Nigel A. Newbutt

Parent and Primary Carer Perspectives on Virtual Reality Use with Autistic Children and Adults: An Exploratory Survey

Parents and primary carers often shape whether Autistic people access, trial, continue, or avoid virtual reality (VR), yet parent-focused evidence on family-level VR adoption remains limited. This exploratory, cross-sectional survey examined parent and primary carer perspectives...

“There’s No Greater Feeling”: Empowerment and Achievement Through Neurodivergent Co-Design

Extended reality (XR) technologies, including virtual reality (VR), have long been investigated as tools to support autistic and other neurodivergent individuals, yet much of this work has prioritized researcher-defined outcomes over the lived experiences of neurodivergent users....