A group of final-year students in the department of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading are asking teenagers to take part in a survey about their experiences with other young people and of bullying.
Bullying can affect any young person, and the students are interested in how autistic teenagers cope when bullying happens.
The research project is looking at whether bullying experiences are connected to social participation and whether there are any differences between young people who are or are not autistic.
The students would like to get responses from 13 to 18-year-olds (school years 9 to 13).
Under-16s will need parental consent to take part – email a.r.lenton@student.reading.ac.uk or j.neish@student.reading.ac.uk for information about securing parental consent.
The study is being supervised by Dr Alana James, a member of academic staff. If anyone has questions about the research, she can be contacted at a.i.james@reading.ac.uk or on 0118 378 5390.
Click the link for more details of the survey and to take part – all information given in responses will be anonymous.