50%
  • Autism 50%

• Increasing accessibility to cognitive behavioural interventions for autistic people.

  Russell, A. (PI)

  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  1/10/23 → 31/03/26

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

• Is Online as Good as the Lab? Retesting & Refining Online Approaches in Autism Research

  Shah, P. (PI) & Callan, M. (CoI)

  Economic and Social Research Council

  1/09/23 → 31/08/26

  Project: Research council

  • Focus Group 100%
  • Psychology 100%
  • Neurodiversity 100%
  • Cognitive Tests 66%

• Strengths focused post-diagnostic support for autistic young adults: A feasibility RCT

  Cooper, K. (PI) & Russell, A. (CoI)

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/09/23 → 30/06/25

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

  • Group Intervention 100%
  • Mental Health 88%
  • Quality of Life 88%
  • Wellbeing 66%
  • Systematic Review 66%

• ADEPT HTA 2020 - A Randomised Controlled Trial of Guided Self-help for Depression for Autistic Adults

  Russell, A. (PI) & Cooper, K. (CoI)

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/09/21 → 30/06/25

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

  • Qualitative Study 100%
  • Behavioral Activation 100%
  • Self Help 100%
  • Antibody Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy 100%
  • Psychological Intervention 50%
• Finished

  AWP RCF - Developing a psychological well-being intervention for autistic adolescents

  Cooper, K. (PI)

  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  1/04/23 → 31/12/24

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

• BA ERCN: Building Partnerships with Mayden Towards Improving Management of Autism and Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions

  Shah, P. (PI)

  The British Academy

  1/10/22 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research council

• Leveraging the Neurodiversity Paradigm and Machine Learning Techniques to Understand and Improve Public Dialogue

  Shah, P. (PI)

  THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE, UK Research & Innovation

  30/09/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: UK charity

• ESRC Policy Fellowship - Home Office Cybercrime

  Maras, K. (PI)

  Economic and Social Research Council

  11/02/22 → 10/08/23

  Project: Research council

  • Decision Making 100%
  • Wellbeing 50%
  • Leisure Activity 25%
  • Domestic Violence 25%
  • Gaming 25%

• Exploring Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in Adulthood

  Shah, P. (PI) & Callan, M. (CoI)

  The Baily Thomas Charitable Fund

  1/08/21 → 31/03/24

  Project: UK charity

• Fuzzy cognitive mapping of large-scale brain networks

  Ehrhardt, B. (PI), Roy, S. (CoI) & Ashwin, C. (PI)

  27/07/20 → 30/08/20

  Project: Research-related funding

  • Cognitive Map 100%
  • Brain Network 100%
  • Mental Disorder 100%
  • Autism 50%

• Evaluating and supporting autistic students transitioning to University: A cross cultural study in the UK and Japan

  Ashwin, C. (PI) & Brosnan, M. (CoI)

  The John and Lorna Wing Foundation

  1/07/19 → 30/06/22

  Project: UK charity

• Autism and Gender Dysphoria

  Cooper, K. (PI) & Maio, G. (CoI)

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/04/19 → 31/03/22

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

  • Adolescence 100%
  • Gender Identity 92%
  • Phenomenology 75%
  • Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis 62%
  • Lived Experience 62%

• ESRC Future Research Leaders - Reporting by People with Autism: A New Evidence Based Supportive Model of Information Gathering for Applied Interviews Contexts

  Maras, K. (PI)

  Economic and Social Research Council

  31/08/17 → 14/01/22

  Project: Research council

  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder 100%
  • Employment Interview 55%
  • Criminal Justice System 40%
  • Episodic Memory 31%
  • Psychological Research 25%

• Elucidating the 'Shared Brain'

  Hinvest, N. (PI), Ashwin, C. (CoI), Dawes, J. (CoI) & Smith, L. G. E. (CoI)

  The Leverhulme Trust

  4/07/16 → 30/09/19

  Project: UK charity

  • Field Research 100%
  • Emotional Status 100%
  • Electroencephalography 100%

• Validation of the Systemic Family Practice-Session Rating Scale

  Butler, C. (PI), Loades, M. (CoI) & Russell, A. (CoI)

  British Psychological Society

  1/03/16 → 30/11/16

  Project: UK charity

• Guided Self-Help for Depression in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Russell, A. (PI)

  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

  1/12/15 → 31/10/19

  Project: Central government, health and local authorities

  • Qualitative Method 100%
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy 100%
  • Psychological Intervention 100%
  • Behavioral Activation 50%
  • Study Design 50%

• SMART-ASD

  Brosnan, M. (PI)

  EU - Horizon 2020

  30/09/15 → 29/09/17

  Project: EU Commission

• Children's Support Seeking Following Trauma

  Hiller, R. (PI)

  The British Academy

  1/09/15 → 31/01/17

  Project: Research council

  • Coping Strategies 100%
  • Qualitative Study 66%
  • Social Support 66%
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 66%
  • Cultural Belief 66%

• The Effect of Working Memory Load on Effective Information Filtering in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  Maras, K. (PI)

  The British Academy

  1/05/15 → 30/04/18

  Project: Research council

  • Interviews 100%
  • Tools 66%
  • Abilities 66%
  • Communication 66%

• IAA - If Only...? What Technology for Autism needs to be Invented

  Brosnan, M. (PI)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  23/03/15 → 31/07/15

  Project: Research council

• Social Stories and ASD

  Brosnan, M. (PI) & Johnson, H. (CoI)

  The Leverhulme Trust

  3/11/14 → 31/12/16

  Project: UK charity

• Innovative Technologies for Autism: Critical Reflections on Digital Bubbles

  Brosnan, M. (PI)

  Economic and Social Research Council

  3/11/14 → 2/12/16

  Project: Research council

  • Social Isolation 100%
  • Critical Reflection 100%
  • Human Computer Interaction 100%
  • Research Evidence 100%
  • Social Robot 100%

• Experiences of Autism and Policing: Where are we now and where do we go next?

  Maras, K. (PI)

  Economic and Social Research Council

  20/06/14 → 28/02/15

  Project: Research council

• Autism and the Criminal Justice System

  Maras, K. (PI)

  British Psychological Society

  1/10/12 → 30/09/14

  Project: UK charity

• User Modelling of Mathematics Learning in Autism

  Brosnan, M. (PI) & Johnson, H. (CoI)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  31/08/09 → 31/05/13

  Project: Research council

  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder 100%
  • Interface Design 33%
  • Participatory Design 33%
  • Adolescence 33%
  • Open Learner Model 27%