"More than half of the young people involved said they would like to reduce screen time, but 46% felt “unable” to. And then came the kicker: “93% of young people who have attended a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives.”"

Lovely accessible description of why outdoor play is beneficial and important for children along with a suggestion of how well it can work for children in an urban environment.

📻 Listen to Claire Cameron from @ucl.ac.uk talking about our project 'Play in urban spaces for health' on BBC Radio 4 today! 🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA 🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level." 📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl... #ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

So much this. People keep approaching me to discuss using AI to solve problems, and I have to remind them that less computationally-intensive (and often more robust) solutions exist.

I do wonder whether the existing resource limitations ($$$, time, staff, cogitive and emotional reserve) mean that people are generally more susceptible to the attractiveness of a 'magic wand' solution, as AI is often portrayed.

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social hi. It’s not buy a stranger a book day but can I anyway? I’d like Malik al Nasir searching for my slave roots. One for me and one to gift please.

www.theguardian.com/music/2011/j... Extraordinary story.

Thanks for posting. I’ll be on a UK book tour Oct/Nov and you can find details on this poster. More dates are being added on my Linktree linktr.ee/MalikAlNasir...

@silverpebble2.bsky.social is there a 2026 calendar to buy- Etsy says 2025? My mother in law would love this for Christmas.

#CRAEresearchSummaries Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers

We've got funded PhD places in Psychology available at Swansea - a chance to work on social issues with members of our great team (including me!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Are you interested in studying longitudinal developmental trajectories of children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia and Kenya? Please consider applying for a PhD! More information about the project is here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/2026... #AutRes

🚀 Exciting #DPhil project starting in 2026 using @ukbiobank.bsky.social data to explore misdiagnosis in #neurodevelopmental and #psychiatric disorders. Get I touch if you're interested! @oxpop.bsky.social #MentalHealth #Epidemiology #stats #EHRs www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/study-with-u...

I can't live my life without a decent wheelchair. I had a £1200 grant from the NHS towards mine. I had to find the rest of the £6500 I needed for something made to measure. That was 6 years ago, my 5 year review is a long way off. Please sign and share. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Make a coffee and enjoy reading about something in a little depth. This is hugely relevant for people interested in public health /poverty/communities and co-production/ collaboration with experts with lived experience.

Nice accessible article showing why AI is not suitable to be used in some areas of healthcare and diagnosis (and will never be suitable for this purpose).

Rant incoming: I spend so much time getting rid of unhelpful automatic technology. Now I have alt text on my conference poster picture. Picture is of excellent guidelines of neuroaffirmative environment audit tool @naitscotland.bsky.social alt text say ‘blue and green cover’

Snake oil salesman RFK Jr is set to announce the 'cause' of and 'cure' for autism at 4pm today. Here's what we know about what he's going to say: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

I am a Bosnian displaced prsn currently specialising in child psychology.. Neurodivergent in a few ways. I work with some of the most vulnerable families in London. My research will be exploring what helps non speaking autistic children's families to flourish. I am looking for refugee psychologists.

This headline can be read in a misleading way. The decision was to administer varicella separately from MMR (a combination). The misleading headline in itself will do harm.

Congratulations!

🧠Out now @natcomms.nature.com ! Brain changes linked to childhood maltreatment are among the field's most published findings. Yet, we find extensive replication failure of gray matter correlates in three large cohorts (N=3225), consistent across subsamples, models and operationalizations🧵

Did you know that people who move to more walkable cities in the US end up walking more? This seems obvious, but is quite solid evidence for the influence of the built environment on human activity and well-being. Read more in the @nature.com paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation' LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back. @lshtmcepr.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Important to support little ones with potty training. Consensus is that it can be managed before school for most little ones with neurodevelopmental differences and little ones with Down Syndrome www.downsyndromeuk.co.uk/docs/All%20t...

We met with the researchers for down syndrome babies and they produced very interesting resources here: Toilet Training - Down Syndrome UK share.google/qwxG6mzt4zIW...

