Tools

The MHAutism project developed a new brief self-report questionnaire with and for autistic adults without co-occurring intellectual disability, to better identify suicidal thoughts and behaviours in research studies.

You can download a copy of the publication describing the evidence in support of this new tool here.

You can download a copy of the tool instructions and license agreement here.

We welcome translations and free use of this tool in research. Please contact sarah.cassidy@nottingham.ac.uk if you wish to use or translate this tool for your research.

The SBQ-ASC is not validated to assess suicide risk in clinical settings.

The MHAutism project developed a new self-report questionnaire with and for autistic adults without co-occurring intellectual disability, to better identify current depression symptoms.

The ADAT-A was developed through extensive consultation with autistic adults, through focus groups, interviews, and three large online surveys. A set of questions were developed to better capture depression symptoms in autistic adults according to current clinical definitions in DSM-V and ICD-10. Additional new questions were developed to better capture autistic specific depression symptoms - these type of questions have not been included in any depression assessment tool before.

You can download a copy of the free pre-print showing evidence in support of this new tool here.

You can download a copy of the tool instructions and license agreement here.

We welcome translations and free use of this tool in research. Please contact sarah.cassidy@nottingham.ac.uk if you wish to use or translate this tool for your research.

This wellbeing plan was developed by Dr Sarah Cassidy and Dr Emma Nielsen at the University of Nottingham and Professor Jacqui Rodgers, Dr Jane Goodwin and Lucy Isard at Newcastle University.

The purpose of the plan is to help autistic people and those who support them when taking part in research discussing difficult topics, such as mental health problems, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours.

However, this plan could be used in any situation where it is important to think about looking after participants’ mental health and wellbeing. This plan can be adapted and tailored by research teams for use in their specific studies. Please download a copy of the plan here.