The M-WAY Study

Really pleased to announce our new paper! 📢 This is the largest qualitative study of anxiety and depression in autistic youth to date, and one of few to centre young people's voices Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #AutRes

So proud of our new paper, in @eclinicalmed.bsky.social, reporting on a feasibility study of a new co-produced peer group intervention (created by @ambitiousautism.bsky.social) for supporting wellbeing during the transition to adulthood for autistic young people. #AutRes

Part 2 of our blog series for @ukdsimpact.bsky.social is now live! 🎉 This time, we share key findings from the Millennium Cohort Study and reflect on both the opportunities & challenges of using cohort data to understand the mental health and wellbeing of autistic young people. Read more below 👇

When the data has already been collected by the time you start, can the research still be shaped by lived experience? 🤔 In the blog post below, we share how we approached this problem in the M-WAY study. & this is just part 1 - stay tuned for another post where we'll share more findings 📈 #AutRes

Does having more friends mean better mental health? We found that the answer may be more complicated for young people with high autistic traits. We've also used cohort data to explore school engagement and mental health in autistic youth. Read more: 🔗 m-way24.blogspot.com/2026/05/m-wa... #AutRes

Our new study, just published in Nature Mental Health: Symptom change in depression and anxiety during psychological therapy for autistic adults... [1/8] 🧵⤵️ #autres #mentalhealth www.nature.com/articles/s44...

#AutRes Results and Importance: The findings indicate that peer-support programs generally have a positive impact, including improved self-esteem, academic performance, and overall well-being.

New blog post! We look back at the M-WAY qualitative study - led by @schampton.bsky.social - which explored autistic young people’s experiences of anxiety & depression. Read more 👉 m-way24.blogspot.com/2025/09/look...

Writing with @naomijacobs.bsky.social on the importance of centring Autistic people in autism research. Thanks for hosting us @ndconnection.bsky.social #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Autistic #Neurodivergent #Research #AutRes ndconnection.co.uk/blog/empower...

We recently completed the 'bridging phase' of the M-WAY study! We worked with autistic young people and adult stakeholders to move from qualitative findings to research questions ready for big data analysis. Read more in our blog post: m-way24.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

Happy Friday! Before you log off, take a moment to meet the team behind the M-WAY study 🙂 We're a neurodiverse group based at UCL, led by Professor Will Mandy and Professor Eirini Flouri. Learn more about who's involved: m-way24.blogspot.com/p/meet-team....

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Handy new paper about the use of respectful language in ADHD research. Much needed, this discussion.

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We're the M-WAY study team, based at UCL. We're researching mental health and wellbeing in autistic young people. Check out our intro blog post below to find our more about what we're doing 🙂 m-way24.blogspot.com/p/what-is-m-...