Trying to solve the ‘worst situation’ together: participatory autism research

The importance of participatory autism research is discussed in relation to a project involving six autistic researchers and five nonautistic university researchers collaborating to investigate anxiety in autistic adolescents. The paper describes the process of establishing a research partnership and the values and philosophy behind this inclusive method of research. Lessons were learnt about neurodivergent thinking and the benefits it brings to the development of research questions and analysis of data.