Lovely resource to support toilet training. Anyone know of resources for autistic children or resources in other languages that might help #autistic children? #earlyyears Our strategy is to use the power of parent peer support in partnership with Sycamore Trust Charity (in Barking and Dagenham)

We are presenting our data and analysis on the impact of disposable nappies on child health, school readiness, and pollution to MPs in UK Parliament on 5th Nov. If you want your local MP to attend please do contact them. Details here: senseaboutscience.org/evidence-wee...

This is a must watch. Lotta Borg Skogland is an amazing communicator. Her talk to ITAKOM (available on YouTube) has been my go-to at the beginning of teaching sessions on ADHD.

This is moving in exactly the wrong direction! Education & meaningful activity in prison is crucial to reducing violence and improving outcomes

Hi I know of this paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... (if you can’t access it I’ll send it to you). And check out Sinéad McNally’s work. Thank you !

I’m really looking forward to presenting my poster at the Autism-Europe Congress 2025! 🌟 Do come say hi—or get in touch if you’d like to connect or meet up during the conference. #AECongress2025 #AutismEurope #AutismCongress2025

Bike ‘hotels’. Undercover and I like the max 4 minute walk rule. Also, can’t see any padlocks - so secure?

Are you a Radiographer who has recently cared for an autistic adult? We want to hear what you know about autism and how you support autistic adults. 💻 Our anonymous #AutRad survey takes 20 minutes: tinyurl.com/2z36bjnx Please share with colleagues. #Radiographers #Radiotherapy #AutRes #Rad

Dear Clinical Academics. Do you have experience of Prince2 and is it worth the money? Here is a picture by way of thanks for your thoughts!

Our researcher @jackmbirch.bsky.social recently attended a workshop on the digital health divide at the University of Vienna @univie.ac.at. Read about how they considered how research practice can be improved when considering the digital health divide ⬇️ behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/3207-2/

📣 Families & educators of 2–11-year-olds in the UK - we'd like to hear from you! Let us @education.ox.ac.uk know your questions about children and digital technology to decide what studies are done next and make change 🔗 Survey link (10 mins): tinyurl.com/yy8ujpr6 📅 Closes 31 August! #Edusky

Watch. I think this could be beneficial for physical activity and community.

Want to join the OPAL team and be part of the mission to make amazing play part of every child's day? We're looking for a new mentor to work in the West of England. For more details, please email [email protected]. Deadline is 25 August 2025 at 5pm. Please share 🙏

We’re proud to be a founding member of the #ActiveUniformAlliance – a group of organisations calling for primary schools to adopt an always active uniform that enables children to move, play and learn all day. Find out more about our #MadeToMove campaign, launching today! www.activeuniform.org

This is an amazing opportunity to hear about JUMP- useful for anyone thinking about increasing physical activity/obesity/overweight/play in primary age children. Such a thoughtful approach taken in Bradford.

🏃‍♀️ Join our Lunch and Learn: JU:MP - A whole system place-based approach to improving children's physical activity 📅 8th September 2025 ⏰ 12:30-1:30pm 💻 Online Guest speakers Jan & Sally will share findings from the control trial & learning from the JU:MP journey Book here: tinyurl.com/3sxz4dtr

To mark the start of #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth, here’s a sneak peek at a new toothPASTE resource—a checklist for supporting toothbrushing in the bathroom (if that’s what works for your child!). Co-designed with families & OT @saskiagrassie.bsky.social 🦷 Website coming soon! 🔗 lnkd.in/eeFvxy6e

It may be surprising but one of the most useful things I can do in neurodevelopmental clinic appointments is understand and support tooth brushing. This is a lovely new resource designed with autistic families to support young children. It will be a regular resource on my clinic letter.

In its 10 Year Health Plan, the government recommitted to halving the gap in healthy life expectancy (HLE) between the poorest and richest regions. But how? Our new analysis with the ONS points to the underlying factors which any plan will need to take account of. 🧵

Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.

New here! Finally came over to Blue Sky after a very long stretch of not touching Twitter and it is so nice to see the accounts of many climate and research folks I used to follow over there back in action here. I hope this platform is as nice as people say it is.