New #AutisticaWebinar 📣

Sarah Cassidy will discuss what the suicide prevention strategy says & why it's falling short of expectations. As well as how autistic people can be involved in the next steps of the strategy to ensure real change.

Book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/influencing-…

Funded PhD opportunity with us based in The Institute of Mental Health! You’ll explore self-harm, suicide thoughts and behaviours in autistic girls. Supported by the fabulous Maddie Groom Jo Lockwood and me. Deadline 1st May jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

Really pleased to share our first publication from our AASP study: “Adapting Safety Plans for Autistic Adults with Involvement from the Autism Community”. Free to access here: liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.108…

So proud to be shortlist for this award! If you want to know more about our policy work, and be involved in deciding the next steps, then come to my next Autistica webinar 'Influencing Suicide Prevention Policy' 23rd April 12-1pm. Free to attend online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/influencing-…

So proud to be shortlist for this award! If you want to know more about our policy work, and be involved in deciding the next steps, then come to my next Autistica webinar 'Influencing Suicide Prevention Policy' 23rd April 12-1pm. Free to attend online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/influencing-…

Come and work with us at Nottingham Uni Psychology and The Institute of Mental Health! Part-time RA to work with me on an exciting Economic and Social Research Council fellowship assessing the costs of undiagnosed #adhd and #autism . Great opportunity for a PhD student wanting part-time hours
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i…

Thank so much to everyone who took part in this study! We reached our target of 500 autistic adults! 🎉 We have now closed the survey and started analysing the data. I hope to share the published article with you in due course!

The pre-proof for my latest paper is now available online and free to read! We demonstrate a lack of evidence for self-harm assessment tools developed or validated for autistic adults, and highlight the need for more research to measure and understand self-harm in autism.

There's an estimated 2.5 million undiagnosed neurodivergent adults in the UK & many face mental health and employment challenges.

Dr Blandine French & team are gathering evidence to show policymakers why they need to fund more diagnostic services. autistica.org.uk/our-research/r…

New paper led by Victoria Newell “Measurement properties of tools used to assess self-harm in autistic and general population adults” (free) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🔥Come do a PhD with the wonderful Maddie Groom Sarah Cassidy and me Jo Lockwood We're looking for candidates for a 3-year Joan Browne legacy funded PhD studying self-harm and suicide in autistic girls and those with suspected autism. Apply by 1 May. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

Thanks so much to the 300 #autistic adults who have responded to our survey so far! We are over half way to our target of 500 participants! Please share and consider taking part to help us develop mental health assessments with and for autistic adults: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…

Thanks so much to the 300 #autistic adults who have responded to our survey so far! We are over half way to our target of 500 participants! Please share and consider taking part to help us develop mental health assessments with and for autistic adults: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…

We have had such a great response to our survey, but we still need help from #autistic adults to develop new mental health assessment tools. Please consider taking part so we reach our target of 500 participants! Further info/take part here: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…

This looks interesting The Kent Autistic Trust Autistic Doctors International Autism South East Autistica

We have had such a great response to our survey, but we still need help from #autistic adults to develop new mental health assessment tools. Please consider taking part so we reach our target of 500 participants! Further info/take part here: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…

Thanks so much to the 270 autistic adults who have taken part in our survey so far! We still need help to reach our target of 500! Taking part will help develop new mental health assessment tools with and for autistic adults. Further info/take part here: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…

Thanks so much to the 270 autistic adults who have taken part in our survey so far! We still need help to reach our target of 500! Taking part will help develop new mental health assessment tools with and for autistic adults. Further info/take part here: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…

Hey #ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics some input needed for making things like healthcare less deadly and less dreadful

Thanks to the 180 autistic adults who have taken part in our survey so far! We still need help to reach our target of 500! Taking part will help develop new mental health assessment tools with and for autistic adults. Further info/take part here: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…