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Researching the emotional and psychological well-being of young people

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SoundFields

SoundFields aims to utilise a co-design panel (children, parents, and mental health professionals) to develop and evaluate a low-cost implementation of the virtual reality ‘game’ for treatment of auditory hypersensitivity for children with autism. We will then implement user testing and a small scale 10-week longitudinal study.
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Autism Spectrum Social Stories™ In Schools Trial 2 (ASSSIST 2)

Social Stories help children with ASD understand social situations. A Social Story writes the child into a story, and is tailored to giving them social information in a friendly way that helps them understand and learn healthy social behaviours.

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Investigating SOcial Competence and Isolation in children with Autism taking part in LEGO®-based therapy clubs In School Environments (I-SOCIALISE)

LEGO®-based therapy is a new approach that is specifically designed to make social interactions interesting to a child with autism so that they will not only learn the necessary skills but adopt them in their daily lives.

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Diagnostic Instruments for Autism in Deaf children’s Study

The Diagnostic Instruments for Autism in Deaf children's Study (DIADS) aims to adapt and validate Autism assessment tools to make them more accessible for deaf children and young people.

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MicroRNA Autism Research Study (MARS)

A research study exploring whether microRNAs can be used as a biological marker for autism. MicroRNAs are very small RNA molecules in the blood that are important for how genes express themselves. This is a feasibility trial seeing if microRNAs they can be used as a biomarker for ASD.

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