Centre for Research in Autism and Education
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Research to enhance the lives of autistic people; based in the UCL Institute of Education.
New
#CRAEwebinar
Last week Jada Brown shared her work on 'Understanding the embodied experiences of Black, autistic university students in the UK.' It was a brilliant webinar. And it's now up on YouTube.
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Understanding the experiences of Black, autistic university students with Jada Brown (6-Nov-25)
Jada Brown shares her work on 'Understanding the embodied experiences of Black, autistic university students in the UK.'
https://youtu.be/omfABLNxd8Y
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Metacognition facilitates theory of mind through optimal weighting of trait inferences
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Metacognition facilitates theory of mind through optimal weighting of trait inferences
They found that our confidence in a judgment is shaped by how similar we think the other person is to ourselves⊠and how well we actually know ourselves. So the idea that, âI know what heâs thinkinâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/metacognition-facilitates-theory-of-mind/
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Today's
#CRAEwebinar
Experiences of navigating university as an autistic people who are also marginalised by their Blackness 'Understanding the embodied experiences of Black, autistic university students in the UK' with Jada Brown. Thur 6th Nov 4pm gmt
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Understanding the embodiment of UK Black, autistic university students
Jada Brown will consider what it might be like to navigate university as an autistic person who is also marginalised by their Blackness.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-the-embodiment-of-uk-black-autistic-university-students-tickets-1813871702089
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It's not too late to sign up for tomorrow's (quite anticipated)
#CRAEwebinar.
Jada Brown will be speaking on 'Understanding the embodied experiences of Black, autistic university students in the UK' Do join us: Thur 6th Nov 4pm gmt
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Understanding the embodiment of UK Black, autistic university students
Jada Brown will consider what it might be like to navigate university as an autistic person who is also marginalised by their Blackness.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-the-embodiment-of-uk-black-autistic-university-students-tickets-1813871702089
6 days ago
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From the
#CRAEwebinar
archives Considering the impact of alexithymia alongside autism with Geoff Bird (2-May-2024)
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Considering the impact of alexithymia alongside autism with Geoff Bird (2-May-2024)
Alexithymia is a condition in which individuals struggle to identify and describe their emotions. Despite charactering about 7% of the neurotypical population, about half of the autistic population are alexithymic. CRAE's Geoff Bird talks about some of the challenges associated with alexithymia, and
https://youtu.be/4LqEwoQUS9U
7 days ago
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Big CRAE news! From January 2026, @melromualdez.bsky.social will be taking over as CRAE Director, when @annaremington.bsky.social steps down after almost 9 years at the helm! Read about the news here
crae.ioe.ac.uk/dr-me...
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New CRAE Director
Dr Anna Melissa (Mel) Romualdez appointed as new Director of the UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) We are delighted to announce that Dr Anna Melissa (Mel) Romualdez will take oâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/dr-mel-romualdez-appointed/
9 days ago
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New CRAE Research Summary Grace et al. (2025). âTrapped in a no-win situationâ: A qualitative exploration of autistic adultsâ experiences of loneliness. Loneliness is more than lack of connection.
@kanabaletti.bsky.social
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âTrapped in a no-win situationâ
Loneliness is a common emotion experienced by many, but previous research indicates higher rates of loneliness within the autistic adult community. Led by Kana Grace, an autistic researcher, this sâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/trapped-in-a-no-win-situation/
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<A nudge for those of us working at Unis> Do sign up to join us for next week's
#CRAEwebinar.
Jada Brown will be speaking on 'Understanding the embodied experiences of Black, autistic university students in the UK' Thur 6th Nov 4pm gmt
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Understanding the embodiment of UK Black, autistic university students
Jada Brown will consider what it might be like to navigate university as an autistic person who is also marginalised by their Blackness.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-the-embodiment-of-uk-black-autistic-university-students-tickets-1813871702089
11 days ago
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#CRAEresearchSummaries
False Memory Formation in Autism
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False Memory Formation in Autism:
This study looked at how autistic adults form false memoriesâwhen someone remembers something that didnât actually happen. They wanted to find out if autistic people are more or less likely to makeâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/false-memory-formation/
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@brianirvine.bsky.social
considers the role of framing and reframing in Specialist Autism Mentoring at UK Universities
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Mobilising Specialist Autism Mentoring in UK Universities
When entering higher education in the UK, students get offered a needs assessment through the Disabled Students Allowance. For autistic students, disclosure often results in the option for a SpeciaâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/mobilising-specialist-autism-mentoring/
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March seems far, far away, but we've a
#CRAEwebinar
planned with Sarah Parsons, who will be talking about research that seeks to use a more creative toolkit of methods to enable a whole range of voices to be included in autism research.
