@dramypearson.bsky.social from our @durhampsych.bsky.social is part of a research team exploring terminology associated with different forms of neurodivergence. Find out more about their work 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur... #autism #adhd #dyslexia #neurodiversity #psychology
Amy Pearson
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Autistic autism researcher. Dev psych. Masking, relationships, stigma. She/her.
Dr Amy Pearson, a leading autistic psychologist at the University of Durham, shares her insights into the challenges of neurodiversity. www.creativeconversation.org/video-librar...
Neurodiversity – learning, understanding, flourishing
Dr Amy Pearson, a leading autistic psychologist at the University of Durham, shares her insights into the challenges of neurodiversity.
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Hey All- we are deep in the swing of data collection season for our MSc, and some of the students are looking for autistic/ADHD adults for a study (see poster below). Please share if you can.
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
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🔊Final call to join our research study exploring how Autistic adults use dating apps & websites. Study closes Friday 20 June. Your input can help us create resources to support safe & positive online dating for Autistic people. Anonymous 15-min survey: griffithuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🚨New study alert! If you have 15 mins to spare, PLEASE consider taking part in our study about autistic experiences of online dating. We'd love to hear from you!
🔊Final call to join our research study exploring how Autistic adults use dating apps & websites. Study closes Friday 20 June. Your input can help us create resources to support safe & positive online dating for Autistic people. Anonymous 15-min survey: griffithuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please take part in our study! Neurodivergent, neurotypical - all are welcome!
New study! We are looking for anyone (aged 18 years+) who attends live music to share their experiences so we can understand how to make live music more inclusive. Please complete this ~30min online survey: lnkd.in/e-52MrAr #neurodiversity #music #neurodivergent #inclusion #accessibility #EDI
It's been such a delight to host @elizafricker.bsky.social and our amazing comics and autism team this week! Looking forward to working with you again in the autumn 🙏
My heart and head are full after my stay at Cambridge University. This week I was invited back to finish our project on comics and autism. The conversations and explorations were brilliant and mind expanding.
🌟 Olatunde Spence is our Neuro-Affirming Neurodivergent Practitioner of the Week🌟 They are registered in our international Neurodivergent Practitioners Directory - free to list for practitioners & free to explore for clients. Find out more: neurodivergentpractitioners.org/listing/olat...
New paper🚨, by the wonderful @jialingli.bsky.social! Extended relatives play an important role in caring for autistic people, but this is often overlooked in policy and intervention research. Our systematic review of qualitative studies synthesises findings from 42 studies doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Chapter 7 outlines how to share research (hint: you start BEFORE the research has even begun!), including discussing the various ethical and practical issues that arise regarding the dissemination of research data and findings www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
7. Sharing your research
This chapter outlines the various ethical and practical issues that arise regarding the dissemination of research data and findings. Our aim is to outline best practices for sharing research on childh...
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When there are no words, we’d better find some… Chartered Psychologist Dr Aspa Paltoglou on the responsibility of Psychologists to care about and speak up for the Palestinian people, through a book review. @khawlabadwan.bsky.social @alisonphipps.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Exciting new CFP for a Special Issue of the OA journal, 'Neurodiversity' thinking through the critical turn(s) in #neurodiversity studies across the arts, humanities & social sciences. Editors @ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social @danielpjones.bsky.social & @dramypearson.bsky.social
I’m so excited to share that our call for papers for a special issue of ‘ #Neurodiversity’ is now live! We’re looking for papers, podcasts, videos (and more) that align with the critical turn in #ND studies! 🤩 @ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...
Today I presented study by Bethany Fearon, who I supervised for @uoppald.bsky.social w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social's support, at Portsmouth Uni's Exploring Childhood and Youth: A Cross-Disciplinary Hybrid Symposium. See thread summarising, & access to, our @autisminadulthood.bsky.social paper below.
