📢 Call for vols: Tara Haynes, an MSc student in Health Psychology is exploring #neurodivergent experiences of #maternity care and would like #neurodivergent #parents whose youngest is over 3 months & born after Dec 2021 for a survey, with a possible follow up interview: tinyurl.com/ND-parents-s...

New Blog post! @erinbeeston.bsky.social discusses loving #rockmusic and #monotropism / #specialinterests then interviews Prof Ellen Poliakoff about her research into #Parkinsons and #music in our tribute to the music and advocacy work of #OzzyOsbourne sites.manchester.ac.uk/autism-at-ma...

I can absolutely vouch for this study as being fundamentally autistic-led and produced by a neuroaffirming team. It's important work, and if you can support it I send you digital hugs, or no hugs if you don't hug, but much love.

Another call! Colleagues at University of Liverpool seek #autistic participants, their relatives, care/health staff and autistic co-researchers to explore experiences of #cancercare in #NorthWest #England supported by North West Cancer Research. Please see more info and contact details on flyer ⤵️

Call for participants 📢 - views of autistic parents of #autistic children on early #autism support. Elizaveta is seeking UK-based autistic adults (self-ID or diagnosed) who have autistic children (diagnosed or referred) ages 2-10 Info: tinyurl.com/3pmz2d5k Email: [email protected]

We're thinking of #OzzyOsbourne today - his family, friends and fans (there's a few here!). Did you know our colleagues @beamlab.bsky.social work on Parkinson's research? We'll share more soon! For now, enjoy Prof Ellen Poliakoff and pals rocking out back in 2020: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJu...

If you've just started following me (greetings!) for #autism related posts, do follow my work account where we share calls for participants and news from Autism@Manchester @autismmanchester.bsky.social

Happy Monday & Happy #Pride Month🌈! We have an apt #research study to share, Niamh is seeking adult #autistic volunteers who are #transgender or gender diverse for a study into social communication. For more information, please email: [email protected]

Love dancing? Hate dancing? If you're #autistic, age 18+, in the UK, please take part in our survey (designed with autistic project advisors). We want to hear about why people don't dance, dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), socially, or at dance classes. For more info: tinyurl.com/Aut-dance

Next week @beatrixbird.bsky.social and I will be presenting b2b for Cafe Autistique at the Contact Theatre in Manchester. Talking research on attention,distraction and monotropism

Join us @contactmcr.bsky.social for Café Autistique on 11 June 5.30-8.30pm! Elizaveta shares autistic adults' views on early #autism #interventions; Dr Daniel Poole explores #ADHD, #autistic & #neurotypical distraction & Beatrix Butnicu discusses #monotropism www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cafe-autis...

Join our colleagues @manchstm.bsky.social for a FREE workshop: 'Rethinking #Neurodevelopment - From WHO Policies to #Neurodiversity and #Care' Open to all, 17 June at 1pm @uniofmanchester.bsky.social #UoM Simon Building - see blog for Eventbrite 🔗

Catch up with our latest news 📣 we have a Spring Newsletter celebrating 10 years of #autism #manchester #coproduction #research & an overview (and link) on the #blog site: sites.manchester.ac.uk/autism-at-ma...

📢 Free public lecture: 'From disorder to neurotype: a neurodiversity-affirming take on the #autism diagnostic label' on Tuesday 13th May, 15:00-16:30 with Dr Gert-Jan Vanaken Please book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/sofia... Lecture Theatre 1.3, Kilburn Building @uniofmanchester.bsky.social

Did you know that we’re 10 years old! To everyone who has been part of this journey THANK YOU! Your voices and contributions to research have shaped Autism@Manchester into what it is today. #Autism #Autismacceptance #Autismawarenessmonth #Autismsupport #Autismacceptancemonth

Let's talk about spoons! A drawer of spoons has become an analogy for #autistic energy levels, which are swiftly depleted on everyday tasks. Our researcher, Leneh Buckle, has been busy testing 'the inertia game' boardgame to communicate her research on this - read more: tinyurl.com/3ksur65h

Can you help with a quality of life #research survey? ✅ Autistic adults (diagnosed or self-identified) ✅ Aged 40+ ✅ Living in UK, Germany or Luxembourg Our colleagues at Université du Luxembourg would like to hear from you! 👇 ✨ www.soscisurvey.de/aqol/ ✨ Queries? contact: [email protected]

Happy Friday Bluesky peeps! Please share this call for #autistic adult volunteers for a research study into balance and falls, this involves completing a survey, to find out more email: [email protected] 📨

🚨 New paper out: autistic adults’ perspectives on growing older. Survey of 121 autistic people aged 18+ in UK. We asked what worried people about getting older and what people might look forward to. Thanks to all who took part! www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/... #AutRes #AutisticElders #Menopause

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