We received this dispatch from a @uop-ccep.bsky.social @uopcidd.bsky.social BTSCON viewing party. Look at all the Big Team Science FUN they're having! WE LOVE TO SEE IT!! (👀 @dremalt.bsky.social @manyprimates.bsky.social)

New free @forrt.bsky.social paper co-authored by our own @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, Bridging Neurodiversity and Open Scholarship: How Shared Values Can Guide Best Practices for Research Integrity, Social Justice, and Principled Education. spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Proud to teach on the MSc in Psychology and Learning Disability. @uoppald.bsky.social! It’s part-time & online, so students may meet in person for 1st time at graduation as below. It’s not too late to apply for this term, although next week is induction week & teaching week after, so act quickly!

In case you missed it, a presentation by our Director Beatriz López. @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, and @eminegurbuz.bsky.social delivered a good practice research showcase on Creating an inclusive research culture for neurodivergent researchers, as part of the Uni's Research Culture Connect-Fest.

Please consider taking part in this quick online study about how people form first impressions in social interaction, using AI avatars, by our student @valrentinaolivieri.bsky.social. The study also presents an opportunity to give feedback about the AI-generated scenarios. To participate, see below.

Today our own Alessandra Fasulo co-authored presentation on Improving prosocial behaviour in the primary school classroom through a school-based mindfulness programme, & @drstevenkapp.bsky.social presented on paper below on experience of autistic ppl AFAB, at Childhood & Youth Symposium. See thread:

Have 15 minutes for a study on interactive AI-generated avatars, to inform understanding of first impressions and social interactions? This is for @valrentinaolivieri.bsky.social's MSc, supervised by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social. Link (or use the QR code on poster below): research.sc/participant/...

Following public false claims on autism causation and attacks on science, INSAR has released a statement that people are “born with autism” www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

New paper free until June 8 in Research in Autism by @addiebabe.bsky.social & our Director Prof Beatriz Lopez “Mental health in autistic adults: Key stages in the journey from experiencing psychological distress to recovery”. Paper w/ our own @drstevenkapp.bsky.social is also free (see posts below).

3 temporary UK only research assistant positions, for creating & monitoring database, designing & updating website, & project lead, for profiling neurodivergent needs in school, uni & employment. CV & short expression of interest due to @eminegurbuz.bsky.social ([email protected]) by 10 April

My @uoppald.bsky.social student Edward is recruiting autistic adults who have been assessed by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule to share your experiences of & views on ADOS, an interaction- & observation-based diagnostic measure. Participants can be anywhere globally. See more info below.

New @autisminadulthood.bsky.social paper - Beth Fearon's @uoppald.bsky.social MSc supervised by our own @drstevenkapp.bsky.social with @dramypearson.bsky.social: "Exploring the social emotional impact of puberty and adolescence on autistic people assigned female at birth". Free for now - see below

My @uoppald.bsky.social student Sarah Harwood is calling autistic parents (especially fathers) of autistic child(ren) to share their experiences, by e-mail or video anywhere, or in person (SW England). 5-min questionnaire to express interest (more options on poster): research.sc/participant/... Thx

We are recruiting for a study on the support experiences and needs of autistic university students in the UK, alongside @notts-psych.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social researcher Dr Lauren Marsh. Please consider participating if eligible and share widely with your networks. More info below!

@uoppald.bsky.social graduate Addie originally gave MSc course unsolicited, positive review on Twitter prior to Musk's takeover. Here are her updated thoughts, having since been graduation speaker for all of Psychology at Portsmouth, presented her thesis at ITAKOM w/ paper on the way, started a PhD.

We (Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity) and our MSc course (Psychology and Learning Disability) are migrating from Twitter to BlueSky! Staff on @uoppald.bsky.social are @uopcidd.bsky.social researchers, have practical experience in the NHS or schools, or expertise in distance learning

We are new to BlueSky! We research people & things in their contexts. Follow us for Centre & members' updates. ICYMI we welcomed @hattdesigns.bsky.social Sarah Timperley & Jessica Riordan to share their Neurodiversity Project on neurodivergent students & staff (see unimelb.edu.au/neurodiversity)!