Jiedi Lei
Paul Foundation Clinical Research Fellow
My research focuses on understanding the overlap between autistic traits and key cognitive and behavioural mechanisms that precipitate and maintain the development of co-occurring mental health difficulties in autistic children and young people (CYP). I am particularly interested in translating our understanding of such mechanisms to develop more effective ways of adapting existing and piloting novel interventions to improve mental health outcomes for autistic CYP.
My reserach fellowship project (based in TOPIC Group) aims to develop and validate a novel assessment tool to evaluate strengths profiles amongst autistic CYP, and to draw on their strengths to develop person-centred formulation that can inform the adaptation of treatment for co-occurring mental health difficulties.
I serve as the Chair for Student and Trainee Committee at the International Society for Autism Research.
Collaborators
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Cathy Creswell
Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology
Recent publications
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Psychological Interventions for Autistic Adolescentswith Co-Occurring Anxiety and Depression: Considerations Linked to Autism Social Identity and Masking
Journal article
Lei J. et al, (2024), Autism in Adulthood
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Exploring adolescents’ experiences of talking about race, ethnicity, and culture during Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): A qualitative study using thematic analysis
Journal article
Lei J. et al, (2024), The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
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Exploring the Association between Social Camouflaging and Self- Versus Caregiver-Report Discrepancies in Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Autistic and Non-Autistic Socially-Anxious Adolescents
Journal article
Lei J. et al, (2024), Autism: the international journal of research and practice
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BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO USE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS BY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR PATIENTS, BEFORE AND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A MULTI-METHODS STUDY
Journal article
Turnbull S. et al, (2024), BMJ Open
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Adapting communication with autistic service users: Co-produced adaptations for medical services, employers, and the third sector
Journal article
Norris JE. et al, (2024), Neurodiversity, 2