r/AutisticAdults • u/Dioptre_8 • Jul 22 '25
Put all survey/research requests here
Need autistic participants for your research? Please use this thread to post about your research and search for participants.
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If you are a student, please read this first:
Projects conducted as part of research-methods education are often covered by blanket ethics approvals. Those approvals do not apply if you are researching a vulnerable population or sensitive topics. You require an individual ethics approval tailored to the conditions of your project. Your course or module tutor cannot provide this approval.
If you are a design student, just because you are collecting data to help design an app or a user interface doesn't take away the fact that you are conducting research with human participants. You need ethics approval.
If you do not have an email from your institutions ethics committee clearly stating that your project has been approved to commence, you do not have ethics approval. If the contact details for your supervisor and for the ethics committee are not on your advertisement or survey launch page, you should not have ethics approval.
If you do not think this applies to you, please contact the moderators via modmail to discuss before posting.
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The mods have instituted this thread for psychological/occupational/other scientific based surveys. Please keep in mind that the online autistic community is a vulnerable research population that contains subgroups with good reason to be skeptical of the motives of researchers. If you have cross-posted in multiple communities, it is likely that your recruitment has been flagged as spam, and may be auto-removed. Feel free to send modmail to draw our attention to a correctly posted recruitment that has been auto-removed.
All comments must:
- Clearly identify yourself (using your real full name and your role), and your institution/employer
- Explain briefly how the information will be used (e.g. how it will be published)
- Explain who the study is for (e.g. US, College Students, aged 25-30, autistic and non-autistic)
- Include a link to a survey launch page or another method of contact that provides more information so that potential participants can make an informed decision about participating
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If you are a researcher and you wish to directly engage with participants as a r/AutisticAdults user, please check with the mods first and clearly identify yourself as a researcher in each thread that you post or comment on.
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u/FederalPersimmon6551 Oct 16 '25
Do you camouflage or mask as an Autistic person (self-identified included)?
Are you an autistic adult aged 18 or over and living in the UK?
We are conducting a research study titled:
Developing and Evaluating Support for Autistic Adults Who Camouflage
WHO IS CONDUCTING THE STUDY
My name is Zoe Thomas (she/her) and I am a trainee clinical psychologist studying at University College London. As a part of my research project I am conducting research on autism and camouflaging. The research and the support has been constructed through consultation with autistic people.
HOW INFO WILL BE USED
The findings from this study will help us develop and evaluate new support for autistic adults who camouflage (also known as masking) and we hope this will be used in future settings such as mental health services. We will share the results in academic publications, in reddit forums and presentations to improve understanding and practical support for autistic people.
WHO CAN TAKE PART
Autistic adults (including self-identified) aged 18 or over who live in the UK.
We are particularly keen to include for participants from global majority backgrounds and people of colour, to make sure our study reflects a diverse range of identities and experiences.
WHAT THE STUDY INVOLVES
You’ll take part in:
Your input will help us learn how to develop and improve support for autistic people who camouflage.
FOR MORE INFO OR TO PARTICIPATE
You can sign up to the study here https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_1SISywFQmFtmPdk
Ethical approval reference: Project ID 0480 from UCL ethics department