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Co-Constructing Creative Methods for Voice with Sarah Parsons
Research that seeks to develop and apply a more creative toolkit of methods to enable a range of voices to be included in autism research.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-constructing-creative-methods-for-voice-with-sarah-parsons-tickets-1895800041959
13 days ago
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From the
#CRAEwebinar
archives Supporting autistic students through university; participatory research with Emine GĂŒrbĂŒz (6-Jun-24)
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Supporting autistic students through university; participatory research with Emine GĂŒrbĂŒz (6-Jun-24)
#CRAEwebinar (6th June 2024) Emine GĂŒrbĂŒz shares their community-based participatory research with autistic and non-autistic university students and professionals working with them at university (e.g. mentors, disability advisors). About Emine Gurbuz Emine completed their PhD at Durham university a
https://youtu.be/5tQUUThmGAU
14 days ago
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Big CRAE news! From January 2026, @melromualdez.bsky.social will be taking over as CRAE Director, when @annaremington.bsky.social steps down after almost 9 years at the helm! Read about the news here
crae.ioe.ac.uk/dr-me...
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New CRAE Director
Dr Anna Melissa (Mel) Romualdez appointed as new Director of the UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) We are delighted to announce that Dr Anna Melissa (Mel) Romualdez will take oâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/dr-mel-romualdez-appointed/
15 days ago
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reposted by
Centre for Research in Autism and Education
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
17 days ago
Autistic teens are nearly 2x as likely to have an anxiety disorderânot only due to social pressures and sensory overload, but also bc of interoception differences (ability to tune into internal bodily signals like toileting urges, or hunger). TY
@craeioe.bsky.social
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crae.ioe.ac.uk/experiences-...
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Experiences of interoception and anxiety in autistic adolescents
A reflexive thematic analysis Kiera Adams, Jonahs Smith, Mary Brown, Geoff Bird, and Polly Waite (2025) research gate We all know the feeling: your heart races before a big event, your stomach twisâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/experiences-of-interoception-and-anxiety-in-autistic-adolescents/
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@brianirvine.bsky.social
considers the role of framing and reframing in Specialist Autism Mentoring at UK Universities
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Mobilising Specialist Autism Mentoring in UK Universities
When entering higher education in the UK, students get offered a needs assessment through the Disabled Students Allowance. For autistic students, disclosure often results in the option for a SpeciaâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/mobilising-specialist-autism-mentoring/
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#CRAEresearchSummaries
âIt just feels unnatural being hereâ: Autistic secondary school studentsâ experiences of sensory sensitivities in the school environment
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âIt just feels unnatural being hereâ: Autistic secondary school studentsâ experiences of sensory sensitivities in the school environment
While prior research has examined the sensory impact of school environments, until now few studies have directly considered autistic studentsâ own perspectives on how sensory differences affeâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/it-just-feels-unnatural-being-here/
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#CRAEwebinar
#archive
Supporting Autistic University Students: Policy and Practice with Felicity Sedgewick (3-Oct-24)
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Supporting Autistic University Students: Policy and Practice with Felicity Sedgewick (3-Oct-24)
#CRAEwebinar 3rd Oct 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJDdBIKDfMY
21 days ago
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reposted by
Centre for Research in Autism and Education
Dr Kana Grace
22 days ago
Our paper has recently been published in @Autism in Adulthood: âTrapped in a No-Win Situationâ: A Qualitative Exploration of Autistic Adultsâ Experiences of Loneliness
tinyurl.com/2yeuch6j
@craeioe.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social
@ucl.ac.uk
@lauramaycrane.bsky.social
@annaremington.bsky.social
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âTrapped in a No-Win Situationâ: A Qualitative Exploration of Autistic Adultsâ Experiences of Loneliness | Autism in Adulthood
Background: Loneliness is a major public health concern, affecting individualsâ mental and physical health. Autistic adults self-report higher levels of loneliness compared with non-autistic adults, y...
