DrSebastian Trew

Seb's research program centres on three connected areas: (1) autism, identity, and family adaptation — examining how autism shapes the lived experience of autistic young people, their parents, siblings, and partner relationships; (2) child protection and out-of-home care — including family violence, kinship care, suicidality in care-involved youth, and early intervention; and (3) harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people — with a focus on prevention, sibling abuse, and the intersection of neurodivergence and risk.

Methodologically, Seb specialises in qualitative inquiry with vulnerable populations, systematic and scoping reviews, and program evaluation. A unifying thread across his work is the integration of lived experience — as an autistic researcher and former frontline practitioner — into research design and knowledge translation.