Dr Ashley Robertson

  • Lecturer (Psychology & Neuroscience Education Hub)

email: Ashley.Robertson@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

Room 439, 62 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QB

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9914-3199

Research interests

I received my PhD, where I explored sensory processing in autistic people from the School of Psychology at the University of Glasgow in 2013. After my PhD, I worked in MVLS (also University of Glasgow) exploring anxiety in autistic people, the University of Dundee as a Lecturer. I then went to Coventry University to work on a project exploring suicidality in autistic adults, before returning to the University of Glasgow as a Lecturer in August 2020.

I currently work as Programme lead for Psychology courses on Psychological Studies (conversion course led by School of Education). I also lead Research Methods 2 and MSc Conversion dissertation.

Working in partnership with autistic people, my main research interests are mainly related to a) better understanding mental health in autistic people, and exploring protective and risk factors for this, and b) better understanding sensory processing in autistic people.

Publications

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2023

Pelton, M. K., Crawford, H., Bul, K., Robertson, A. E. , Adams, J., de Beurs, D., Rodgers, J., Baron‐Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2023) The role of anxiety and depression in suicidal thoughts for autistic and non‐autistic people: a theory‐driven network analysis. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53(3), pp. 426-442. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12954) (PMID:36974940)

2022

Cassidy, S. et al. (2022) Autism and autistic traits in those who died by suicide in England. British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(5), pp. 683-691. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.21) (PMID:35166201)

2021

Cassidy, S., Cogger-Ward, H., Robertson, A. E. , Goodwin, J. and Rodgers, J. (2021) Where do we go from here? Autism community priorities for future suicide research. Other. MHAutism.

Cassidy, S., Cogger-Ward, H., Robertson, A. E. , Goodwin, J. and Rodgers, J. (2021) Autism Community Priorities for Suicide Prevention: An International Society for Autism Research Policy Brief. Other. International Society for Autism Research, Kansas City, MO.

2020

Cassidy, S. A., Gould, K., Townsend, E., Pelton, M., Robertson, A. E. and Rodgers, J. (2020) Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours? Expanding the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide in an undergraduate student sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3638-3648. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04323-3) (PMID:31820344) (PMCID:PMC7502035)

Cassidy, S. A., Robertson, A. , Townsend, E., O'Connor, R. C. and Rodgers, J. (2020) Advancing our understanding of self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3445-3449. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04643-9) (PMID:32880789)

Pelton, M. K., Crawford, H., Robertson, A. E. , Rodgers, J., Baron-Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2020) Understanding suicide risk in autistic adults: comparing the interpersonal theory of suicide in autistic and non-autistic samples. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3620-3637. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04393-8) (PMID:32125567)

Pelton, M. K., Crawford, H., Robertson, A. E. , Rodgers, J., Baron-Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2020) A measurement invariance analysis of the interpersonal needs questionnaire and acquired capability for suicide scale in autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism in Adulthood, 2(3), pp. 193-203. (doi: 10.1089/aut.2019.0055) (PMID:32954219) (PMCID:PMC7497872)

Ainsworth, K., Robertson, A. E. , Welsh, H., Day, M., Watt, J., Barry, F., Stanfield, A. and Melville, C. (2020) Anxiety in adults with autism: perspectives from practitioners. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 69, 101457. (doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101457)

2019

Au-Yeung, S. K., Bradley, L., Robertson, A. E. , Shaw, R., Baron-Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2019) Experience of mental health diagnosis and perceived misdiagnosis in autistic, possibly autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism, 23(6), pp. 1508-1518. (doi: 10.1177/1362361318818167) (PMID:30547677)

2018

Robertson, A. E. and Simmons, D. R. (2018) The relationship between self-reported sensory experiences and autistic traits in the general population: a mixed methods analysis. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 33(3), pp. 182-192. (doi: 10.1177/1088357616667589)

Gray, S., Mitchell, F., Wang, C.K. J. and Robertson, A. (2018) Understanding students’ experiences in a PE, health and well-being context: a self-determination theory perspective. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 9(2), pp. 157-173. (doi: 10.1080/25742981.2018.1442230)

Robertson, A. E. , Stanfield, A. C., Watt, J., Barry, F., Day, M., Cormack, M. and Melville, C. (2018) The experience and impact of anxiety in autistic adults: a thematic analysis. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 46, pp. 8-18. (doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2017.11.006)

2015

Kreslins, A., Robertson, A. and Melville, C. (2015) The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 9, 22. (doi: 10.1186/s13034-015-0054-7) (PMID:26120361) (PMCID:PMC4482189)

Robertson, A. E. and Simmons, D. R. (2015) The sensory experiences of adults with autism spectrum disorder: a qualitative analysis. Perception, 44(5), pp. 569-586. (doi: 10.1068/p7833)

2013

Robertson, A.E. and Simmons, D.R. (2013) The relationship between sensory sensitivity and autistic traits in the general population. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(4), pp. 775-784. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1608-7)

2009

Simmons, D.R., Robertson, A.E. , McKay, L.S., Toal, E., McAleer, P. and Pollick, F.E. (2009) Vision in autism spectrum disorders. Vision Research, 49(22), pp. 2705-2739. (doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.08.005)

2007

Simmons, D.R., McKay, L., McAleer, P., Toal, E., Robertson, A. and Pollick, F.E. (2007) Neural noise and autism spectrum disorders. Perception, 36, pp. 119-120.