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/25739581251382389?journalCode=aut
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New research summary up: Ten questions concerning autism and auditory accessibility in buildings. Masiero (2025) Asking for flexible design, creating environments where noise levels, materials, and layouts are respectful of sensory diversity
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Ten questions concerning autism and auditory accessibility in buildings.
Have you been distracted by the whine of an old fridge, the echo in a classroom, or the buzz of fluorescent lights? For autistic people, these sounds arenât just small irritations, due to sensory hâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/ten-questions-concerning-autism-and-auditory-accessibility-in-buildings/
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#CRAEresearchSummaries
How might interoceptive accuracy training work?
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How might interoceptive accuracy training work?
With the growing interest in apps and wearables that claim to be able to help us to learn how to improve our awareness of our own bodiesâ signals, Murphy & Bird consider whether these clâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/how-might-interoceptive-accuracy-training-work/
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#CRAEwebinar #archive âI liked school, but school didnât like meâ with Jo Billington (14-Nov-24)
www.youtube.com/watc...
#CRAEwebinar
#archive
@drjobillington.bsky.social
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âI liked school, but school didnât like meâ with Jo Billington (14-Nov-24)
There is much literature which shows that autistic pupils in mainstream schools in England are much more likely than their non-autistic peers to experience academic underachievement, formal and informal exclusion, bullying and victimisation, and poor mental health. However, how autistic children and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzv_WzdIXuA
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We are so pleased to announce next month's
#CRAEwebinar.
Jada Brown will be speaking on 'Understanding the embodied experiences of Black, autistic university students in the UK' Do join us: Thur 6th Nov 4pm
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Understanding the embodiment of UK Black, autistic university students
Jada Brown will consider what it might be like to navigate university as an autistic person who is also marginalised by their Blackness.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-the-embodiment-of-uk-black-autistic-university-students-tickets-1813871702089
28 days ago
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The @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social team - along with CRAEâs @melromualdez.bsky.social compiled the DfEâs rapid evidence report on âIdentifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SENDâ
www.gov.uk/governmen...
Autism summary here:
crae.ioe.ac.uk/rapid...
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Identifying and supporting the needs of children with SEND in mainstream settings
Findings from a series of rapid evidence assessments on what works to identify and support the needs of children and young people with SEND in mainstream and early years settings.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/identifying-and-supporting-the-needs-of-children-with-send-in-mainstream-settings
28 days ago
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We are delighted that @connortkeating.bsky.social's Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia #CRAEwebinar is now available to watch on our YouTube Channel.
youtu.be/OqbcUW6qbLw
#CRAEwebinar
29 days ago
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#WorldMentalHeathDay
The âknow your normalâ tool allows you to describe what your normal looks like: sleep, time spent on hobbies and how this makes you feel, so that if this changes, itâs easier to explain to others that something feels different.
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Know Your Normal | Ambitious about Autism
A toolkit to help autistic young people understand what their physical and mental health normal is.
https://bit.ly/know_your_normal
about 1 month ago
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Today, CRAEâs Mel & Brian were delighted to join the City Lit
#MentalWealth
Festival with the great MH TedXer Shaun Flores and NHS ND Network founder Hannah Jones. We bounced around neurodiversity paradigm & movement, mentoring & employability. Full house. Great crowd⊠đ€©
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#CRAEresearchSummaries
Theoretical limitations on mindreading measures: commentary on Wendt et al. (2024)
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Theoretical limitations on mindreading measures: commentary on Wendt et al. (2024)
This paper sees potential problems with traditional ToM tests by identifying the types of skills that are necessary for ToM judgements. Often, as psychologists, we are attempting to design experimeâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/theoretical-limitations-on-mindreading-measures-commentary-on-wendt-et-al-2024/
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We are delighted that @connortkeating.bsky.social's Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia #CRAEwebinar is now available to watch on our YouTube Channel.
youtu.be/OqbcUW6qbLw
#CRAEwebinar
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October is AAC awareness month: AAC being Augmentative and Alternative Communication. If you haven't yet caught last year's CRAE lecture from Vikram Jaswal, we can't recommend it enough.
