Dr Laura Hull
PhD, MSc, BA (Hons)
Expertise
My research focuses on improving autistic people's mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan. I work with autistic young people and adults and their family members to produce research that has a positive impact on lives.
Current positions
Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Biography
My background is in psychology research, with a particular interest in clinically relevant research to support autistic people. My PhD was focused on camouflaging or masking in autism, aiming to understand and measure the ways in which autistic people feel pressured to hide or compensate for their autistic traits. I have also been involved in research aiming to improve the ways that we diagnose autism in adulthood.
At the University of Bristol I am developing my skills in epidemiology methods, with the aim of conducting longitudinal research to identify and track factors that impact mental health of autistic people across the lifespan. I supervise projects related to autism diagnosis and post-diagnostic support, and use coproduction approaches as much as possible.
At the University of Bristol I am developing my skills in epidemiology methods, with the aim of conducting longitudinal research to identify and track factors that impact mental health of autistic people across the lifespan. I supervise projects related to autism diagnosis and post-diagnostic support, and use coproduction approaches as much as possible.
Research interests
Autism
Mental Health
Camouflaging / Masking
Sex/Gender
Diagnosis
Identity
Publications
Selected publications
19/07/2024Sex differences in self-harm and suicide in young autistic adults
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
“Just ask what support we need”
Autism in Adulthood
Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
A comparison of methods for measuring camouflaging in autism
Autism Research
Recent publications
26/01/2024Do All of Us Camouflage? Exploring Levels of Camouflaging and Mental Health Well-Being in the General Population
Trends in Psychology
“Just ask what support we need”
Autism in Adulthood
Perceptions of autistic and non-autistic adults in employment interviews
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Post-Diagnostic Support for Adults Diagnosed with Autism in Adulthood in the UK
Autism
Sex differences in self-harm and suicide in young autistic adults
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica