10/08/2025
📢 Research Invitation – Parents’ Perspectives on Autistic Burnou
Hello everyone,
I am supporting Dee Dee and who is a BSc Psychology Online Student at the University of Derby. She is conducting research exploring parents’ experiences of Autistic burnout in their children and she would love your help.
This research has full ethical approval from the University of Derby (College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care Research Ethics Committee) and permission from the group moderator to post here.
What’s the study about?
Dee is looking at the parents’ perspective on Autistic burnout experienced by their children, with the aim of identifying what changes could be made to better support them.
Who can take part?
✅ Over 18
✅ Have a child diagnosed as Autistic without* a learning disability
✅ Parent is Autistic or self-identifies as Autistic
✅ English speaking
✅ Currently not experiencing acute mental health difficulties such as severe anxiety or depression
What’s involved?
📅 One virtual interview via Microsoft Teams (camera optional)
🕒 About 45 minutes
📝 Questions will be sent beforehand so you can prepare
💬 You can withdraw up to two weeks after taking part
🔒 All data will be stored anonymously and securely
Interested?
Click here for more information and to take part:
🔗 [https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OrvxmPpegkeIur2JfbYOYlGPrpXHaLxCi_PilVTDURpUOFZGV0JZS1ZWSEdJVENOVkdQQUIzOERLVS4u](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OrvxmPpegkeIur2JfbYOYlGPrpXHaLxCi_PilVTDURpUOFZGV0JZS1ZWSEdJVENOVkdQQUIzOERLVS4u)
📧 Contact for more details:
Dee Reid – [D.reid5@unimail.derby.ac.uk](mailto:D.reid5@unimail.derby.ac.uk)
Research Supervisor: Dr. Dominic Petronzi [d.petronzi@derby.ac.uk](mailto:d.petronzi@derby.ac.uk) | +44 (0)1332 597990
Thank you so much for your support in sharing this – it means a lot! 💙
