In case you missed it: Our Autism Journal article 'The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of neurodiversity theory' is now FREE. With Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ sloth communism Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD (she/they) Dr Abs Ashley doesn't use tw*tter anymore Nick Walker / Bluesky: @dr-nicky.bsky.social 👉journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Thread about our online part-time master's of science in critical neurodiversity studies, Psychology and Learning Disability (University of Portsmouth for over 30 years), has been updated in response to inquiries from prospective students, in time for #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Tomo Tomo, an autistic occupational instructor for ppl w/ disabilities in Japan, still needs more autistic participants for his Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity student research project, w/ experience working for others (anywhere), to complete a short questionnaire on workplace acceptance👇

In honour of Autism Acceptance Day and on MSc Psychology and Learning Disability's #MyTwitterAnniversary, @portsmouthun on Instagram has shared a series of stories for five FAQs about autism addressed by our own Steven Kapp, with our strengths in teaching and research highlighted: instagram.com/stories/portsm…

Our own Emine Gurbuz (she/her) found autistic (vs non-autistic) had less expectation of being liked. Greater anticipation of rejection related to social anxiety, not autistic traits. Study suggests need to change attitudes to improve autistics' social experiences. rdcu.be/dFfZ0

Our own Steven Kapp & Emine Gurbuz (she/her) w/ Dr Chris Papadopoulos will supervise insider researcher Katie Munday Autistic & Living the Dream - Katie Munday on Economic and Social Research Council South Coast DTP-funded PhD project on inequities in health & social care experienced by gender diverse autistic adults. Welcome back University of Portsmouth Katie!

Our free paper by Harley Bruce Autistic & Living the Dream - Katie Munday Steven Kapp from Harley's MSc Psychology and Learning Disability thesis on autistic adults' experiences with gender-affirming healthcare (liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.10…) was given a 100% quality rating in a new Autism Journal review paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… 🙏

On June 6 at 4 pm BST our own Emine Gurbuz (she/her) will give a CRAE talk about her participatory research w/ Steven Kapp Beatriz Lopez & Lauren Marsh in partnership w/ autistic & non-autistic students & support staff at UK universities. To register: crae.ioe.ac.uk/events/

Please join our free, catered community event "We need to talk about autism" on 13th of June (4-7pm). We want to hear from parents, autistic people, professionals, and anyone else who is interested! Spaces are limited, so please book via shorturl.at/iCIbB UoP Dept of Psychology

Reminder to join our family friendly community event on 13th of June at 4pm! Come and discuss with us your priorities for autism research and how to best support autistic children and adults at Portsmouth UoP Dept of Psychology University of Portsmouth Register here: shorturl.at/iCIbB

Boosting one last time! Thank you all! We particularly need more non-autistic people in our sample now. Please do consider taking part or sharing with relevant people

Our MSc Psychology and Learning Disability alumni have enjoyed the MSc course on Psychology and Learning Disability (ID, autism, neurodiversity) - several are giving back to UoP Dept of Psychology. Two are giving separate talks to current PaLD students and one has lectured undergraduates on Educational Psychology.

Such a privilege to have worked on this project - identifying what kind of research matters to people with Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome & Williams syndrome and their allies. Spoiler: it’s time to reshape our research, in partnership with communities!

We are excited to announce that the long-awaited Database of Neurodivergent Researchers is now live in time for our third-year anniversary for Team #Neurodiversity (24th June). Submit your entries at bit.ly/3VvsxR1! 🧵

Vote and then join us for a wonderful evening of learning and discussion! Thank you to University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth City of Sanctuary for supporting work towards developing inclusive sport and physical active programs for forced migrants. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We are looking for neurodivergent teenagers with or without a depression diagnosis and their parents to join our study. Help us understand and measure depression better in these young people. Email us at [email protected] #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #DCD #Dyspraxia

📢Research opportunity: Autistic children's sensory experiences in school. Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity autistic student James Baggot invites autistic children (years 5-6/ages ~10-11) and their parents to take part in online interviews (30-45 min). Contact James [email protected] for information.

Today our own Emine Gurbuz (she/her) and Steven Kapp participated in a Shaping the Conversation Sandpit Event by the Raising Voices in Research team about improving health in underserved communities University of Winchester. Emine focused on Culture, Stigma and Health and Steven on health inequalities.

Our own Steven Kapp has new free neurodiversity movement papers on how views relate to the social model of disability and parents: tinyurl.com/5axk66ua, and to closeness to autistic people with intellectual disability and nonspeaking autistic people: tinyurl.com/3zdfsx9h.