The AASPIRE Suicide Prevention Project team has partnered with researchers from the University of Florida and University of Utah to work on a new R01 study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. The study takes a unique approach to improving our understanding of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among autistic individuals, by looking at multiple levels of influence: individual, community, and policy factors associated with risk and protection. The study will also investigate a...| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
Looking for Community Organizations who want to support suicide prevention for the autism community | Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
The AASPIRE team’s newest paper on autism and skilled employment has recently been published in the journal Autism! View free versions of this paper and more on the AASPIRE Publications page. In addition, AASPIRE Co-Director (and first author of the forementioned paper) Dr. Dora Raymaker gave a talk on the topic of autism and skilled employment at last November at OCALICONE 2021! View this video and more on the AASPIRE Audio/Visual page.| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
AASPIRE Co-Director Dr. Christina Nicolaidis gave a remote talk on “Participatory Research with Autistic Adults” for the Organization for Autism Research on March 31, 2022. A recording of the talk can be viewed here: Nicolaidis OAR Recorded Webinar Link| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
AASPIRE has started a new project to work with autistic people and people with intellectual disability on a smart phone app to help make decisions about pregnancy. We are looking for community partners for the project; apply here https://aaspire.org/aaspire-new-community-partner-application/| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
AASPIRE Co-Director Dr. Dora Raymaker has received funding to lead a new project from the Medical Research Foundation. The project uses what we learned in our autism and skilled employment pilot study about what successful employment means to autistic people to adapt and test surveys measuring those indicators of success. The one-year project starts in winter 2022.| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
AASPIRE Co-Director Dr. Christina Nicolaidis gave a remote talk on “Inclusive autism research: Matching Practice to Theory” at the Brain, Body, and Cognition Research Group for Vrije Universiteit Brussels. A recording of the talk can be viewed here: Meeting on Inclusive Research on Autism 2021 – YouTube (Dr. Nicolaidis’s talk begins at 1:46:00).| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
AASPIRE is looking for new autistic community partners in the US! We need new team members for a project about suicide risks and suicide prevention. We are recruiting autistic team members who are people of color and/or who have intellectual disability. Project meetings will be on Thursdays (2pm-4pm Pacific / 5pm-7pm Eastern). Complete an application at this link: https://bit.ly/2Xql6zi. Application materials can also be found here: Application Process; Application Form| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
AASPIRE presents webinar at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Institute | Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
Last June, AASPIRE Co-Director Dr. Christina Nicolaidis delivered a Keynote Address on “Improving healthcare via participatory research with autistic adults and people with intellectual disabilities” for the Health Research Summit at the University of Wisconsin. This presentation was funded by a PCORI Engagement Award to Dr. Ausderrau.| Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education
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