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Author
- Abs S. Ashley
- Adam Fare
- Aimee Fletcher
- Aisling Sheehy
- Ann Memmott
- Antonia Aluko
- Beverley Samways
- Brendan Maguire
- Callum Stephen Howes
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- Cassandra Lovelock and El Dewar
- Charli Clement
- Claire
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- Elise Guthrie Stirling
- Emily Lees
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- Grace Lee
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- Harriet Axbey
- Hat Porter
- Helen Edgar
- Iqra Babar
- Jill Corbyn
- Kai Schweizer
- Katie Munday and Naomi Lawson Jacobs
- Katrine Callander
- Kay Louise Aldred
- Krysia Waldock
- Kyra Thompson
- Lizzie Smith
- Lucy Gilbert
- Meena Kumari
- Molly Anderton
- Molly Siobhan Parker
- Nick Ransom
- Reesha Zahir
- Remie Colledge
- Rhiannon Williams
- Rod Landman
- Rose Matthews
- Sarah Douglas
- Sarah Boon
- Sascha Bellamy
- Sophie Broadgate
- Stop Oxevision
- Thomas Barnett
- Tina
- Trauma Geek
- Warda Farah
Empowering Autistic people in research
We’re joined on the blog by Guest Contributors, Katie Munday and Naomi Jacobs, sharing their experiences as Autistic researchers and their passion for research conducted with Autistic people, not just about Autistic people.
Autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia Research—What’s New in August
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott explores a wide range of new studies on Autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Topics covered include measuring Autistic burnout, photography as therapy for Autistic young people and dyslexia research priorities according to dyslexic people, plus reflections on how to navigate misleading stories in the press about Neurodivergence.
Reflections of an Autistic Researcher studying Autism
In this blog, our Guest Contributor, shares a fascinating insight into their lived experience of being Autistic and working as a Researcher who studies Autism.
Autism, ADHD and Gendered Experiences Research—What’s New in July
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott explores a wide range of new studies on Autism and ADHD, with a particular focus on gendered experiences—highlighting research on parenting, menstruation, menopause, friendships, employment inclusion, and critical reflections on diagnostic and treatment approaches.
‘It seems that it is not just whether someone is Autistic or not that determines whether an interaction is successful…’
Today on the blog, Dr Catherine Crompton shares a unique insight into some of her team’s recent research on ‘information transfer within and between Autistic and non-Autistic people’. The results may surprise you!
Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Learning Disability Research—What’s New in June
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott explores a wider array of research, showcasing and reflecting upon some of the latest papers on Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Learning Disability.
PBS & ABA research —campaign edition (Part 2)
Ann Memmott returns for Part 2 of the AGAINST PBS & ABA research roundup blog, in which Ann explores further related research papers and existing resources.
PBS & ABA research —campaign edition (Part 1)
In recognition of Neurodiverse Connection’s new campaign ‘Against PBS & ABA’, Ann Memmott explores related research papers and existing resources. With some reflections of her own, Ann shares a grounding in the subjects of PBS & ABA and outlines some concerns about the approaches and evidence base.
Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Learning Disability Research—What’s New in April
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott explores a wider array of research, showcasing and reflecting upon some of the latest papers on Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia and Learning Disability.
Autism Research—What’s New in March
In this month’s research roundup, Ann Memmott picks out some of the current big debates on Autistic lives, and showcases new and important research from teams and academics working within the field.
- ABA
- abuse
- accessible
- ADHD
- adults
- advocacy
- affirming
- aging
- assessment
- autism
- autistic parents
- black autistic
- building design
- burnout
- childhood
- children
- co production
- coercive control
- communication
- community
- culture
- depression
- Designing Homes for Sensory Differences Summit 2024
- diagnosis
- disability
- dyslexia
- eating disorders
- education
- empathy
- employment
- environment
- ethics
- family
- friendships
- GCC Summit 2023
- gender
- government
- grooming
- guidance
- health
- healthcare
- holiday
- housing
- human rights
- identity
- inclusion
- inpatient
- intersectionality
- joy
- language
- late diagnosed
- learning disability
- LGBTQIA+
- lived experience
- masking
- medicalisation
- meltdown
- mental health
- monotropism
- mothers
- nervous system
- newly diagnosed
- NHS
- OCD
- online
- pain
- parents
- PBS
- peer support
- play
- psychiatric care
- quality of life
- race
- racism
- reasonable adjustments
- relationships
- research
- resources
- routine
- school
- self diagnosis
- self regulation
- sensory environment
- sensory overwhelm
- sensory processing
- services
- sexism
- special interests
- spirituality
- stimming
- stress
- suicide
- support
- therapy
- training
- trauma
- trauma-informed
- women
- workplace
- young people
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