Research outputs
Research summaries
- ConNECT Project Overview (PDF)
- ConNECT Baseline Survey Findings (Poster) 鈥&苍产蝉辫;
Media coverage
- 鈥溾 鈥 The Psychologist (Cook, 2024).
Journal articles
- Cook, A. (2024). . Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs.24, 627鈥636.
- Cook, A. & Ogden, J. (2021). .
Further outputs from the ESRC New Investigator Grant project (2024鈥2027) are in preparation.
Presentations and conferences
- Autism Europe International Congress, Dublin (September 2025) 鈥 Empowering teachers for neuroinclusive schools (Oral presentation, A. Cook) as part of a symposium entitled: Fostering neuroinclusivity in schools: the importance of knowledge, attitudes and culture.
- Autism Europe International Congress, Dublin (September 2025) 鈥 ConNECT Baseline findings (Poster, C. Pillinger)
Project updates
Work Package 1 (Longitudinal survey design)
Baseline survey findings (n = 149 ECTs)
- No significant differences in teacher agency or reflective thinking were found between HEI and SCITT trainees.
- Personal connection to neurodivergence was significantly associated with more positive attitudes toward neurodiversity and autism.
- Qualitative analysis showed ECT definitions of neurodiversity ranged from strong social justice framings (difference not deficit) to more medicalised interpretations focused on diagnoses and impairment.
Work Package 2 (Case study design)
- Protocol and materials refined through co-production; ethics approved June 2025.
- First school pilot launched in September 2025.
