New paper out in Lancet Psychiatry - we set out a list of Top 10 Priorities for the field of eating disorders in neurodivergent people (here referring to autistic people and/or people with ADHD) thelancet.com/journals/lanps… 1/5

🌈 Excited for the Calgary Pride Parade on Sept 1? Let's make it accessible for everyone! Check out our infographic with tips on making Pride more inclusive for people with disabilities. Let's celebrate diversity together! 💖 #CalgaryPride #AccessibilityMatters #InclusivePride

You probably know our lab is called ENHANCE Lab, but have you ever wondered what the ENHANCE stands for? ENHANCE is actually short for "Enriching research in Neurodevelopment, Health and ANd Child Education."

📣 Hey, educators! Want to learn about identity-based bullying, and how to prevent and respond to it?? ⬇️⬇️⬇️Check out a training that is a) free, b) online, c) evidence-based and evidence-informed ⬇️⬇️⬇️ prevnet.ca/identity-based…

TW: this article contains content about suicide. ✨New #OpenAccess research "We aimed to quantify the risk, mortality, and burden of suicide among #autistic persons" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… La Trobe Researchers La Trobe University

New article out today in Autism In Adulthood on Meta-Synthesis of Autistic Adults experiences about Mental Health-related services :) liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…

Grateful for my team who nominated me for this award

“Resist, Reframe, Redo the Bullying, the Lying, the Harassment”: A Qual Investigation of Social Anxiety & Therapy as an Autistic Person by Wilson explores the perceived differences of autistic adults in the experience of social anxiety NEW FREE to Sept 9 liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…

Such impactful work by my colleague, Dr. Elina Birmingham at SFU!

A perfect thesis is never finished and a finished thesis is never perfect

Check out this amazing event being held by @Honens in partnership with Xenia Concerts! Families are invited to attend an adaptive and neuro-inclusive concert on September 7 and 8, featuring award-winning wind ensemble WindSync. For tickets see: honens.com/upcoming-event…

Tomorrow evening! We're delighted to announce that for the first time ever, ALL of the Canadian provinces and territories will have monuments lighting up red to raise awareness of FASD. Grab your friends and family members to go see the lights: canfasd.ca/fasd-awareness…

Its #FASDAwarenessDay. Wearing my red shoes to raise awareness to the 82% of people with FASD who experience mental health concerns. Lets improve access to effective and individualized mental health supports for these folks (pic of puppy Leo for your enjoyment).

Happy #FASD Awareness Day! Together, the PEACH team is raising awareness about mental health experiences of youth with FASD and studying ways to improve FASD-informed mental health services. See below to learn more about PEACH and how to get involved! developmentalneuroimaginglab.ca/study/brain-de…

On this #WorldSuicidePrevention day, we are mindful that suicide is more common for autistic people. Research with the autistic community has begun to explore safety plans that can be created to be flexible and sensitive to individual need. doi.org/10.1089/aut.20…

Such an important paper from colleagues at BSMS Bruce BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles & Seb Shaw (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 Receiving an autism diagnosis was life-changing, deeply validating, allowed them to be their true authentic selves, improved mental health Accurate diagnosis matters #AutismNotPD