Get your spot while you can! …researchsummerschool.eventbrite.co.uk

Excellent practical report to support #autistic health professionals. Good work NAITScotland Autistic Doctors International and all

Terrific interview on important topic. thetransmitter.org/spectrum/pinni…

"And done so because the buzz of live tournament football is still one of the greatest narcotics in existence. It takes a certain bumbling genius to take that simple optimism, and squeeze every last drop of joy out of it."

Fans left with nowhere to go thanks to Uefa’s idiocy theguardian.com/football/artic…

Sir Michael Marmot & Jessica Allen's programme for greater health equity in the UK. Since 2010, health indicators have stagnated & inequalities widened, also reflected in our Joseph Rowntree Foundation research highlights growing destitution levels. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

We are hiring! Excited to be seeking a Research Assistant to work with us on the international AIMS-2-TRIALS EAGER study (bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/6/e…) kcl.ac.uk/jobs/090746-re…

Not new (from last week) and nothing brand new here but the best summary I have read of the 'challenges' (ahem) facing UK Universities 🫣

A reminder that autism is a developmental condition and family history studies are moving targets. With Tessel Bazelmans Emily Jones and huge team and wonderful committed families. Also relevant: New BSRC 3-year family history recurrence study now out this: rb.gy/osb4po

Excellent, nuanced mixed methods article on community views on #autism, neurodiversity, social vs. medical models and interventions - An attempt to bridge-build and not divide... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Essential wake-up call on an overlooked tragedy “The soft bigotry of low expectations “ Sudan is the world’s gravest humanitarian disaster – but almost nobody cares theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Delighted to spend time with friends & colleagues at Respect4neurodevelopment & this talk from Emily Jones was my highlight. The changing direction of research AIMS-2-TRIALS is wonderful to see. Huge thanks in particular to Eva Loth & Nick Puts for driving such badly needed change

Excellent news including my wonderful colleague Emily Jones joining us at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience King's Maudsley Partnership 😀

Important authoritative argument against vaccine hesistancy in relation to #autism and MMR vaccine by Eric Fombonne in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Editorial: An autism case series, vaccine hesitancy, and death by measles - acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Sport politics | The Guardian theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov…

Interested in studying the fetal origins of childhood #brain health? The Brain Health in Gen2020, part of CNDD| King's College, is offering 4 PhD opportunites in this area of #neuroscience. Apply by 12 Feb 2025: kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f…

Great perspective piece by Zach W (Zack Williams, MD, PhD ) and others....Embracing Neurodiversity in Medicine—Building a More Inclusive Physician Workforce jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Great new study to help develop a checklist on resilience factors that help neurodivergent (#autism #ADHD) people thrive Melissa Black survey.ki.se/Survey/40716

Agree: An excellent (and unusual) position at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and King's Maudsley Partnership for a future leader in child mental health at a world-leading academic clinic centre. Do apply!

Super-interesting new take on different developmental trajectories in autistic people that might relate to origins and outcomes