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Our next course explores ways of collaborating with Autistic teens to identify their communication style, preferences & supports. @EmilioLees @ElaineMcgreevy eventbrite.co.uk/e/supportin…
ALT Flyer with an upcoming course with Divergent Perspectives. Blue background with white sparkles. Light grey circle in the centre with text that reads: Supporting the communication needs of Autistic Teens using Neurodivergent Informed Practice. Date: Wednesday 16th October 3pm to 4.30pm. In the bottom right corner of the image is a square logo (peach and green background) with Divergent Perspectives and an infinity symbol,
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Autistics on "autistic flow" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… "findings challenge conventional flow models and suggest that autistic flow experiences may be qualitatively distinct in their reliance on sensory engagement as an entry point, aligning with sensory-seeking accounts of flow"?
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My additional needs at school (autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc) were largely ignored and I was given other (not very nice) labels instead. This example isn't about those, but is a good example of why it matters... 1/
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Had my music instructor simply said "you're ambidextrous and I've chosen to teach you with your stronger hand" rather than not name the need, I would never have given up on myself like that... 2/
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To study data collection, behavior analysts conduct unethical functional analyses that cause autistics to repeatedly hit themselves--e.g. one autistic hit his head >2000 times? (see Fig 3, self-hitting was blocked only "when it exceeded 10s") journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… ABA in 2025
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📢Another RE-STAR paper out today! The protocol for RE-STAR's longitudinal study exploring risk mechanisms for depression in autism and ADHD is now published as a registered report.
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Situating emotion regulation in autism and ADHD through neurodivergent adolescents’ perspectives | Scientific Reports @ExPANDKCL @grrand_team
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Comparing self-harm & suicidality in autistics vs non-autistics aged 40-93 years (mean age 60) link.springer.com/article/10… 55% of autistics, vs 13.3% of non-autistics, responded "yes" to the question, "Have you deliberately harmed yourself, whether or not you meant to end your life?"
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The Double Empathy Workshop Series (3rd Workshop), 01/12/25 participatoryautismresearch.…
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The Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC) YouTube Archive participatoryautismresearch.…
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Assessing the literature, finding "serious flaws, inconsistencies, and contradictions that... undermine any claims about the involvement of the gut microbiome in autism" cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S08… & in many studies "some or all of the authors have competing commercial interests"
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"Burnout as experienced by autistic people is characterised by profound exhaustion, loss of functional abilities, and a chronic course marked by intermittent crises, with impacts on sensory, emotional, cognitive, & daily life functioning" sciencedirect.com/science/ar… systematic review
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Our webinars are back for the 3rd year!
autismcentral.org.uk/events/…
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Visit learning platform on website and register FREE to a range of 1-1 and group activities autismcentral.org.uk/
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Through resources, one-to-one peer support, and community events, we help families:
-understand autistic experiences of joy, distress, and wellbeing across the lifespan
-advocate effectively for their loved ones support wellbeing and
-reduce the risk of hospitalisation.
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I am the newly appointed Chair of this #NHS commissioned programme, run by #AnnaFreud. Working with hundreds of peers to coproduce and codeliver trully neurodiversity informed, evidence based and psychologically informed education and peer support. #autism
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In the recent (2020-24) ABA literature, 176 articles reported on functional analyses, of which a total of 20 (11.36%) included any assessment of their social validity?--& "no articles... assessed client preferences for functional analyses"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… autism-relevant
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We’re thrilled to announce the publication of our latest research in Nature: Humanities & Social Sciences Communications! 🧠📚
This article is the result of a brilliant collaboration with leading researchers from Project CREATE and our own @JoPavlopoulou
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New paper from our amazing team @JoPavlopoulou @MyrtoKakoulidou and our associates #belonging #masking #wellbeing #identity
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From tomorrow, I step into my role as Chair of Autism Central, a fully co-produced and co-delivered NHS-commissioned national peer support programme for families of autistic people, and for those working alongside them.
New term. New programme. New teams.
Same old T-shirt.
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Interesting discussion relating to numerous topics #monotropism #flow situated knowledge and more. humanamente.eu/index.php/HM/…