Awarded projects
Autism, barriers to social engagement and interventions
- Heath Reed (Art and Design Research Centre; lead applicant)
- Dr Lyuba Alboul (Materials and Engineering Research Institute)
- Dr Jill Aylott (Health and Wellbeing)
- Dr Martin Beer (Communication and Computing Research Centre)
- Maria Burton (Health and Wellbeing)
- Dr Fabio Caparrelli (Materials and Engineering Research Institute)
- Dr Arutian Ehiasarian (Materials and Engineering Research Institute)
- Dr Joseph Langley (Art and Design Research Centre)
Social interactions and engagements between people are not essential for life but are essential for living, without which we are at risk of becoming isolated and socially excluded. For people with many long-term conditions, there are often barriers to these forms of engagements that can detrimentally affect their quality of life.
The work proposes to explore the application of technology and relevant knowledge to develop systems to help provide interventions to overcome barriers to social engagement for people with long-term conditions. The project focus will be in the area of Autism and barriers to social engagement arising from the condition/s.
