Calling all autistic adults!
Hey! I don't post here very often, but there's a study looking into autistic adults' experiences of talking therapy that I think some of you might be interested in :) As an autistic person myself, therapists'...mixed...awareness of autism and neurodiversity has really put me off therapy. I think it's important to take advantage of any chance we can get to put our experiences out there and hopefully bring about some change!
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Volunteers Needed
Are you autistic, aged 18+ with some experience of one-to-one talking therapy?
I am a qualified, registered psychotherapist looking for volunteers to take part in an academic research study about your experiences of counselling/psychotherapy, this will form part of my master's degree in counselling & psychotherapy at the University of Westminster.
In the interests of your well-being, you must not have a current serious mental health condition. You may be clinically or self-diagnosed as autistic or have an historical diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome.
You would take part in an on-line interview with me; information and questions being provided in advance. Only anonymised information will be used in the study. You would not be required to disclose details of what you spoke about in therapy.
If you would like more information, or to volunteer for this study, please contact:
Amanda