The experiences and views of autistic children participating in multimodal view-seeking research

Autistic children face significant barriers to having their views listened in research. Inaccessible research encounters and inflexible communication strategies on the part of a team can prevent opportunities for engage meaningfully Researchers must strive offer meaningful self-expression, improve way they seek autistic children’s points view. This article explores ways with, listen to, school-based contexts. Twelve took view-seeking about school playground environment, reflected experience taking The contributed ideas through walking tours, photography, LEGO® models, interviews with researcher peers. multimodal qualitative data were analysed iteratively thematically, findings highlighting issues perceptions audience, creativity, control enjoyment. different activities stimulated diverse modes expression generated kinds insights. Implications are considered how researchers creatively co-develop engagement self-expression who participate emphasizes importance creating accessible foreground perspectives.