There is a ladder: Awareness “Look difference!” Acceptance “Difference is legitimate” Appreciation “There is worth in difference” #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAppreciationMonth 1/3

Very excited to announce our CRAE Annual Lecture. Time to deliver: Lessons from the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee Laura Crane on how we can build a future where autistic people’s rights, needs, and voices truly shape policy. 22nd June at 6pm www.eventbrite.co.uk... 1/2

In case you missed it, the last #CRAEwebinar is now up on YouTube: 'Co-Constructing Creative Methods for Voice' with the lovely Sarah Parsons from @acornsoton.bsky.socialwhere.

Join us tomorrow evening!

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... 1/2

Today, CRAE’s 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… 🤩

A chunky article out today on the energy costs of AI: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1... tl:dr The problem isn't really now but the future - massive & rapid expansion is almost inevitable. And the bigger problem is tech companies are keeping the real (& likely gigantic) energy costs secret.

New article out on @theconversation.com on why many Autistic adults don't like puzzle pieces symbols being used to represent us: theconversation.com/why-the-auti... #Autism #ActuallyAutistic

Where is the love? It was definitely around us and inside us tonight all things #autistic #mentalhealth with amazing co-authors of our book So many smiles and tears and that wonderful human called @lauramaycrane.bsky.social

Such a joy to be back at @craeioe.bsky.social to celebrate our book on Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic CYP. Beautiful talk by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social and what an amazing panel of discussants ❤️

“I did what I could to earn some money and be of use”: A qualitative exploration of autistic people’s journeys to career success and fulfilment #CRAEresearchSummaries crae.ioe.ac.uk/i-did...

New paper alert “I did what I could to earn some money and be of use”: A qualitative exploration of autistic people’s journeys to career success and fulfilment. A summary: crae.ioe.ac.uk/i-did... #AutRes 1/2

Happy holidays & our best wishes for the new year.

Next month’s #CRAEwebinar - Maria Ashworth shares thoughts on ensuring autistic interns experiences and training have a lasting impact. 5th Dec 4pm GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk...#CRAEwebinar

She was one of the best.

🚨NEW PRE-PRINT🚨 ‘It just feels unnatural being here’: Autistic secondary school students' experiences of sensory sensitivities in the school environment. It was an absolute pleasure to supervise this brilliant research project by Jenny Price! @craeioe.bsky.social osf.io/pks8t/

A bittersweet day at CRAE, as we say goodbye to our colleague and friend @LauraMayCrane. Wishing her all the best as she joins the brilliant team up at @UoBautism.

Come and work with us! We are looking for an Associate Professor to join the team. More details here: bit.ly/AssocProfAuti... Deadline 28th Nov.