Brilliant news Georgia 👏👏👏

Deep dive today into the personal accounts of #ADHD and #autistic young people who are not attending school. This work is part of the @grrand-team.bsky.social generously funded by Barts Charity, alongside our brilliant RESTAR youth co-researchers co-delivering creative personalised interviews.

@grrand-team.bsky.social webinars are back this time in synergy with @annafreudcharity.bsky.social and Autism Central, #NHS commissioned

Following on from last year's #CORCForum, where we heard from @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social about her work with young people with #ADHD & #Autism, we are pleased to share 2 pieces of new #research to help better understand #neurodivergence from their point of view 👇🏽 www.corc.uk.net/news-blogs/2...

follow @grrand-team.bsky.social for amazing research, training and a community full of heart!

tomorrow !!! <3

Visit learning platform on website and register FREE to a range of 1-1 and group activities autismcentral.org.uk

Through resources, one-to-one peer support, and community events, we help families: -understand autistic experiences of joy, distress, and wellbeing across the lifespan -advocate effectively for their loved ones support wellbeing and -reduce the risk of hospitalisation.

I am the newly appointed Chair of this #NHS commissioned programme, run by #AnnaFreud. Working with hundreds of peers to coproduce and codeliver trully neurodiversity informed, evidence based and psychologically informed education and peer support. #autism

It’s an impressive research project called RE-STAR. @lucindap0well.bsky.social’s Psychology In The Classroom podcast keeps giving fab updates, eg with @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social ✨ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

I am the newly appointed Chair of this #NHS commissioned programme, run by #AnnaFreud. Working with hundreds of peers to coproduce and codeliver trully neurodiversity informed, evidence based and psychologically informed education and peer support. #autism

Important insights from *another* outstanding study on experiences of #autistic YP in schools: “Participants often felt misunderstood by school staff & peers, who they said … invalidated their experiences, & had limited knowledge on adapting teaching practices to accommodate differences. Their

proud leading this paper with Amy Pearson Rethinking “Belonging” in Mainstream Schools So happy to share soon with the world (another!) new study in which we explored what belonging feels like for autistic adolescents assigned female at birth (AFAB) in mainstream schools.

exciting news- honoured to be newly appointed Chair of Autism Central at #AnnaFreud www.annafreud.org/news/anna-fr...

Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou, Anna Freud and UCL, said: “Our vision is to build a nation where all autistic people and those who support them are empowered, connected and thriving. With lived experience and rigorous research at its core, Autism Central has a key role to play...”

Commissioned by @england.nhs.uk, the programme is designed to deliver accessible, psychologically informed education, including to families and carers of autistic people.

Live responsive drawing as documenting Fridays symposium ‘ND informed approach in mental health research & training’ Alt text explains. @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @drruthmoyse.bsky.social + 3 #AECongress2025 #AuDHD #Autistic #MentalHealth

Emotion dysregulation has been implicated in depression risk in neurodivergent adolescents. In RE-STAR we are comparing Emotion Regulation Deficits (ERD) and Emotional Burden (EB) as potential mechanisms underpinning this risk in a study fully coproduced with #autistic and #adhd young people

Hi everyone! Welcome to our new BlueSky account. For those who don't know us, we're a mental health charity and we've been supporting children and young people for over 70 years ⬇️

Health staff are being supported to improve care provided to autistic people in mental health services as part of a three-year, charity-run programme @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social reports @annafreudcharity.bsky.social communitylivingmagazine.com/mental-healt...

Important insights in our latest paper into the emotional lives of young people with diagnoses of #ADHD, #autism or #AuDHD highlighting the specific nature of environmental provocations when designing mental health intervention. acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @uclpals.bsky.social

Had a wonderful weekend all swimming and cooking and even managed to wrap up the final proofs for (Another!) new paper. A beautiful farewell to a very unusual summer. Excited for fresh adventures next term.... more TBA soon…

Our special issue is both a tribute and a challenge: honouring those who paved the way, while urging autism research to evolve with and for autistic people, rooted in respect and shared purpose. Thanks for the opportunity to be guest Editor. Excellent support from team and Journal too.

