💬 "We need more neurodivergent people taking part. That's not just as participants, but also involved in designing, developing and delivering the research."
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@neuro_lou is a co-investigator on the NIHR-funded ORIGIN programme. The programme is designing an online arts and culture platform to support mental health in underrepresented 16- to 24-year-olds, including neurodivergent young people.
Now she is encouraging more neurodivergent people to get involved in research - as both participants and by helping to design, develop and deliver studies.
Read a Q&A with Lou about her experiences at
bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/…
ALT A person smiling slightly, wearing a colorful jacket with a floral pattern. The background is a gradient of purple with abstract shapes in green, orange, and purple. Text quotes Lou Chandler, an ORIGIN project co-investigator. She says: “With projects like ORIGIN, neurodivergent people aren’t just participants. We’re taking leadership roles. We’re designing the research.”