An opportunity to help lead NAS
research and learn new skills!
The National Autistic Society (NAS) wants people with autism and their families
to help to lead its next research project. To make this happen we are recruiting
and training six people to become part of a Peer Research Team.
This is part of a research project that will look at the impact and future of the
Adult Autism Strategy. The strategy will be reviewed by the Government in 2013
and we want to make sure the voice of people with autism will be central to this.
This October and November we will be carrying out focus groups across the
country. They will each focus on a specific service or initiative that has been
created or has improved because of the autism strategy. Each focus group will
look at how this has made a difference to people autism and their families. We
would like the peer research team to help facilitate these focus groups.
Becoming part of the Peer Research Team will involve:
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Attending a training day in London on 12th September 2012 which will
provide you with the skills and information needed to carry out a focus
group.
Helping to run a focus group which is nearest to where you live.
The training day and focus groups will be led by the Social Policy Researcher
along with other members of the Policy and Campaigns team at the NAS.
To be eligible to take part in this you need to be over 16 years of age and an
adult with autism or a family member of someone with autism. We also welcome
a family member and a person with autism who want to take part as a pair.
Selection will be based on your reasons for wanting to be involved in the
research. We also want our peer researchers to reflect the wider population of
people with autism so we will aim to select people from different ethnic
backgrounds and from different regions.
All travel expenses will be refunded for the project and we give each
participant (or participant couple) £150 in total for attending both the
training day and focus group.
If you are interested in applying to take part please fill out the form on the next
page and return it by email or by post.
By email:
laura.bradley@nas.org.uk
or
By post:
Laura Bradley
The National Autistic Society
393 City Road
London, EC1V 1NG
If you have any questions about the peer research group then please call Laura
Bradley on 020 7923 5771 or email her at laura.bradley@nas.org.uk.
Peer Research Group Application Form
Name:
Age:
Postal address:
Email address:
Telephone number:
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I am applying as:
An adult with autism
A family member of a person with autism
A family member and adult with autism who want to work as a pair
If applying as a pair, please tell us the name and age of the second applicant:
Name:
Age:
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If you (or your family member) have autism, please tell us your (or your family
member’s) diagnosis on the autistic spectrum:
Aspergers Syndrome
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism with an accompanying learning disability
High functioning autism
PDD-NOS
Other, please specify
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Why would you like to become part of the Peer Researcher Team?
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Are you able to attend the training day in London on 12th September?
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Would you have any specific requirements for the day?
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