Hi! Looking to speak to 1 more clinician with experience directly referring autistic adults to lAPT. Hoping to learn more about pathways into IAPT whilst keeping in mind intersectionality e.g Autism in relation to ethnicity & sex/gender etc. Share/contact if interested ⬇️😊

The #LeDeR2022 report which investigates deaths of people with a #LearningDisability is published today. The report finds people with a learning disability are still dying decades earlier than the general population and 42% of deaths were “avoidable”. 👇 kcl.ac.uk/research/leder

Looking for a #PhD studentship? Interested in #autism? 2 opportunities just advertised with me & Prof Emily Simonoff ⁦⁦Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience⁩

This is one of many heart-breaking stories of autistic children and their families being failed by health and social care services across the country. (1/3) bbc.co.uk/news/uk-675264…

Important paper by Goldie McQuaid on how medication may impact cognitive function for middle aged and older autistic people. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/au…

New Article Friday! Under diagnosis of autism in England: a population-based study: Aimee Fletcher summarises our research partner's UCL Psych & Lang Sci's AUDIT-50_Study findings on under diagnosis, led by Prof Joshua Stott and Dr Liz O'Nions. UCL News UCL Brain Sciences autism.org.uk/advice-and-gui…

Have just finished reading 'Autism Missed and Mis-diagnosed' by Judy Eaton. An excellent resource for both parents + profs (TW: distressing experiences discussed). Explores systemic failure to understand the varying presentations of #Autism and how that leads to blame and harm.

We have a new role for a quantitative health researcher or epidemiologist to join the Born In Bradford team. Please get in touch if you're interested or have any questions! jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… Born in Bradford Prof Rosie McEachan 🇪🇺 John Wright CityOfResearch

Our 2024 #PhD Studentships UCL Primary Care & Population Health funded by NIHR School for Primary Care Research open for applications! 📣 deadline March 25th. Join our fantastic department - broad range of research expertise & methodologies, more info ⬇️ please share on: ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology-h… Patricia Schartau 💙 Louise Marston NIHR School for Primary Care Research

Pleased to be able to share our full day agenda for the ActEarly 'Tackling the Wider Determinants of Health' event. Our panel discussions offer an interesting and lively mix of voices. Tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/actearly-spr…

Plse support and RT if you can. Important study by our former UCLUS researcher. LDEngland Richard Hastings Mencap Vaso Totsika Angela Hassiotis ([email protected])

This is a hugely important study for non speaking autistic children and adults. Professionals need to listen and presume competence and not underestimate what many of us know is expected literacy! Thanks for your work!!! eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

New study of common health conditions and how often they are diagnosed amongst ~22,000 autistic people in the UK. Findings "may suggest under-diagnosis of common conditions in autistic people, particularly those with intellectual disability." tinyurl.com/5n7w2uts

Just out - much to think about here - Diagnosis of common health conditions among autistic adults in the UK: evidence from a matched cohort study - The Lancet Regional Health – Europe thelancet.com/journals/lanep…

New paper from our lab, which suggests underdiagnosis of common debilitating health conditions in autistic people in the UK You can read it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Will Mandy Claudia Joshua Buckman 💙 Jill Manthorpe Prof Francesca Happé Céline El Baou

📣Our new podcast: Drs. Joshua Stott, Will Mandy & Elizabeth O'Nions join our Senior Editor, Hui Wu, to discuss findings from their recent study on common health conditions among autistic adults and strategies to improve health of autistic people.UCL News tinyurl.com/yec6p69n

New Article Friday! Research into the life expectancy of autistic people in the UK: Aimee Fletcher summarises our research partner's UCL Psych & Lang Sci's AUDIT-50_Study findings on #autistic life expectancy, led by Prof Joshua Stott and Dr Liz O'Nions. autism.org.uk/advice-and-gui…

🌟 🌟 NEW JOB VACANCY 🌟 🌟 A fantastic opportunity to come and work with us as a Senior Research Fellow to develop and contribute towards a research agenda examining the role digital and social media plays in adolescent mental health. jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

‘It’s designed for someone who is not me’: A reflexive thematic analysis of the unmet healthcare support needs in UK autistic adults aged 65 years and over journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… New, from AUDIT-50_Study

A recent BBC Health News story about autism recognition and diagnosis for older people bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… highlights AUDIT-50_Study work. See the team's newest study: doi.org/10.1177/136236… @HMansour17