Kenneth Larsen

Moral: Be careful what you ask for.

First page of Opinion piece: "Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism"

The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.

Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA

@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social

Early predictors of pragmatic language competence: A longitudinal study Pragmatic language competence—the ability to use language effectively in social contexts—is foundational for communication, learning, and social integ…

Our study on pragmatic language www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Expectations of school staff on the integration of regular and special education: challenges and insights

AT-Autism Conference 2025 The Art of the Possible - AT-Autism

Attention for all with an interest in #autism Have you booked your place on the AT-Autism international conference? 8th October at the wonderful Church House Conference Centre Westminster. 'Autism, the Art of the Possible' www.atautism.org/at-autism-co...

Delighted to share this new open access article which presents four amazing case studies showcasing coproduction methods in neurodevelopmental research

Lots of people have published theory and there are some useful toolkits too, but its still rare to actually read what people did...

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Investigating visual perspective taking and belief reasoning in autistic adults: A pre-registered online study

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These animals went extinct in 2023 "There simply is no more time on the clock."

These animals went extinct in 2023

really happy to share my new editorial in @journalautism.bsky.social

I ask whether an autism diagnosis is always and entirely beneficial, and explore the costs as well as the benefits of being diagnosed autistic - as well as the alternatives

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#AutRes #PsychSky

“We are really exhausted. We just stay alive. We saw children and innocent people killed, whole families destroyed. A massacre. They attack people when they are moving to a safe place. There is no safe place.”

MSF nurse Mohammad Hawajreh in #Gaza

"We're on the fourth floor, there's a sniper who attacked four patients inside the hospital. One of them has a gunshot wound directly in his neck, and he is a quadriplegic patient, and the other one was shot in the abdomen."

Dr Mohammed Obeid in Al-Shifa hospital Gaza.

We need a ceasefire now.

Examining the validity of the use of ratio IQs in psychological assessments Intelligence tests are amongst the most used psychological assessments, both in research and clinical settings. To avoid missing data points, for part…

Discrepancies between ratio IQs & standard FSIQs in autistics (age 2-18), free www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "it is clear that FSIQ and ratio IQ are two different measures that should not be blindly combined and considered as a single variable"--yet in autism research this is routinely done

Someone sent me this meme about peer reviewer comments and it is 👌🏻 #PhDSky #AcademicSky

my Likert Scale

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Lovert
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Likert
⭐️⭐️⭐️: Whatevert
⭐️⭐️: Dislikert
⭐️: Hatert

captapnetwork.wordpress.com/2023/09/19/h... Hurrah. Our lovely guide to using kind and respectful language about autistic people is out. Feel free to share.

Very excited to be recruiting two new Editors to our journal, Autism

Reasons to apply:
✅ help to shape the field
✅ chance for learning even at established career stage
✅ stay on top of the literature
✅ supportive team & commitment to excellence

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What is the Meaning of Paid Employment for Well-Being? A Focus Group Study on Differences and Simila... Purpose The aim of the present study was to explore the meaning of work for the subjective well-being of autistic adults with and without paid (competitive) employment and to evaluate the differences ...

#AutRes
Important new Autism research on work:
‘What is the meaning of paid employment for [Autistic] well-being?’
“Suitable, well-supported jobs are important for well-being, may help to buffer stress in other life areas, and may even prevent autistic burnout”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...