#AACaware25
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Supporting nonspeaking autistic people's flourishing, Vikram Jaswal (3rd April 2025)
CRAE's 2025 annual lecture - Supporting nonspeaking autistic people's flourishing using collaborative cognitive science, with Prof. Vikram Jaswal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnVs5u2S8bA
about 1 month ago
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CRAEâs @melromualdez.bsky.social and the @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social team wrote the rapid evidence report on âIdentifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SENDâ for the DfE Our summary of the autistic children & yp section here
crae.ioe.ac.uk/rapid...
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Identifying and supporting the needs of autistic children and young people
CRAEâs Mel Romualdez was part of a team of UCL academics who wrote the rapid evidence report on âIdentifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SENDâ. They have put togetherâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/rapid-review-needs-of-autistic-children-and-yp/
about 1 month ago
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Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
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Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
Traditional interviews tend to use open ended questions, such as âwhat qualities would you bring to the jobâ or âwhere do you see yourself in 5 yearsâ, which require interpreting social cues and imâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/ameliorating-the-disadvantage-for-autistic-job-seekers/
about 1 month ago
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Many autistic folks' experience intersects with ADHD, and as October is
#ADHDawarenessmonth*,
you might want to have a look at some of the work done on focus by CRAE's Perceptual Capacity team * awareness is not as great as acceptance or appreciation
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âA storm of post-it notesâ: Experiences of perceptual capacity in autism and ADHD - Brian Irvine, Freya Elise, Jana Brinkert, Daniel Poole, Emily K. Farran, Elizabeth Milne, Gaia Scerif, Laura Crane, Anna Remington, 2024
Lab-based tasks suggest autistic people have increased perceptual capacity (i.e. process more information at any one time) compared to non-autistic people. Here, we explored whether this increase i...
https://doi.org/10.1177/27546330241229004
about 1 month ago
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#CRAEwebinar #archive Earlier this year, we were introduced to TĆjisha-kenkyĆ«, which roughly translates as âself-directed researchâ, by Prof. Shinichiro Kumagaya and Dr Satsuki Ayaya from the University of Tokyo.
www.youtube.com/watc...
#CRAEwebinar
#archive
(original Japanese version also available on our channel)
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TĆjisha-KenkyĆ« (English overdubbed version)
Prof. Shinichiro Kumagaya and Dr Satsuki Ayaya from the University of Tokyo introduce us to tĆjisha-kenkyĆ«. In tĆjisha-kenkyĆ«, which roughly translates as âself-directed researchâ, people with hermeneutically marginalized experiences - including disabilities, mental health conditions or neurodiverg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e55W96VyviU
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Centre for Research in Autism and Education
ian lasch
about 2 months ago
when autistic people talk about research that will actually help to improve autistic people's quality of life, this is the kind of thing we mean. this is a neat study.
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CRAEâs @melromualdez.bsky.social and the @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social team wrote the rapid evidence report on âIdentifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SENDâ for the DfE Our summary of the autistic children & yp section here
crae.ioe.ac.uk/rapid...
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Identifying and supporting the needs of autistic children and young people
CRAEâs Mel Romualdez was part of a team of UCL academics who wrote the rapid evidence report on âIdentifying and supporting the needs of children and young people with SENDâ. They have put togetherâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/rapid-review-needs-of-autistic-children-and-yp/
about 1 month ago
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Coming very soon. 2nd Oct 4 pm BST Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia with
@connortkeating.bsky.social
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Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia
Connor Keating considers whether emotion-processing differs between autistic and non-autistic adults after controlling for alexithymia.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demystifying-emotion-processing-autism-alexithymia-tickets-1540912433569
about 1 month ago
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#CRAEresearchSummaries
Disclosing an autism diagnosis improves ratings of candidate performance in employment interviews
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Disclosing an autism diagnosis improves ratings of candidate performance in employment interviews
Deciding when or whether to disclose an Autism diagnosis in the workplace is often a challenging decision. This study suggests that disclosing during the interview process may enhance employment prâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/disclosing-an-autism-diagnosis-improves-ratings-of-candidate-performance-in-employment-interviews/
about 2 months ago
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Should you be in London tomorrow, we have a couple of places left with Stephen Bailey and the Autistic as F*ck cast. They will share working ideas and excerpts and facilitate discussion on autistic identity.