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Articles

Pelton, M. K., Crawford, H., Bul, K., Robertson, A. E. , Adams, J., de Beurs, D., Rodgers, J., Baron‐Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2023) The role of anxiety and depression in suicidal thoughts for autistic and non‐autistic people: a theory‐driven network analysis. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 53(3), pp. 426-442. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12954) (PMID:36974940)

Cassidy, S. et al. (2022) Autism and autistic traits in those who died by suicide in England. British Journal of Psychiatry, 221(5), pp. 683-691. (doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.21) (PMID:35166201)

Cassidy, S. A., Gould, K., Townsend, E., Pelton, M., Robertson, A. E. and Rodgers, J. (2020) Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours? Expanding the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide in an undergraduate student sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3638-3648. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04323-3) (PMID:31820344) (PMCID:PMC7502035)

Cassidy, S. A., Robertson, A. , Townsend, E., O'Connor, R. C. and Rodgers, J. (2020) Advancing our understanding of self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3445-3449. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04643-9) (PMID:32880789)

Pelton, M. K., Crawford, H., Robertson, A. E. , Rodgers, J., Baron-Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2020) Understanding suicide risk in autistic adults: comparing the interpersonal theory of suicide in autistic and non-autistic samples. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(10), pp. 3620-3637. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-020-04393-8) (PMID:32125567)

Pelton, M. K., Crawford, H., Robertson, A. E. , Rodgers, J., Baron-Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2020) A measurement invariance analysis of the interpersonal needs questionnaire and acquired capability for suicide scale in autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism in Adulthood, 2(3), pp. 193-203. (doi: 10.1089/aut.2019.0055) (PMID:32954219) (PMCID:PMC7497872)

Ainsworth, K., Robertson, A. E. , Welsh, H., Day, M., Watt, J., Barry, F., Stanfield, A. and Melville, C. (2020) Anxiety in adults with autism: perspectives from practitioners. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 69, 101457. (doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2019.101457)

Au-Yeung, S. K., Bradley, L., Robertson, A. E. , Shaw, R., Baron-Cohen, S. and Cassidy, S. (2019) Experience of mental health diagnosis and perceived misdiagnosis in autistic, possibly autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism, 23(6), pp. 1508-1518. (doi: 10.1177/1362361318818167) (PMID:30547677)

Robertson, A. E. and Simmons, D. R. (2018) The relationship between self-reported sensory experiences and autistic traits in the general population: a mixed methods analysis. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 33(3), pp. 182-192. (doi: 10.1177/1088357616667589)

Gray, S., Mitchell, F., Wang, C.K. J. and Robertson, A. (2018) Understanding students’ experiences in a PE, health and well-being context: a self-determination theory perspective. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 9(2), pp. 157-173. (doi: 10.1080/25742981.2018.1442230)

Robertson, A. E. , Stanfield, A. C., Watt, J., Barry, F., Day, M., Cormack, M. and Melville, C. (2018) The experience and impact of anxiety in autistic adults: a thematic analysis. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 46, pp. 8-18. (doi: 10.1016/j.rasd.2017.11.006)

Kreslins, A., Robertson, A. and Melville, C. (2015) The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for anxiety in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 9, 22. (doi: 10.1186/s13034-015-0054-7) (PMID:26120361) (PMCID:PMC4482189)

Robertson, A. E. and Simmons, D. R. (2015) The sensory experiences of adults with autism spectrum disorder: a qualitative analysis. Perception, 44(5), pp. 569-586. (doi: 10.1068/p7833)

Robertson, A.E. and Simmons, D.R. (2013) The relationship between sensory sensitivity and autistic traits in the general population. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(4), pp. 775-784. (doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1608-7)

Simmons, D.R., Robertson, A.E. , McKay, L.S., Toal, E., McAleer, P. and Pollick, F.E. (2009) Vision in autism spectrum disorders. Vision Research, 49(22), pp. 2705-2739. (doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.08.005)

Simmons, D.R., McKay, L., McAleer, P., Toal, E., Robertson, A. and Pollick, F.E. (2007) Neural noise and autism spectrum disorders. Perception, 36, pp. 119-120.

Research Reports or Papers

Cassidy, S., Cogger-Ward, H., Robertson, A. E. , Goodwin, J. and Rodgers, J. (2021) Where do we go from here? Autism community priorities for future suicide research. Other. MHAutism.

Cassidy, S., Cogger-Ward, H., Robertson, A. E. , Goodwin, J. and Rodgers, J. (2021) Autism Community Priorities for Suicide Prevention: An International Society for Autism Research Policy Brief. Other. International Society for Autism Research, Kansas City, MO.

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Research datasets

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2015

Robertson, A. and Simmons, D. (2015) The sensory experiences of adults with autism spectrum disorder: a qualitative analysis. [Data Collection]

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Dr Ashley Robertson