AN OBAN woman has been at the forefront of research into the mental health of young people with autism.
Fern Adams, from Lerags, was a co-researcher with the charity Ambitious about Autism and the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) at University College London, looking at mental health and young autistic people.
Fern, 24, said: ‘Our findings have now been released in a report and we have created a toolkit to help young autistic people identify their own mental health and know when to seek help.