Research Seminars
Since 2002, the Mental Health section has been running a series of Research Seminars on a variety of topics.
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Forthcoming Seminars
"How do mainstream secondary pupils with Asperger syndrome/high functioning autism socially spend their school day?" by Jenny Wainscot & Jenna Williams
12.30 - 1.30 pm on Tuesday 11th December 2007
Ground Floor Seminar Room, ScHARR, Regent Court
University of Sheffield
Jenna Williams joined the Mental Health group as a Research Assistant in July 2007. During that time Jenna has been working with Dr. Paul Naylor, a Research Fellow in ScHARR, on projects involving bullying and Asperger Syndrome. Before coming to Sheffield, Jenna worked as a mental health support worker in a forensics rehabilitation ward and as a teaching assistant and part-time ICT teacher after graduating in Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol in 2006.
Jenny Wainscot is a medical student at the University of Sheffield, currently coming to the end of an intercalated BMedSci year. During this year she has been working in the mental health group with Dr Paul Naylor, investigating the social relationships of mainstream secondary school pupils with Asperger Syndrome.
Study info:
The seminar details research that Jenny has spent the last year working towards for her BMedSci dissertation with Dr. Paul Naylor, Dr. Paul Sutcliffe and Prof. Digby Tantam and the work that Jenna has been involved in since July 2006.
Asperger syndrome (AS) is characterised by difficulties with social relationships and social communication, poor coordination and a restricted range of interests. People with AS have average or above average intelligence and for this reason are normally educated in mainstream schools. The manifestations of the disorder however may result in pupils with AS experiencing difficulties in the mainstream setting with respect to forming and maintaining friendships and in engaging in social communication with peers. These difficulties could lead to pupils with the disorder being potential targets of bullying. This research investigated the social relationships of pupils with AS, their use of the school environment and experiences of bullying, compared with a group of typically developing peers.
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Contact
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