Recruitment Call: Highlighting perspectives towards the development of Autistic peer support



What's the call about?


We are asking individuals to complete a series of online questionnaires and a survey on peer support programmes for: Parents or carers of Autistic loved ones with an ED. We expect participation to last no more than 1.5 hours. For more information on this study, please take a look at the 

study advert and participant information sheet.


The research team is looking for...  


We would like to invite you to participate in the study if you are:

• At least 18 years old

• You a parent or carer of an Autistic loved one with lived/living experience of an ED

• You are fluent in verbal/written English for the purposes of engaging with the online questionnaires and surveys.



I'm interested! How do I participate? 


If you wish to participate, please complete our pre-recruitment survey here. We have a recruitment limit of 25 individuals to ensure we can compensate all participants, so grab a spot now! 




If you are interested in hearing more or have further questions, please contact:

Michelle Sader

for more information.


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