Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social The voice of UK health and care services research.
🌐 https://hsruk.org/
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Martin Pratt @martinpratt.bsky.social CEO @acamh.bsky.social · Not just disseminating knowledge - fostering new understanding in child & adolescent mental health 0-25 Journals: JCPP ·JCPP Advances · CAMH www.acamhlearn.org www.acamh.org #ChildMentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased
Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social Research career development support and multidisciplinary networking opportunities for researchers and professionals working in mental health.
GROW programme for postdocs - applications open February each year
Jagdeep Wadhwa-Brown @jwadhwabrown.bsky.social PhD candidate researching the effort of authenticity & masking in autistic and non-autistic women. fNIRS | HRV/GSR | IPA. UBEL-DTP funded.
BPS Developmental Section @bpsdevsection.bsky.social News and Announcements from the BPS Developmental Psychology Section. Please also check out our website: https://www.bps.org.uk/member-networks/developmental-psychology-section
Yellow Ladybugs @yellowladybugs.bsky.social An autistic led charity changing the world. We focus on the hidden and unmet needs of #autistic girls, women and gender diverse folk. #actuallyautistic
Dr Anastasiia G Kovalenko @dr-anastasiia-says.bsky.social Behaviour change. GBV prevention. Intervention design and evaluation. Feasibility studies. Mixed-methods. Public Health, Soc Psych, Health Psych, Soc Justice. Senior Research Associate @UniofBristol, @UniofExeter. https://tinyurl.com/agkovresearch
Maintenance Phase @maintenancephase.bsky.social Wellness and weight loss, debunked and decoded. A podcast hosted by @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @yrfatfriend.bsky.social.
maintenancephase.com
patreon.com/maintenancephase
Autistic Experiences of Breast Cancer research project @aebcstudy.bsky.social Research project funded by Breast Cancer Now to explore autistic adults' experiences of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
University of Exeter
@aacvoices.bsky.social @aacvoices.bsky.social 
Tally L. Tafla @tallytafla.bsky.social Post doc researcher @ University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil.
Visiting researcher @ University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Anne V. Kirby @avkirbyphd.bsky.social #Occupationaltherapy faculty @tcd-ot.bsky.social | #research #autism #suicideprevention #healthcare. she/her
You can find my work here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Faa1OkMAAAAJ&hl=en
Emma Hayashibara (林原絵真) @ehayashibara.bsky.social ESRC-funded PhD candidate @qmul.bsky.social in partnership with @autistica.org.uk. Researching mental health disparities in neurodivergent young people through an intersectional lens. Multiply neurodivergent. (she/they) 🇯🇵🏴 phdparticipatory.org
Lizzie Shephard @lizzieshephard.bsky.social Developmental neuroscientist / psychologist interested in the perinatal period & neurodiversity affirming supports for young kids and their caregivers. https://sites.usp.br/ninalab/
@childrenofthe90s.bsky.social @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social 
Health Innovation West of England @healthinnowest.bsky.social We are putting #innovation at the heart of #healthcare.
We're reviewing whether to use this platform as an alternative to Twitter. So do follow and get in touch — the more folk we see here, the more likely we are to move!
Kelly Coburn @klcoburn.bsky.social PhD, CCC-SLP. Researching the intersection of autism, language, and identity. PI, Diverse Neurotypes Communication Lab 🦖
they/them
Charlotte Archer @charlotte-archer.bsky.social Research Fellow @ Bristol University. Mixed-methods research on primary care anxiety: labelling/diagnosis, prescribing, young adults.
Dr Amber T @ambs76.bsky.social Specialist Clinical Psychologist, NHS, special interest autism and ADHD, attachment and developmental trauma, mother, artist, and owned by a grumpy black cat
Grace @gracegiles.bsky.social Educational Psychologist in the West Midlands. Trying to ask better questions and leave things a little better than I found them.
Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre (SMRC) @salvesenresearch.bsky.social Based in The University of Edinburgh, our research is creating new knowledge about neurodiversity, linking research and practice, designing and evaluating ways to support people. In collaborative research partnership with the Scottish charity, Mindroom.
Alexandra Thompson @alexthompo.bsky.social Assistant news editor at New Scientist (health) | award-winning journo | author | irritating feminist | Taylor Swift fanatic | amateur ballerina
Suzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social Mental health and substance use researcher. Author, podcaster and blogger #SayWhyToDrugs
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Bristol @bristolbrc.bsky.social The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Bristol is led by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the University of Bristol. We're funded by @nihr.bsky.social (National Institute for Health and Care Research)
@leilahamza.bsky.social @leilahamza.bsky.social 
Richard Pender @richpender.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist and autism researcher, interested in co-production and neuroaffirming mental health care
JAMA Psychiatry @jamapsychiatry.com JAMA Psychiatry is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.
