Our lab is looking forward to #ecvp2026 and presenting new work on visual discomfort in autism and perceptual decision-making in children

ECVP 2026@ecvp.bsky.social · 2w ago

🚨 T-minus 1 month until ECVP 2026! 🚨 Time to dust off your posters, practise your talks, pack your sunglasses (hopefully ☀️), and get ready for a fantastic week of vision science by the sea. 🌊👁️ We can't wait to welcome you to Bournemouth in just one month! #ECVP2026

New editorial led by PhD student Maria Grammatikou on the overlaps between autism and vision impairment and what this means for research and practice journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @journalautism.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social

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On my way to #Insar2026 where I'll be presenting 2 posters on Friday 6-7pm. First on relaxed theatre performances (112E) and second on perceptual decision-making (69D). #autism. Looking forward to catching up with colleagues!

New preprint: autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions w/ @ljthomas1991.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/w84rf_v1

New preprint: we find that autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and that they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions

PsyArXivBot@psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Autistic and non-autistic children's perceptual decision-making in visual orientation and motion tasks and the effect of task instructions: https://osf.io/w84rf

Any postdocs outside the UK interested in applying for a Marie Curie fellowship with me (sensory processing, decision making, vision), get in touch! Our school of psychology @unibirmingham.bsky.social is offering costs towards a campus visit to give a talk, develop a proposal and attend training!

This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week #DAW25 and #WorldMentalHealthDay. We found that mental health and self-esteem are top priorities for the dyslexia community, but little UK research funding goes to this area. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004 Research funding must be targeted to support mental health.

What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding?

Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p...

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New study where we looked at perceptual decision-making in autistic and non-autistic adults. We found overall shorter non-decision times in autistic adults and some relationships with ADHD-related traits journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Perceptual Decision-Making in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults and Relationship with Autism- and ADHD-Related Traits - Hodo Yusuf, Nathan J Evans, Grant Taylor, Amber Cameron, Jemima Greenhalgh, Lou J...

Autistic individuals respond to sensory information in perceptual tasks differently than non-autistic individuals. However, it is unclear which component proces...

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Delighted to work with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social and our team on these new animations including @taraodk.bsky.social, @iara-abigalil.bsky.social, @fergus.oolong.co.uk , @scrappapertiger.bsky.social , @jessicakdoyle.bsky.social , Laura Buckland Mason and @somebodysomeone.bsky.social

Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar)@autisticrealms.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Discovering Belonging. Read about how we created our 2 new neuro-affirming animations about Autistic experiences with Thriving Autistic Team https://autisticrealms.com/discovering-belonging-creating-neuro-affirming-animations-with-thriving-autistic/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Amazing postdoc job with absolutely lovely Jelle Van Dijk in Twente, Netherlands Closing date October 10th Please shared widely on academic jobs lists. www.linkedin.com/posts/jellev...

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Our symposium on applying diffusion models is about to start at #escop25 in LT5. Looking forward to the discussions!

Heading into Sheffield for #ESCOP25 I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social W/ @cmanning.bsky.social Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking. Lot to discuss,should be a great session!

New editorial: we highlight 5 key issues with current questionnaire measures used to assess autistic sensory processing. We argue this may be limiting both research and support. Better validated and more inclusive tools are needed. Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D #AutismResearch #Autism #Research

New preprint: Open data in autism research: the views of autistic people and parents of autistic children osf.io/preprints/me... Led by @hannahhobson.bsky.social w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social Audrey Linden @cmanning.bsky.social @fsedgewick.bsky.social @lauramaycrane.bsky.social #AutRes #OpenSci

Are you neurodivergent and love theatre? We want you! Take part in a study exploring relaxed performances. See a free show this Thurs 22 May, 12:30pm (free ticket + £10 voucher) For more info and to Sign up: buff.ly/aTlEItG Deadline: Wed 21 May

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Presenting work from our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant, with @ljthomas1991.bsky.social, showing shorter non-decision times in autistic adults. Preprint of this work here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Poster presentation from my postdoc with @cmanning.bsky.social went well, thank you to everyone who came along to chat! Feeling very sleepy for the final day of #insar2025

So eager for #INSAR2025 that I've been awake and waiting since 2.30am (jetlag agh). I'll be giving a poster on perceptual decision-making using the diffusion model and links to ADHD traits on Friday 6-7PM 432.214. Hoping to chat with others interested in sensory processing, cognition etc #AutRes

Another plug for this paid opportunity for early career researchers to support Autism in our goal to publish work relevant to autistic people's quality of life We are looking for folk who can transmit autistic community priorities + who would benefit from the chance to develop editorial skills

Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice.@journalautism.bsky.social · last yr.

We are recruiting for two Advisory Editors at Autism! Deadline for expressions of interest is April 25th. For full details, please see the link journals.sagepub.com...

Excited to be presenting at this in July - a range of interesting seminars on circadian and visual neuroscience open to all #visionscience

Manuel Spitschan@mspitschan.bsky.social · last yr.

Delighted to announce this spring semester's programme for our Seminar Series "Current Topics in Circadian & Visual Neuroscience", featuring a roster of speakers discussing their cutting-edge research in vision and/or circadian rhythms. Register now! www.tscnlab.org/seminar

At @journalautism.bsky.social we are looking for 2 advisory editors (suited for academics who can provide insight into autistic community priorities): journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 25th April) and 5 action editors: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 23rd May) #AutRes

Very pleased that the Special Issue of Visual Cognition on Teaching Sensation & Perception that @ankosov.bsky.social, @juliafstrand.bsky.social and myself edited is now published in full! If you're looking for some exciting ideas about teaching #VisionScience, start here!

Visual Cognition

Teaching Sensation and Perception, Edited by Anna Kosovicheva, Julia Strand and Ben Balas. Volume 32, Issue 6 of Visual Cognition

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This is a useful new website on public loos, for autistic people, and many others. For example which ones have the dreaded-by-many 'airblade' hand dryers that sound like a jet engine taking off. Got useful info on loos? Add it. www.publictoiletinfo.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x... Do share.

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Can't make it to Monday's online webinar "Amplifying unheard voices: the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in autism research"? No problem, the webinar will be recorded. Register now & we'll let you know when the recording is available aspect.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InclusiveResearch

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Amplifying unheard voices: the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in autism research. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...

This interactive webinar will bring together researchers, an Autistic person with an intellectual disability, and a parent of an Autistic person with an intellectual disability to explore how to creat...

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Congrats to @cmanning.bsky.social & colleagues on their new paper that follows on from their talk at SLDN's launch in 2022. What are the research priorities for the dyslexia community in the UK and how do they align with previous research funding? Dyslexia, 31:e70004. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004

What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding?

Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p...

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We are recruiting for two Advisory Editors at Autism! Deadline for expressions of interest is April 25th. For full details, please see the link journals.sagepub.com...

New paper: What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding? doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004 #dyslexia

What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding?

Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p....

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Thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social for a lovely prize gala dinner this week. I'm so grateful for this prize and looking forward to hiring a postdoc to start work on it!

Do you know that Autism now accepts Registered Reports? We're proud to have published our very first! #OpenScience

Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice.@journalautism.bsky.social · last yr.

Social motor synchrony and interactive rapport in autistic, non-autistic, and mixed-neurotype dyads journals.sagepub.com...

Spanning vision science, developmental cognitive neuroscience and mathematical psychology, @cmanning.bsky.social seeks to understand individual variability in children’s perceptual decision-making abilities. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/cman...