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Developing an approach to involving children with autistic spectrum disorders in a social care research project
- Authors:
- BERESFORD Bryony, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 32(4), December 2004, pp.180-185.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A project researching user views on the outcomes of social care and support services for disabled children and their families presented new challenges to a research team. While they had experience of working with other groups of disabled children, this project was the first in which they sought to work directly with children with autistic spectrum disorders. Reports the process by which the research design and methods used were developed and tailored to the needs and abilities of these children. The key lesson learnt was the value of crossing disciplines, research areas and professional boundaries when trying to identify ways of working with a 'hard to reach' group.