Looking for participants: self-shot video about your diagnosis experience

Hi everyone! 

We have an opportunity for people to get involved with some short video content we are making. 

We would like to make a series of 6-8 self-shot short videos about the experience of getting an autism diagnosis. ('Self-shot' means that participants will record themselves using a smartphone or digital camera with a video function.) We want the series to present a diverse range of experiences, so we are asking for some biographical information to help us choose participants. 

If you are interested in taking part, please email stories@nas.org.uk with the following information about yourself (or, if you are a parent/carer responding about the diagnosis of a child or an adult you are advocating on behalf of, give their details, with their consent): 

• Age at diagnosis and age now (if you don't want to give an exact age you can also say, for eg, 'as a child' or 'in my 60s') 
• Gender 
• Ethnicity 
• A paragraph or two briefly noting what was positive and what was negative about your experience of diagnosis (for example, you could mention your experience of referral; your waiting time for an assessment; your experience of the assessment sessions; the information and support following your diagnosis; what your diagnosis has meant to you.) 
• Please confirm you have a way to record yourself in a video if you are selected (such as a smartphone or digital camera with a video recording function). 

We will select participants based on these details so we can ensure the video series presents a range of diagnosis experiences from a diverse range of people in terms of age, gender and ethnicity. We will send a guide on how to 'self-shoot' (record yourself on video) to the people who are selected and will guide them through questions to answer. 

Please send your responses to: stories@nas.org.uk 

Thank you, 

The Content Team