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Autism Unpicked®
Neuroaffirmative Autism assessment for children and young adults aged 7-25
South Yorkshire (e.g., Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham),
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Manchester
England, UK
Plus post-diagnostic support and training and consultations for schools, workplaces and businesses
Publications and research
One of our roles is to engage with the latest research to understand the needs of Autistic people in order to offer the most helpful and supportive services. We also conduct our own projects and supervise projects by Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Our recent research and contributions to publications are listed below. Our main areas of interest are in understanding the lived experiences of Autistic people and two of our projects have won the Association of Clinical Psychologists UK research publication of the year awards*.
Leedham, A., Wicks, L., Laxton-Kane, M., Hammond, S., Broom, L., Tunnicliffe, P., Jones, T., & Enright, L., (2023). Considerations of differential diagnosis in the assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in young people under the age of 18. Clinical Psychology Forum. (Journal article)
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Dugdale, A-S., Thompson, A.R., Leedham, A., Beail, N., & Freeth, M. (2021). Intense connection and love: The experiences of autistic mothers. Autism. (Journal article)
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Contributor to:
Laber-Warren, E. (2020). How autism shapes sibling relationships. Spectrum News. (News article)
How autism shapes sibling relationships | Spectrum | Autism Research News (spectrumnews.org)
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*Leedham, A., Thompson, A.R., Freeth, M. (2020). A thematic synthesis of siblings' lived experiences of autism: Distress, responsibilities, compassion and connection. Research in Developmental Disabilities. (Journal article)
*Leedham A., Thompson A.R., Smith R., & Freeth M. (2020). I was exhausted trying to figure it out. The experiences of females receiving an autism diagnosis in middle to late adulthood. Autism. (Journal article)
Coiffait, F-MM., Leedham, A. (2016). Psychological Well-Being of Children and Adults with Severe and Profound Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan. Springer International Publishing. (Book chapter)