Sarah Cassidy
@sarah_nottsuni
Associate Professor and Proud Kinship Carer, University of Nottingham. Interested in autism and mental health. All views are my own.
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https://sites.google.com/view/mentalhealthinautism 26-06-2014 18:34:23
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New paper! “Feasibility and acceptability of autism adapted safety plans: an external pilot randomised controlled trial” available free: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science Autism Adapted Safety Plans study National Institute for Health and Care Research 1/5
Great to see this paper out - led by Jacqui Rodgers & Sarah Cassidy. Working with autistic adults, we modified and tested the feasibility & acceptability of an adapted safety plan Yes, progression criteria for full trial were met
ICYMI New paper describing the first #suicideprevention intervention adapted in partnership with #autistic people - Autism Adapted Safety Plans. Part of the new Department of Health and Social Care suicide prevention strategy action plan. Thanks to all our supporters 🙏 Details in thread below👇
A new suicide prevention intervention developed specifically for autistic adults has been trialled as part of a programme of research to identify ways to reduce suicide and self-harm amongst autistic people Nottingham Uni Psychology #Autism Full story here: tinyurl.com/4etmsewc
📍A new suicide prevention intervention developed for autistic adults has been trialled by Sarah Cassidy and other experts - as part of a programme of research - to identify ways to reduce suicide and self-harm amongst autistic people. Full story: nottingham.ac.uk/news/first-tri…
Amazing news and so proud to be an editor for the journal Autism In Adulthood since the beginning and see it grow and the positive impact it has had under the leadership of Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH!
New paper led by Dr Blandine French “Going Through Life on Hard Mode”—The Experience of Late Diagnosis of Autism and/or ADHD: A Qualitative Study” Available free for 30 days here: tinyurl.com/59rp6nzm
#Autistic people and #suicidality: Victoria Newell discusses her PhD research & findings of a large-scale research review of suicidality in autistic people. #MentalHealth Sarah Cassidy Autistica Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN Economic and Social Research Council Mental Health Autism Rethink Mental Illness autism.org.uk/advice-and-gui…
The podcast episode on Consequences of Societal Exclusion: Mental Health and Autism in Series 1 of #NottsPsychPod has a short brief spotlighting the research with a call to action to promote meaningful change. Read: nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/36871471 Listen to ep: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/notts…
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, a reminder that autistic people are more at risk of suicide & self harm than non-autistic people If this affects you or someone you care for, pls see Sarah Cassidy's Mental Health in Autism website for info & resources sites.google.com/view/mentalhea…
My amazing PhD student Victoria Newell has developed a new #selfharm with and for #autistic adults. We need help from #autistic adults (diagnosed and self-identifying) to develop and refine this new tool! Further info on how to take part in the tweet below ...
Data integrity issue in online studies We report Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN experiences in participant misrepresentation across 8 case studies & discuss mitigations to consider in online research going forward. We hope to increase awareness of the issue, and support others. Full text ⬇️
My amazing PhD student Victoria Newell has developed a new #selfharm assessment tool with and for #autistic adults. We need #autistic adults (diagnosed and self-identifying) to help us develop and refine this new tool! Further info on how to take part in the tweet below ...