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State-of-the-art research on the role of emotions in immigration and multicultural societies doi.org/10.1177/0963...

Now it’s time to hear about the ReSET project @resetproject.bsky.social from Co-PI: Prof Essi Viding from UCL. This project developed and tested a new school-based preventative mental health intervention for adolescents. resetproject.co.uk #AMHDMshowcase

Now at #AMHDMshowcase we will hear from RE-STAR, a multidisciplinary programme. Regulating Emotions: Strengthening Adolescent Resilience

At school, a curriculum that fosters a sense of belonging improves mental health and academic outcomes. Especially for those who experience marginalisation, according to @pbe.co.uk. Let's help children and young people develop their place together.

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

A little treat for you. A list of books on belonging and mattering for children and young people. #childrensbook #readinglist #belonging #mattering www.lisacherry.co.uk/blog/childre...

“Any single vaccine” is the key phrasing here. And it’s deliberate. See, Bhattacharya cannot acknowledge the truth that vaccines do not cause autism—indeed the idea that they do is based on fraudulent research—without alienating his anti-vax friends with whom he made a devil’s bargain for power.

Delighted to have our new paper, “Eliciting the views of autistic adolescents attending specialist schools on what friendships mean to them”, published in @journalautism.bsky.social! 🧵 #autres #openaccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I work for the services in CAMHS that provide support at an early stage. I hope that we receive the referrals at that stage: it’s why this role was created. #CWP #EMHP

Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”: Often, it’s about how much interpretive work the brain is being asked to do as it constantly combines sensory information to figure out what’s happening, and whether it matters. By @neuroscientist.bsky.social: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...

🎙️ RESET Podcast Ep 2: Supporting Emotional Skills Why do adolescent brains experience emotions so intensely but struggle to regulate them? (Developmental mismatch: amygdala fully online, prefrontal regions still developing) #Neuroscience #SchoolMentalHealth @resetproject.bsky.social 🧵 THREAD

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

An amazing offer FREE bookings for #school staff; funded by #NHS run by #AnnaFreud

January is #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth. I'm re-sharing our Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People self-advocacy zine. Available in print at @penfight.bsky.social with sliding scale pricing. penfightdistro.com/shop/cervica... Available here for free: autisticltd.co.uk/2025/06/13/c...

Here you can read what MPs said in the parliamentary debate on SEND rights last year. Did your MP speak? If not, do write to them or better still visit and ask them whether they will speak up now. hansard.parliament.uk/Common...

Key question: How do you prevent mental health problems without stigmatizing students? 🎧 Listen: buff.ly/aHUlPk8 This is the first in a 4-part series on the MRC-funded RESET trial exploring school-based prevention for adolescents. #MentalHealth #SchoolMentalHealth #Prevention #EducationResearch

Go check out the first episode of our ReSET Mental Health Podcast! Listen on YouTube on the Mental Elf's page!🧠🎤

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How do phobias magnify, and how do psychiatrists try to intervene? Find out this week on Inner Cosmos with guest psychiatrist David Spiegel, one of the world's experts on hypnosis. eagleman.com/podcast/135

Interested in gaining an overview of #ARFID & existing #NeuroimagingResearch on ARFID? Watch this 4-min ACAMH Learn Video Abstract from Dr. Michelle Sader on her JCPP paper exploring neural correlates & ARFID symptoms. https://bit.ly/4jdDvEN

The roots and traditions associated with January 6th, the last day of Christmas and the day known as Nollaig na mBan. By @marionmcgarry.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

🎥ANTI-BULLYING VIDEO🎥 Bullying rarely takes place between a 'victim' and a 'bully' alone. It tends to be a group behaviour. 👩👩👦👦 Find out more in our new video on understanding bullying as a group behaviour: anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-inform...

Many autistic people grow up correcting assumptions, defending intentions, and trying to repair misunderstandings So yes - we may “over-explain” or “overthink” Not because we want to… but because experience taught us to

You might have missed this but Right to Choose for #ADHD & #Autism is under threat. Several Local Medical Committees (LMCs) and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) have advised GPs to stop accepting new ADHD shared-care agreements or referrals for #Autism. www.specialneedsjungle.com/adhd-autism-...

