Åsa's research primarily focuses on neurodiversity in relation to health, healthcare, and working life. She is the project manager for a study investigating the work experiences of neurodivergent employees in healthcare professions. Åsa also leads a project examining the needs of autistic patients within somatic healthcare. Furthermore, she is involved in the four-year project A Good Autistic Life, funded by the Swedish Research Council and conducted in collaboration with Karlstad University and the Karolinska Institute. Åsa supervises doctoral students in the field of neurodiversity and working life and has developed the independent course "Autism and ADHD in Adults: Health in Everyday Life and at Work." She is also the author or co-author of several textbooks on neuro-affirmative perspectives.
Lectures, articles and podcasts
Åsa participates in several different contexts where autism and ADHD are discussed, below are links to a selection.
Lecture on ADHD and autism among nurses External link.
Podden Autism: Autism in working life - Autism Sweden External link.
Challenges for nurses with ADHD and autism - Dagens Medicin External link.