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Autistic as F*ck
An exploration of the autistic experience of performance.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-as-fck-tickets-1393000344529
about 2 months ago
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If you haven't already done so, do sign up for next week's
#CRAEwebinar
Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia with
@connortkeating.bsky.social
Thur Oct 2nd 4pm bst
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Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia
Connor Keating considers whether emotion-processing differs between autistic and non-autistic adults after controlling for alexithymia.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demystifying-emotion-processing-autism-alexithymia-tickets-1540912433569
about 2 months ago
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Autistic Adultsâ Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research
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Autistic Adultsâ Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research
In a study of 197 autistic adults, participants stressed the need for research on how to advance in their careers and transition out of work successfully. Despite 22% of autistic adults in the UK bâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/autistic-adults-priorities-for-future-autism-employment-research/
about 2 months ago
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CRAEâs Sam Dexter has a new blog post over on BERA, the British Educational Research Association A worthwhile read for those involved with careers, employment or education.
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Supporting autistic young people in their transition from school: The role of careers guidance
For many young people, the final years of secondary education are a mix of excitement and uncertainty. The question of âwhat's next?â looms large, and the choices â whether to pursue higher...
https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/supporting-autistic-young-people-in-their-transition-from-school-the-role-of-careers-guidance
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Centre for Research in Autism and Education
Brian Irvine
about 2 months ago
Very much looking forward to tomorrowâs
#NDinHE3
conference - Neurodiversity in Higher Education Do join Lucy & I for the recording of Neuromentoring live at 2:30. And if youâre around at 4, Iâll be closing us up with a talk on Hopeful Optimism in Higher Ed.
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CRAEâs delegates will be with you at Autism Europe. If youâre attending, do come and say hello â weâd love to hear about your work.
crae.ioe.ac.uk/whos-...
about 2 months ago
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CRAE PhD student, Sam Dexter, presented his research about careers guidance for autistic young people at
#AutismEurope
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about 2 months ago
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CRAEâs delegates will be with you at Autism Europe. If youâre attending, do come and say hello â weâd love to hear about your work.
crae.ioe.ac.uk/whos-...
about 2 months ago
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#CRAEresearchSummaries
âI canât say that anything has changedâ: parents of autistic young people (16â25âyears) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales
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âI canât say that anything has changedâ: parents of autistic young people (16â25âyears) discuss the impact of the Children and Families Act in England and Wales
Despite hopes of better support systems and outcomes, the consensus was that little had changed. Parents noted limited support as their children navigated the challenges of transitioning to adulthoâŠ
https://crae.ioe.ac.uk/i-cant-say-that-anything-has-changed/
2 months ago
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Do say hello to the CRAE folk at
#AutismEurope
:
@melromualdez.bsky.social
Sam Dexter
@autisticcharlie.bsky.social
2 months ago
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On
#WorldSuicidePrevention
day, we are mindful that suicide is more common for autistic people. Last year we hosted one of the launches of Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People May we commend it to changemakers.
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Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young Peop
This unique, collaborative book, featuring contributions from autistic and non-autistic experts, presents cutting-edge thinking on mental health and service
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003352327/improving-mental-health-therapies-autistic-children-young-people-georgia-pavlopoulou-laura-crane-russell-hurn-damian-milton
2 months ago
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New term? Wanting to learn something new? You may wish to sign up for October's
#CRAEwebinar.
Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism, Alexithymia, and the Underlying Psychological Mechanisms with
@connortkeating.bsky.social
Thur 2nd Oct 4 pm BST
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Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia
Connor Keating considers whether emotion-processing differs between autistic and non-autistic adults after controlling for alexithymia.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demystifying-emotion-processing-autism-alexithymia-tickets-1540912433569
2 months ago
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reposted by
Centre for Research in Autism and Education
Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)
2 months ago
What a fabulous book launch! Lovely hearing from so many of the authors of the various chapters! A really valuable resource! "Monotropism is rocket fuel for change. Monotropism is rocket fuel for learning." as quoted by
@brianirvine.bsky.social
- Indeed!
www.igi-global.com/book/neurodi...
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