Share your story to increase autism acceptance

Poster of call for research participants containing the following text: Call for survey respondents! Share your story to increase autism acceptance. Receive a physical 3D printed keyring as a thank you. Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people. 𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:Be autistic (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis).Have good knowledge of the English language.Be capable of giving informed consent (if you are under 18 you must be facilitated by a parent or guardian).Participants from any country are welcome. Survey, consent and information sheet are here: https://tinyurl.com/497ye6f7 This research has ethics approval from The University of Limerick, Ireland.

<- Updated call for participants - all-in-one version of survey

We are currently seeking individuals to share their personal experiences with autism. The goal of this research is to increase acceptance and understanding of autism among the general public.

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!
Share your story to increase autism acceptance. Receive a physical 3D printed keyring as a thank you. Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people.

This updated call for participants addresses feedback from my previous call, which aimed to be accessible using digital cultural probes. I understand that some participants found these features confusing. In response, I have streamlined the data collection process to improve clarity and ease of participation. This new version can be completed in one go, hopefully making it more straightforward and user-friendly, especially for those who experienced difficulties with the previous version.

Thank you for considering participation in this important study.

𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:

Be autistic (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis).
Have good knowledge of the English language.
Be capable of giving informed consent (if you are under 18 you must be facilitated by a parent or guardian).
Participants from any country are welcome.

Survey, consent and information sheet are here: https://tinyurl.com/497ye6f7

This research has ethics approval from The University of Limerick, Ireland.

[This call is now closed] Older creative and accessible version of call for participants ->

Click here to access the previous online version of the instructions and activities. Each activity features an audio description and examples of completed tasks. This page also provides an Easy Read version of the instructions.

We're looking for people to please share their personal experiences with the end goal being to increase acceptance of autism by the general public. Let's flip the narrative and educate the allistics! Share your story to promote autism acceptance.

Participate in creative activities at your own pace and in your own space. Choose any activities you like. Receive a physical 3D printed token as a thank you.

Find details and instructions here: https://autisticexperiences.com and the consent form here: https://tinyurl.com/y37h42ck Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people.

𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:

Be autistic (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis)
Have good knowledge of the English language.
Be capable of giving informed consent.
If you are under 18 you must be facilitated by a parent or guardian.
Participants from any country are welcome.

Poster for call for research participants containing the following text: Let's flip the narrative and educate the allistics! Share your story to promote autism acceptance.
Participate in creative activities at your own pace and in your own space. Choose any activities you like. Receive a physical 3D printed token as a thank you.
Find details and instructions here: https://autisticexperiences.com and the consent form here: https://tinyurl.com/y37h42ck Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people.𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:Be autistic (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis).Have good knowledge of the English language.Be capable of giving informed consent (if you are under 18 you must be facilitated by a parent or guardian).Participants from any country are welcome.

Some of the 3D printed keyrings produced so far ->

Thank-you keyrings have been shipped out to all participants as of June 9th 2025. Please be advised the colour you receive may vary. If you were expecting a keyring and it hasn't turned up please reach out.

If you have a 3D printer and wish to print these keyrings yourself the files are as follows:

Autistically Awesome Keyring by GarthBane is licensed under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Infinity Heart by MakewithSam is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Different not less coin has been uploaded to thingverse and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

Photograph of three types 3D printed keyring charms for research participants who have contributed to research into acceptance of autism. Charm 1 is a gray coin shaped medallion saying Different, not less. Charm 2 is orange raised text saying Autistically Awesome. Charm 3 is a gold infinity symbol overlapping a gold heart.