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Find out more about our current research projects.
If you would like to take part in any of these projects either, as a participant or on an advisory role, please click here
ND project
ND project
Laboratory research studies using eye-tracking technology have consistently shown that, when viewing visual social scenes, non-autistic people primarily focus on the eyes area. In contrast, people on the Autism Spectrum tend to focus on other aspects of the visual scene. Surprisingly, in an innovative study we showed that when people think they are looking a 'live' scenes (i.e., via a webcam), they no longer focus on the eyes and instead focus on the body. This project aims to explore whether the viewing behaviour of people on the Autism Spectrum is influenced by whether they think they are watching real people or a videoclip.
Removing barriers for autistic students in HE
Removing barriers for autistic students in HE
Kim Ruefenacht, a doctoral student at the University of Portsmouth, is currently exploring employers' views relating to competitive employment in autism. Specifically, her doctoral research investigates:
Organisational factors relating to the recruitment process and provision of reasonable adjustments
Line managers' perceptions of the abilities and needs of autistic people.
Perceived self-efficacy in managing autistic employees
Family support
Family support
Elinor
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