Effects of providing information about enhancement treatment as usual on recruitment and retention to trials with autistic adults with depression

To determine if providing information about enhancement to treatment as usual impacts autistic adults’ perception of equipoise when consenting to randomisation and reduces the likelihood of attrition from treatment as usual in a randomised trial of a psychological intervention for depression.

To determine if providing autism awareness training to psychological therapists delivering treatment as usual affects therapists’ perception of equipoise about psychological interventions for autistic adults and impact on their practice.