Assessing the feasibility of a co-produced peer-group intervention for supporting wellbeing during the transition to adulthood among autistic 16–25-year-olds (ATAG): a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Kate Cooper; Rachel Van Daalen; Annabel Burnley; Leon Allain; Bryony  Beresford; Laura Crane; Labeebah Islam; Maxamiliano Vazquez Morales; Lucy Portway; Benjamin Redmayne; Ailsa Russell; William Mandy

Assessing the feasibility of a co-produced peer-group intervention for supporting wellbeing during the transition to adulthood among autistic 16–25-year-olds (ATAG): a randomised controlled feasibility trial

Kate Cooper, Rachel Van Daalen, Annabel Burnley, Leon Allain, Bryony Beresford, Laura Crane, Labeebah Islam, Maxamiliano Vazquez Morales, Lucy Portway, Benjamin Redmayne, Ailsa Russell, William Mandy

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Original language	English
Journal	EClinicalMedicine
Publication status	Acceptance date - 20 Mar 2026

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Not added	NIHR204276

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Assessing the feasibility of a co-produced peer-group intervention for supporting wellbeing in autistic 16-25s ATAG - ACCEPTED
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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 → 31/03/26
Project: Central government, health and local authorities

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Cooper, K., Van Daalen, R., Burnley, A., Allain, L., Beresford, B., Crane, L., Islam, L., Vazquez Morales, M., Portway, L., Redmayne, B., Russell, A., & Mandy, W. (Accepted/In press). Assessing the feasibility of a co-produced peer-group intervention for supporting wellbeing during the transition to adulthood among autistic 16–25-year-olds (ATAG): a randomised controlled feasibility trial. EClinicalMedicine.

Assessing the feasibility of a co-produced peer-group intervention for supporting wellbeing during the transition to adulthood among autistic 16–25-year-olds (ATAG): a randomised controlled feasibility trial. / Cooper, Kate; Van Daalen, Rachel; Burnley, Annabel et al.
In: EClinicalMedicine, 20.03.2026.

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Cooper, K, Van Daalen, R, Burnley, A, Allain, L, Beresford, B, Crane, L, Islam, L, Vazquez Morales, M, Portway, L, Redmayne, B, Russell, A & Mandy, W 2026, 'Assessing the feasibility of a co-produced peer-group intervention for supporting wellbeing during the transition to adulthood among autistic 16–25-year-olds (ATAG): a randomised controlled feasibility trial', EClinicalMedicine.

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

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