Please consider taking part in this important research looking to understand the experiences of autistic adults who have had Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Please contact Sanu if you are interested: [email protected] #autism #autistic #cbt @SanuPsych Dr Melanie J Hodgkinson

Important large scale, multi-national, and naturalistic study. Key finding: Children who hear more adult talk speak more (and SES, gender, and multilingualism have minimal impact)

Very excited about this new paper PNASNews: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… Key Q: what predicts how much young kids (👶)talk? How much 🗣 kids heard predicted how much 👶talked, but other factors, e.g. mom’s education, didn’t. #PsychSci #DevPsy 🗣💬 INCOMING SUMMARY🧵ALERT 1/14

1/5 🧵 Sharing our first 2024 CAMH Research publication - in a representative US population sample, using exploratory item factor analysis and graph analysis we found a 3-dimension/factor structure of The Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Journal of Educational and Child Psychology is calling for peer reviewers for a special edition on the subject of intersectional identities. explore.bps.org.uk/news/call-pape…. Sign up by sending an email to [email protected]

Super proud of Year 2 trainees, Laura, Jess, Sophie and Carys for sharing this work and thanks EPReachOut for the chance. If you missed this here is the youtube link Facilitating self-expression to support transitions through Digital Storytelling (youtube.com)

New Research: ‘We don’t do things wrong, we do them differently.’ The experiences of autistic students in primary schools reveal both the challenges and the power of understanding. Good relationships and supportive environments matter. #InclusiveEducation #ListenToAutisticVoices

Everybody Needs to Learn More: A Thematic Synthesis of the First-Hand Experiences of Autistic Students in Primary Schools Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

I'm often asked by students and colleagues interested in evidence synthesis: "Where do I start?🤔" You can find key ideas and free training opportunities in this Times Higher Education blog: timeshighereducation.com/campus/evidenc… Please, share! 🙏

Research alert🚨We (Neurodiversity Journal) have just launched a special collection of some recent publications in the area of Neurodiversity and education across the lifespan. Read these fab papers here 👉: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collecti…

Out in Psychological Medicine Severity of ADHD symptoms in females and males No significant sex differences in the severity of symptoms from clinical interviews cambridge.org/core/journals/…

I wrote about psychiatric diagnosis for Psyche Magazine — what it means & what it doesn’t mean. If you are looking for a no-nonsense general intro to diagnosis in mental healthcare or you are grappling with your own diagnosis, this is the piece for you. psyche.co/ideas/what-a-p…

Educational & Child Psychology is delighted to announce its latest special edition. Intersectional Identities: Education, Psychology and Social Justice Part One It’s full of brilliant articles. You can read it here: explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpsecp… #twittereps British Psychological Society

"In schools where belonging is the guiding principle, more young people experience friendship, perform better academically and come to believe in themselves." Kathryn Riley Prof Kathryn Riley shares how schools can cultivate a culture of belonging for all.

Burnett, A., & Wood-Downie, H. (2024). An Exploration of Intersectionality and School Belonging in the Permanent Exclusion of Black Caribbean Boys in Schools in England: Implications for Educational Psychologists. Read it here: blog.soton.ac.uk/edpsych/2024/1…