Systems meant to help often harm #neurodivergent people, especially where biases overlap, causing trauma + marginalisation. This conference is your chance to connect, collaborate + spark real change✨ All things #trauma #autism #adhd #learningdisabilities #clinical #practice

Read our NEW paper @uclpals.bsky.social to find out what young neurodivergent young people report as key dysregulation triggers. Their accounts can change how define, measure and support emotion regulation in schools. MRC/UKRI funded acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

57 #autistic & #ADHD adolescents described upsetting experiences. Their nuances are often missed by adult observations and I argue they are vital for shaping supportive whole school mental health interventions. #publication #new #research acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

really proud leading this paper reporting on 57 personal accounts of autistic and ADHD folks fully coproduced study too. a labour of pure love.

the latest special issue in @journalautism.bsky.social is out! The Social Model in Autism Research guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team journals.sagepub.com/toc/auta/29/...

The ‘My Emotions in School Inventory (MESI)’ was co-produced with young people with ADHD and/or autism to measure levels of emotional burden (EB – combining frequency of exposure to common upsetting events and intensity of emotional responses to them) in adolescents.

Read the winning article in full: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social (@uclpals.bsky.social) on winning The BJPsych Editor’s Choice Award! Her winning paper reimagines translational science in ADHD & autism; centring the voices of neurodivergent youth.

A tribute to the activists, researchers, and community members who have long worked toward more inclusive, justice-centered research; And a challenge to the field; to go further. with our very own co-editor @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social

NEW PUBLICATION The concept of emotion regulation as measured by the MESI could have implications for preventative interventions that aim to promote the wellbeing of autistic young people and those with ADHD and cut down risk of depression! Fully coproduced codelivered with young ND researchers

2024/25 was a rich year for our #AnnaFreud & @grrand-team.bsky.social teams. One of my highlights: Our RE-STAR paper (JCPP Advances, ACAMH) set a new benchmark in inclusive research, with, not about, neurodivergent youth. 📖 Read here - open access acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... and our very own @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social !

New issue is out - amid chaos, confusion and cuts to welfare, read about why we need more - not less - support, rights and advocacy. Featuring @hannahfearn.bsky.social @sabasalman.com @maryohara1.bsky.social @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social + more #WelfareReform communitylivingmagazine.com/saba-salman-...

🎉 Before we say goodbye to June, we're thrilled to share one more piece of good news.....a new publication is out! 📢 This paper marks a fantastic collaboration between @grrand-team.bsky.social and radiographers at City, University of London.

This paper wouldn’t exist without the support and collaboration of my brilliant supervisors and advisors: @cmalamateniou24.bsky.social, @themiskaraminis.bsky.social, Dr Emily Skelton & @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @jmirs.bsky.social #Neurodiversity #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #AutismResearch #AutRes

our paper has been awarded Editor's Choice award free access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

what a week- new paper accepted link to follow soon follow @grrand-team.bsky.social to find out more

wohoooo !!!!!!!!!!!!! We won the Editor's Choice award from The British Journal of Psychiatry

Hello to all new followers First gen academic, 11 years in the UK I research, teach & train on neurodiversity and mental health Passionate about creative community based participatory methods Funded on a/preventing depression in #adhd #autistic students b/interpersonal therapy with autistic adults

new conference all things trauma and neurodivergence www.annafreud.org/training/cou...

Paper in prep. 👉We ran photo-elicitation interviews with Autistic+ADHD adolescents with experiences of low mood, depression+burnout. 👉 We asked about the impact of the school environment on their mood. 👉 Interviews co-designed, co-delivered+co-analysed with neurodivergent youth researchers.

Together, we’ve explored stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, intersectionality, working with schools and families, and building stronger systemic practices, including neuro- inclusive clinical supervision. www.routledge.com/Improving-Me...

📖NEW PAPER OUT A photo-elicitation interview study looking at the experiences+ needs of families raising neurodivergent twins. With brilliant @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @vassilisside.bsky.social+co-authors. 🔗https://frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1571108/full

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Together, we’ve explored stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, intersectionality, working with schools and families, and building stronger systemic practices, including neuro- inclusive clinical supervision. www.routledge.com/Improving-Me...

Our participants spoke of: 🔁 Sunday-night dread that builds across years 🔥 Burnout that never fully recovers 🧠 Coping strategies developed just to survive 🧩 A slow, painful shaping of identity around not belonging