My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜

I signed this petition . Please join me and share. 38d.gs/bm8t

In this Short Research Article, Mark Sanders et al. provide additional evidence of the association between #autism & #genderdysphoria, as well as the risk of comorbid #depression, #anxiety, and suicidality among those with both conditions. https://bit.ly/4nCbxTV

ndtherapists.com is a great resource

From understanding autism in girls & women to practical support, masking, identity, family conversations, and eating disorders, our YouTube channel has lots of helpful webinars to watch at your own pace absolutely free - https://bit.ly/AGNYT

A fast-paced and punchy debate on the 'morality' of the British empire. Anyone from Ireland already knows the truth of that, but very well worth a listen nonetheless.

These are the 25 highest-cited papers published this century, and why they are breaking records go.nature.com/4qc9pnH

www.autismresearchcentre.com/content/uplo... Making sure people see this from Prof Simon Baron Cohen, who has a new idea. Let's divide autistic people into Type 1 (with a learning disability) and Type 2 (without a learning disability). Hands up all those who can spot the problems?

Spot the signs early. Dr. Megen Vo explores common #eatingdisorders in young people and how to identify them before they escalate in this @ACAMHLearn Explainer. CPD available for watching this 39min talk. https://bit.ly/42WNx6w

The Neuro-Affirming Wheel of Life & Journal. Instant download. Designed for neurodivergent & disabled people. Reflect on your energy, flow, sensory needs & more!

"If we truly want to support dysregulated students, especially neurodivergent ones, we need to stop putting the burden of managing big emotions solely on them & instead take a hard look at the environments we create." From @endseclusion.bsky.social: endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity

Completed a presentation to colleagues on monotropism, special interests & autism. a springboard for reflection. I loved exploring the positive side of autistic experience, especially autistic joy Always curious: what brings you joy as an autistic person? substack.com/@adeyoola/no...

Google is working with the DfE on developing an AI chatbot to help teachers in classrooms in England

1. There's going to be a lot of talk about over or under diagnosis and the conversation is going to be a mess. This is because how ADHD and ASD are defined has shifted. An ADHD diagnosis today isn't the same thing as an ADHD diagnosis ten years ago.

A Community Guide to a Happy Neurodivergent Christmas returns for the 2025 holiday season - and it’s a bumper 78 pages! With many thanks to our community member @jadefarrington.bsky.social & to everyone who contributed! Download your copy here: jadefarrington.substack.com/p/download-t...

Gillick competence – researchers need to recalibrate. Dr Michael B. Lewis, Reader in Psychology at Cardiff University, considers a Court of Appeal ruling that will affect how research is carried out on children in England and Wales. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Prof. Peter Fonagy (Head of UCL PALS) is to lead a national review on the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services in England. We are proud to see UCL PALS expertise contributing at the highest level to national policy. 🔗 Read more on the BBC website: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

✅ What autism is: - a processing difference - a unique way of experiencing and interacting with the world - a disability (for many, but not all) ❌ What autism is not: - a mental illness - a disease - an excuse Understanding autism means recognizing neurodiversity - not pathologising it ❤️

In my defence, there will be books!

What's behind door No.5️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿‍🎄 The key to immortality... apparently. Doing this one simple trick every day will help you become "more indestructible!" So that's nice.

🌟 We’re hiring / Rydym yn recriwtio! 🌟 CYP Wellbeing Practitioner / Ymarferydd Llesiant PPI. Support young people 11–18 across CTM. 📍 Tonteg & Bridgend 💷 £25,548–£27,465 📅 Closes / Cau: 2 Jan

Join our free Autism Central webinar on 19 Dec with Pete Wharmby on the ‘brain motorway’, where we explore more about monotropism, flow states, self-regulation and stress management: www.autismcentral.org.uk/events/brain...

This is also a #neuro-affirming & integrative approach that suits autistic and other neurodivergent YP. @thewoodbug.bsky.social is fab on this topic! www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... #monotropism

Works the other way around too. “If I was Jonathan Haidt, how would I destroy the next generation?”