Poster advertising Autistic Mothers & Children's Social Work Study - full text is in the post.
📣 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY 📣
Autistic Mothers & Children's Social Work Study
We are looking for #Autistic mothers who can say "YES" to all:
✅ Are mothers, including birth mothers, stepmothers, same-sex partners, adoptive mothers, foster carers, or kinship carers, etc.
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Research Poster including the following information in text: Are you autistic*? If so, we would like you to take part in some PhD research for the University of Manchester. The research involves completing some questionnaires online. We are aiming to learn more about difficulty getting started on things in your daily life. Some people call this inertia. We are interested in responses from people who experience inertia and those who don’t This study received ethical approval via The University of Manchester Research Ethics Committee. Who can take part? Autistic adults (18 or over). This includes being diagnosed or self-identified. Who is running the study? We are a team of researchers at the University of Manchester. The lead researcher is an autistic PhD student. How long does it take? The survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. Is there any compensation for taking part? There is no compensation for taking part in this study. How do I take part? For further information, and to take part in this study, please follow this link https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_bJl0HjTghBcg71Y. What if I have questions or concerns? Please email Leneh Buckle (karenleneh.buckle@manchester.ac.uk) or Emma Gowen (emma.gowen@manchester.ac.uk
Happy New Year Bluesky peeps!
Are you #autistic? Please see our latest call for survey volunteers for a PhD project exploring autistic #inertia.
Interested? More information & the survey can be found here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
Last chance to take part in this survey which closes at the end or March
Last chance to participate in this important research. Survey closes end March
Yes, yes I do
Katie... where autistic people are concerned, difference = deficit ... come on, you know this! 🙃
I would say you have a youthful charm too Dr K
You are certainly very youthful
Autistic people: please consider taking part!
Winter Blog post📢 #autism #research reflections including our December Cafe Autistique, an update on the research involvement toolkit & the new 2nd year Autism module co-developed with #autistic people for second year psychology students @fbmh-uom.bsky.social
sites.manchester.ac.uk/autism-at-ma...
Love this
I've seen some posts about gestalt language processing in autism again. Just to say we have no evidence that autistic language learners process language in that way. Some of us do produce language in that way though. Important not to conflate processing with production.
📢Are you #autistic and living in the UK? Would you like to provide feedback on our short films about autistic adults' experiences of #dance? We are running online focus groups in the new year to discuss the films and other resources. Email me for more info: kelly.birtwell@manchester.ac.uk 💃🕺
Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner
We are looking for clinicians who work with autistic people without Learning Disabilities to support their sensory motor needs to complete a survey asking experiences asssing and supporting autistic adults.
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
Wrong
Beautiful and evocative. So true about medical professionals working in their silos. Glad you got your diagnosis x
Last month, I found out I have hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, after decades of chronic pain and medical disinterest.
I've decided to write publicly about this, not just about hypermobility and its health impacts, but about how it feels when doctors don't care:
medium.com/p/4fea6398b8ba
Today, @hlautismactcom.parliament.uk published their report, 'Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy'.
Access the full report and recommendations (including easy read report, video from the Chair, and shorthand story) here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/77... [1/4]
Poster for a research study run by the University of Manchester. Text says: Researchers at the University of Manchester seek autistic volunteers to take part in research into experiences of stimming, mindfulness, and mindfulness questionnaires. Are you: Autistic? Aged 18 or over? Able to understand written information given in English? The study involves taking part in an online group discussion about experiences of stimming (soothing and/or repetitive sensory activity), mindfulness, and mindfulness questionnaires. Group discussions will last up to an hour. The researchers have obtained advice from autistic adults during the design of this study. To find out more please contact: Kelly.birtwell@manchester.ac.uk
📢Research opportunity for #autistic adults! We are running an online focus group about autistic adults experiences of #mindfulness, and opinions on the suitability of mindfulness outcome questionnaires. We have a few spots left, please get in touch if interested 🙏
The study found that the frogs from the book Tuesday, used in the standard autism assessment, appear to autistic people in their final moments. In these visions, they seemingly explain the story, allowing autistics to pass to the other side finally at peace.
We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
Midwife: OK, so you're at 10cm now so it'll soon be time to start pushing
Kristen: yeah yeah yeah no problem, I'm onto Limitations now anyway so all gooddddd ... arrgghhhhh!
It's impressive, Kristen, but not as impressive as when you wrote a manuscript actually in labour! 🤯
You two 🤣
Flyer with the heading 'New Research Opportunity!'. Main text states the following: Are you interested in research on depression in neurodivergent young adults? Are you ... a neurodivergent young adult aged 18-25? a parent/caregiver of a neurodivergent young adult? a mental health professional working with neurodivergent young adults? if yes, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with Emma: e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk Individuals from minority racial/ethnic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. All participants will be compensated for their time. This study has been approved by the Queen Mary Ethics of Research Committee Ref: QME25.0713. There is a speakerphone graphic, as well as logos of Autistica and Queen Mary University of London
📢 New Research Opportunity!
Are you:
➡️ A neurodivergent (ND) young adult (18-25)?
➡️ A parent/caregiver of a ND young adult?
➡️ A mental health professional working with this group?
We’re studying depression in ND young adults from diverse racial backgrounds.
📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
🔽 More info
Katie, we should submit an abstract
A reminder that Wiley is recruiting an Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. The deadline for applications is 31st October 2025.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
