Armitt, Hannah A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5948-0593
Attwell, Leah
Kingsley, Ellen N. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0964-4588
White, Piran C. L.
Woolley, Kat
Garside, Megan
Green, Natasha
Coventry, Peter A.
Article History
Received: 23 November 2023
Accepted: 5 June 2024
First Online: 22 June 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The co-production phases of the study were submitted for ethical review by the University of York Department of Environment and Geography Research Ethics Committee (REC) and were approved on the 23rd of May 2022. The user-testing phase was submitted to the same REC and approved on the 12th of December, 2022 (DEGERC/Res/01122022/1). The inclusive, neuro-affirming, and strengths-based language was utilised throughout communications, e.g. advertisements and participant information sheets reviewed by our patient and public involvement lead. All research was performed in accordance with relevant National Institute for Health and Care Research guidelines.
: All parents provided informed written consent using a consent form approved by ethics. Children were provided with the option to assent to inclusion in the study however this was not required. Consent was collected by the research assistant working on the study.