Whose power and knowledge matters when we talk about autism and neurodiversity? @quahrc.bsky.social hosts Dr Olivia Matshabane and Dr Monique Botha for a frree webinar on 20 January 2026 as they speak on their research coming from diverse perspectives. Register now:

📃New paper alert!📃 Editorial with @suereviews.bsky.social and @sarah595.bsky.social on doing research in high support needs autism services. We cover practical challenges, ethics, consent/assent issues, safeguarding, and the emotional burdens of research. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out our new website for the PhD Participatory Research Network! You can now read our blog post summarising key insights from our first session. 💫 phdparticipatory.org

We recently launched the PhD Participatory Research Network, co-organised by PhD students across @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, @qmul.bsky.social, & @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social. Join us to explore how participatory values can be embedded in PhD projects. Registration for Session 2 is now open!

📢 Research Opportunity! Are you: ➡️ A parent/carer of a neurodivergent young adult aged 18-25? ➡️ A mental health professional working with neurodivergent young adults? We’re studying depression in neurodivergent young adults from diverse racial backgrounds. 📩 [email protected] 🔽 More info

📣New research Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity". A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise. Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (1 of 2)

Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍 As Disability & Wellbeing reps on the @qmulsbbs.bsky.social EDI Committee, we organised a PGR Wellbeing Event to share ideas on supporting wellbeing during the PhD and building community. Thanks to everyone who came, and to Ben from Advice & Counselling for joining us!

📖 Last Tuesday we held our bimonthly ADHD Research Group Meeting and Journal Club, where we were lucky to hear two fantastic talks. Thank you to both Emma and Yuezhou for such interesting presentations!

📢 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. 📩 [email protected] 🔽 More info

Had the pleasure of attending EUNETHYDIS (European Network for ADHD) in Bonn, Germany. Four amazing days of talks, debates, discussions, and connecting with inspiring researchers and fellow ECRs. Left feeling genuinely hopeful for the future of ADHD research. Huge thanks to all the organisers!

Grateful for the opportunity to share some of my research at #NDAS2025 yesterday! Huge thanks to the organisers and to all the inspiring speakers who made it such a great day.

This podcast episode by the incredible @drmbothapsych.bsky.social is a must-listen, especially for all researchers in neurodivergence (+ really, for everyone)

⬇️ Check out this incredible PhD opportunity in neurodivergence and youth mental health - what a fantastic topic and amazing supervisors!

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... rdcu.be/ebbgu

Fabulous new research re autism and learning (intellectual) disability. It's about assent/consent, and how to get it right for everyone. www.liebertpub.com/doi/epub/10.... Lots of thought, good checklists and ideas. This is so important, isn't it.

National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP) Closing Conference 19 February 2025, 1230-1535 #NATPmentalhealth In 2022, Anna Freud and AT-Autism joined forces to develop and deliver a ground-breaking autism trainer programme, commissioned by NHS England. Follow along to find out what we learned. 🧵

Really pleased to have been part of the team who authored this new article: 'Applied Principles for Inclusive Practice in Neurodevelopmental Research: A Selection and Report of Illustrative Case Studies'. Huge thanks to @cjcrompton.bsky.social & @suereviews.bsky.social for bringing us all together!

Understanding Camouflaging, Stigma, and Mental Health for Autistic People in Japan: survey by Tamura found #autistic people, regardless of connection to #autism community, are likely to #mask if they feel stigmatized. NEW, READ FREE shorturl.at/PQCj4

🔎The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets is open for use! Filter, compare, save and explore your way through over 1,600 datasets from around the world, with even more to come. Find the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets here: www.atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social