@drstevenkapp.bsky.social presented on behalf of supervisee Bethany Fearon regarding her @uoppald.bsky.social MSc-turned-paper w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social on autistic ppl assigned female at birth's experiences of puberty & adolescence (free copy here): researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publicati... 1/
@drstevenkapp.bsky.social presented on behalf of supervisee Bethany Fearon regarding her @uoppald.bsky.social MSc-turned-paper w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social on autistic ppl assigned female at birth's experiences of puberty & adolescence (free copy here): researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publicati... 1/
Exploring the social and emotional impact of puberty and adolescence on autistic people assigned female at birth
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My #SoNeAtLab @universityofessex.bsky.social is hiring a #PostDoc. Fully funded 2-year position from 01.10.2025. Application deadline: 01.06.2025. Longitudinal #fNIRS #hyperscanning project in #parents & #children. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMX778/p... #neuroskyence #DevSci #DevPsy #PsychSciSky #CogSci
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Our new study is investigating how Autistic adults use dating apps and websites. We invite Autistic adults who have used an app or website to try and meet a romantic or intimate partner to share their experiences. Complete the anonymous 15-min survey: griffithuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Deadline for the @bpsdevsection.bsky.social Annual Conference has been extended! Submit by the 29th April! We look forward to welcoming you @royalholloway.bsky.social for a free day of workshops on the 9th Sept, followed by two days of great talks the 10-11th Sept! www.bps.org.uk/event/develo...
Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference 2025 | BPS
The BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference 2025 is a 2 day conference of knowledge exchange for academics and practitioners working in the field of Developmental Psychology.
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There is still time to submit your abstract for the BPS Developmental Section Conference which will take place at Royal Holloway, University of London, from 10th-11th September 2025. Check out the conference website for more information bpsdev.org.uk
It is a delight to see so many Disability & Neurodiversity Studies co-signatures - we need a D& ND St Against Transphobia!
STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia' Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29 Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...
Autistic participants needed: Exploring the experiences of victimisation and the CJS among autistic adults and welcomes your suggestions for improving practice. Click the link for more information and survey access: shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please share with your networks
Honestly I cannot recommend this #Podcast enough This episode with @dramypearson.bsky.social #NeurotypicalsDoNOTJuggleChainsaws podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Special Guest: Dr. Amy Pearson Part 1
Podcast Episode · Neurotypicals Don't Juggle Chainsaws · 10/04/2025 · Bonus · 31m
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Learn about our MSc in Developmental Psychopathology (soon to be called MSc in Neurodiversity and Development). Meet current students and PG recruitment: Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 6.30pm - 7pm (BST/GMT+1) and Wednesday 28 May 2025 at 11.30am - 12pm (BST/GMT+1). Book here: tinyurl.com/b2v5m7uk
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Hot off the press - Open Access article: Dis/ableist criminology and domestic colonisation: conceptualising disabled people’s experience of hate and home-based violence DU authors: Sociology's Stephen J. MacDonald and Catherine Donovan www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Patrick is still looking for participants if you are able to take part. pbs.twimg.com/media/GWFCTh...
New @autisminadulthood.bsky.social paper - Beth Fearon's @uoppald.bsky.social MSc supervised by our own @drstevenkapp.bsky.social with @dramypearson.bsky.social: "Exploring the social emotional impact of puberty and adolescence on autistic people assigned female at birth". Free for now - see below
New @autisminadulthood.bsky.social paper: social and emotional impact of puberty and adolescence on autistic people assigned female at birth. Beth Fearon's @uoppald.bsky.social MSc thesis supervised by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social with @dramypearson.bsky.social. Free: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
New paper by my supervisee Beth Fearon from her @uoppald.bsky.social MSc thesis on the social and emotional impacts of puberty and adolescence on autistic people assigned female at birth with @dramypearson.bsky.social, a great collaborator for dealing with sensitive issues of victimisation & beyond
New @autisminadulthood.bsky.social paper: social and emotional impact of puberty and adolescence on autistic people assigned female at birth. Beth Fearon's @uoppald.bsky.social MSc thesis supervised by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social with @dramypearson.bsky.social. Free: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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New @autisminadulthood.bsky.social paper: social and emotional impact of puberty and adolescence on autistic people assigned female at birth. Beth Fearon's @uoppald.bsky.social MSc thesis supervised by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social with @dramypearson.bsky.social. Free: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Over 3400 views in 11 weeks of our latest #AutRes paper. #Menopause is finally getting attention. #EndTheStigma Here’s a free PDF— Original version below.
“Struggling for Years” survey Autistic menopause Dec 2024 | Christine A Jenkins
The free PDF version of our Phase 3 research, the international survey of 508 people on Autistic menopause. #AutRes #ResearchAutisticsWant #Menopause #AuDHD
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