Delighted to have our AutMenopause research on #Autistic #menopause featured in this review - for more information on our 3-phase international research study see: autisticmenopause.com
#neurodivergence
#perimenopause

“When we are assumed to be incapable of understanding language, no effort is then made to provide us access to robust, language-based AAC that would allow us to prove otherwise.” Jordyn Zimmerman on SLPs as communication gatekeepers, at CommunicationFIRST:

communicationfirst.org/slps-as-aac-ga… #autism

Interesting report here about #Neurodivergent #Graduates and their integration into the #Workplace

“One of the things I find most frustrating […] is that people always say they want someone who thinks outside the box, but they don’t.”

#Neurodiversity #DEI

The latest paper from my PhD is now online! We comprehensively tested the psychometric properties of the @AASPIRE Autistic Burnout Measure and assessed its utility as a screening tool for #AutisticBurnout doi.org/10.1002/aur.31…
@OTARC Amanda Richdale

President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Lade Smith CBE has responded to the Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride’s comments on plans to reform the disability benefits system, in the media today. shorturl.at/iMQT2

Thank you Alexis Quinn Unbroken for sharing your appalling experiences with Victoria Derbyshire & for all your work promoting change 👏

Alexis is speaking tomorrow 30th April at the #NATPmentalhealth conference alongside Ann Memmott PgC MA 🌈 (She/They) Elaine Mcgreevy AT-Autism 👇

annafreud.org/training/healt…

Yesterday on the 5th Birthday of our Autistic Med Students group we remembered Braden Peters - our founding member who sadly passed away

Thank you Braden - you are not forgotten

Thanks to Braden’s family for agreeing this public post

Join us via the Facebook link or website

NHS Practitioner Health Zaid (زيد) The BMJ Frontline19 Thank you Zaid (زيد) Clare Gerada & NHS Practitioner Health 👏

Please see our open letter & research👇
We’re delighted funding is extended but very concerned for the future for ND staff, with even higher rates of MH issues & confidentiality concerns

autisticdoctorsinternational.com/reports%2Flett…

Thank you Conor Davidson for all your hard work

Neither autism nor any co-occurring mental health conditions should be missed, or assumed to ‘just be part of autism’
Equitable access & autism adapted management needed too as you’ve said before

rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…

Looking forward to presenting a new #autistic awebinar tomorrow! If you want to know more about what the new suicide prevention strategy means for #autistic people and be involved in the next steps then come to this free online webinar. Register below 👇

Autism in Intensive Care - for both autistic patients & autistic staff by our ICU Lead Rosie Baruah 👏

BACCN 💙 ICUsteps ESICM Sheila Myatra WFICC criticalcarerecovery SCCM Karen E. A. Burns Canadian Critical Care Society CICM Daniele Bryden SICS FICMNews Intensive Care Society 💙 National Autistic Society

Our own Dr Sam Porter Sam Porter is speaking about supporting neurodivergent women in the perinatal period at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Grand Round 👏

25th April 4-5.30pm Online
Free to RCPsych members

#Autism #Healthcare #Pregnancy #AutisticMotherhood

rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confere…

Our peer reviewed article on Autistic experiences of menopause and midlife now published! ChristineJenkinsAutisticResearcher Rose Matthews Miranda Brady Julie Turner-Cobb Autism Journal
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

I spoke to Saima Iqbal for Science News about my career, how I think we should be doing Autism research, and how my Wellcome fellowship allows me to do lovely participatory Autism research.

#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #ActuallyAutistic

sciencenews.org/article/aimee-…

Delighted to see that funding for NHS Practitioner Health has now been extended for secondary care staff for 12 months 👏
Need will obviously continue way beyond this.

See our open letter 👇
autisticdoctorsinternational.com/reports%2Flett…

Thank you Dr Navina Evans

Our open letter to Victoria Atkins &
Amanda Pritchard regarding the termination of secondary care staff referrals to NHS Practitioner Health

autisticdoctorsinternational.com/reports%2Flett…

It’s our 5th birthday! 🎂🥳🎈

Huge thanks to our founder Mary Doherty & Seb Shaw (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 for such wide reaching research, our Leads, everyone involved publicly & behind the scenes, & to all of our members for fantastic support within the peer groups 👏

autisticdoctorsinternational.com

Looking forward to sharing Autistic SPACE Project & barriers to healthcare data with another group of psychiatrists committed to learning about #autism
then joining BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles for a Q&A on #AutisticHealthcare
National Autism Training Program for Psychiatrists
NDP SIG

Great CRAE hosts and a jam packed annual lecture by Mary Doherty 👏

Recording 👇

Huge thanks Brian Irvine & Anna Remington

m.youtube.com/watch?v=4O7SaR…