Co-Design and Co-Production of a Goal Setting Tool for Autistic Adolescents and Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A review of existing tools suggested a need for a goal setting tool for autistic people that (1) addresses the heterogeneity of autistic people to the greatest degree possible; (2) addresses a broad range of goals in areas including self-care and home living, and social, community, educational, and employment participation; (3) incorporates autism-specific adaptations such as visual supports; (4) facilitates the initial identification of goals; and (5) enables the prioritization of goals.

Aim

This project aimed to develop a picture-based card-sort goal setting tool with relevant and comprehensible goal cards using a co-design and co-production process.

Methods

The first three of four phases of participatory action research (PAR) used to develop the tool are

SUBMITTER: Ashburner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature