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Update June 2023: We have recently secured a new Research England grant to co-produce an evidence-based digital guide that we can share with supermarkets to help them improve accessibility and inclusion for autistic shoppers. The guide will be provide education on autistic sensory processing experiences, and outline ways that supermarkets can be adapted (e.g., provision of ‘quiet spaces’, accommodating communication and pace needs, providing information about busy times or changes in store layout).

We have now recruited autistic people and parents/carers/guardians to work with us as community consultants on this project. Thank you to everyone who registered their interest! We can’t wait to share the guide with you once it’s complete.

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Working with Autistic People

Working with autistic people is a key ethos of the Sensory Street project. As well as recruiting autistic people to take part in our studies, we also ensure that autistic people are involved at different levels of the project, informing what we do and how we do it. We have involved autistic people as core members of the research team, as consultants (e.g., reviewing designs, materials, and results), as content creators, and as participants. We also make sure that for all involvement in the project, autistic people are being fairly paid for contributing their time and expertise. The reason why we do this is to make sure that the project ultimately benefits autistic people and aligns with their lived experiences. We can make adjustments to ensure that we can involve people with a diverse range of experiences. For instance, we have welcome people with different communication preferences (i.e., using spoken language or text based communication) in our online sessions.