It’s World Autism Acceptance Week 2023! Today we launch our new Me, My Autism & I campaign with Vanish to help autistic girls be seen, heard, and supported. Find out more: bit.ly/3LUr9mN #MeMyAutismAndI #WAAW2023

We're taking part in a new free exhibition #MeMyAutismAndI from Wednesday until 2 April at gallery@oxo. This accessible event showcases the stories of 12 young autistic girls and the clothing items that help make the world more comfortable. Find out more: bit.ly/3LUr9mN

Great timing for #AutismAcceptanceMonth The latest two articles in our 'Health of Autistic Women' Collection have just published 1⃣ bit.ly/40MPMG6 2⃣ bit.ly/40CyMTk Guest Editors: Laura Hull & Dr Felicity Sedgewick Sage Clinical Med #OpenAccess #Autism #AutisticWomen

I'm happy to share this summary-to-date of the Special Issue on autistic women's health Laura Hull and I are guest editing: perspectivesblog.sagepub.com/blog/research/… There are some really interesting and important bits of work coming through, even though much more is needed! Women's Health Journal

For #WorldHealthDay2023 we are sharing the first in a series of photos celebrating University of Bristol health researchers, and showcasing how research is contributing to #HealthForAll Meet Laura Hull, she is looking at ways to improve support for autistic students.

📢Recruitment Call! Take part in our study exploring autistic people’s experiences of self-compassion. Formally diagnosed and self-identifying autistic people welcome. Link: qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_1z… Email: [email protected]

Autistic women and girls continue to be underrepresented in autism research. Read about how Drs. Dr Felicity Sedgewick and Laura Hull are working to change that with Women's Health Journal in this short blog post: ow.ly/4A9A50NHXQ1 #AutismAwarenessMonth

#ICYMI Homelessness in autistic women: Defining the research agenda bit.ly/3Ku5IGz Porchlight Alasdair Churchard Will Mandy 🇬🇧British Dad🇬🇧 Guest Editors: Laura Hull Dr Felicity Sedgewick Sage Clinical Med #AutismAcceptanceMonth #Homelessness #Autism #AutisticWomen #OpenAccess pic.x.com/vThYVX99NJ

New paper alert 📣 Autistic SPACE: a novel framework for meeting the needs of autistic people in healthcare settings With Seb Shaw (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 & @SueMcCowan1 Graphics by Amanda Mc Guinness Open access with BJHM funded by Autistic Doctors International leads team magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12…

As AutismAwarenessMonth draws to a close, we're highlighting the latest Women's Health Journal open access research focused on the health of autistic women, led by Dr. Dr Felicity Sedgewick and Dr. Laura Hull: Read here: ow.ly/xejQ50NThZ4

Retweeting to get another push on this - please do share with education and healthcare professionals in England and Wales!

Social engagement and loneliness in school-age autistic girls and boys bit.ly/3oZLCgt Michelle Dean et al. Guest Editors: Laura Hull & Dr Felicity Sedgewick Sage Clinical Med Autism Journal #OpenAccess #Autism #AutisticGirls #GenderDifferences #FOAMed #WomensHealth

1/ 10 Our work led by Beatrice Loo and Truman Teo, co-produced with @dawnjoyleong, exploring 11 Singaporean autistic adults' experiences and memories of camouflaging over time is now published early online in Autism Journal journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

We are pleased to publish this perspective piece from Chelsey (CJ) Flood as part of our #Autism collection. bit.ly/3QjubmP Chelsey shares a personal story about how alcohol can be an effective but problematic masking tool for autistic women. Laura Hull Dr Felicity Sedgewick

Our new paper on autistic children's masking - in their own words (and images!) - is out now! Thanks to fantastic co-authors Stephanie Howe Dr. Carly McMorris Dr Felicity Sedgewick Benjamin Hannon

New online in our health of #autisticwomen collection! ‘Living in a world that’s not about us’: The impact of everyday life on the health and wellbeing of #autistic women and gender diverse people bit.ly/3EInNhT Laura Hull Dr Felicity Sedgewick Sage Clinical Med #OpenAccess

I am so honoured to have been awarded this Fellowship and excited to continue my research into masking/camouflaging and mental health in neurodivergent young people!

Supporting #neurodivergent young people who mask 🧐Check out Laura Hull's project on our site👇 exploring the impact of masking on young people's mental health + co-developing an intervention to support them! Project page tinyurl.com/3ed56b42 #MentalHealthMatters