🌐 JAMAPsychiatry.com
Jodie Clarke @jodieclarke.bsky.social AuDHD, parent, researcher, author, PhD Candidate. Autism trainer, speaker & practitioner. Passionate about the autistic young person voice in experiences of autistic masking & burnout
James Cusack @jamcusack.bsky.social CEO at PSPA
Autistica @autistica.org.uk The UK's leading autism research and campaigning charity. We fund research and shape policy to create the changes autistic people want to see in the world.
Emma Nielsen @dremmanielsen.bsky.social Suicide Researcher | netECR co-founder @netecr.bsky.social | Interested in suicide prevention, patient safety, co-production and evidence-based (autism-informed) mental health care
Sarah Cassidy @sarahcassisy.bsky.social Associate Professor, University of Nottingham and proud kinship carer. Interested in autism and mental health.
Kieran Rose (The Autistic Advocate) @kieranrose.bsky.social Autistic, parent, author, consultant, trainer, speaker, and academic researcher, specialising in #AutisticMasking, Identity Development, Stigma & #AutisticBurnout
www.theautisticadvocate.com
Dr Gill Loomes-Quinn @gillloomesquinn.bsky.social Socio-legal scholar; Co-director of openjusticecourtofprotection.org; Autistic; Wheelchair-user
Here for all things #OpenJustice, #MentalCapacity #DisabilityRights, #SocialCare, and #Advocacy
Also nature, textile crafts, Irish language - and cats 🐈...
Vanessa H. Bal @vhbal.bsky.social Assoc Prof and Clinical Psychologist at Rutgers University
Jacob Vorstman @jacobvorstman.bsky.social Professor of Psychiatry at The Hospital for Sick Children / University of Toronto.
Editor in Chief of the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Neurodevelopment, (Child) Psychiatry, Genetics, The Music of Life,
Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social Neuro-Affirmative, non-profit by & for the Autistic & Neurodivergent community dedicated to advancing the human rights of #ActuallyAutistic & otherwise #Neurodivergent people
Dheeraj Rai @draipsych.bsky.social Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Autism, Mental Health research. Professor, University of Bristol
Jennifer Macko @sagewell.bsky.social Neurodivergent PhD candidate researching the intersection of mental health, disability, and sex/gender in educational spaces. Former special education teacher. Current university instructor. She/her.
#InvisibleDisabilities 👻
#FeministDisabilityStudies 📚
Alice Quinton @alicequinton.bsky.social PostDoc @ the reimagine lab, University of Oxford
My research explores how we support autistic young people's mental health
Bhisma Chakrabarti @bhisma.bsky.social Autism researcher interested in individual differences in human behaviour and brain function.
University professor by day.
UK, India
[@bhismadev on (e)X]
www.bhismalab.org
Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social Researcher interested in autism, complex support needs, language and communication.
I champion participatory, collaborative and ethical approaches to doing research better. Views my own 🙂
Jenny Gibson @drjennyg.bsky.social Academic, Bookworm & Coffee-Drinker. Prof
of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. #Neurodivergent #Play #DevLangDis 
Dr Jenny Allen @drjennyallen.bsky.social Reader in Developmental Psychopathology at the University of Bath.
Family-based Intervention for Child and Adolescent Mental Health textbook out now: http://cambridge.org/9781108706063
The M-WAY Study @mwaystudy.bsky.social Researching environmental factors that influence the Mental health and Wellbeing of Autistic Young people (M-WAY). Based at UCL
Sarah Hampton @schampton.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at UCL. Interested in neurodiversity, mental health, healthcare, mixed methods #autistic #queer she/her
Autism=Thrive @autismthrive.bsky.social Working to help autistic people and neurotypical people understand each other better so they can collaborate comfortably and thrive. Writing by G. Richard Coult.
Reesha Zahir @reeshazahir.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the M-WAY (Mental health and Wellbeing of Autistic Young people) Study | also interested in sleep problems and autism | UCL
Autistic Parents UK @autisticparentsuk.org The only national, Autistic-led charity supporting parents who are Autistic themselves, with children of any neurotype. We offer a range of peer support services, events, training and resources: https://www.autisticparentsuk.org/
Dr David Jackson-Perry @davidjackson-perry.bsky.social Late-diagnosed as an academic | Honorary Lecturer Neurodiversity @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social | HIV @Lausanne University Hospital | Queerhood | Intensely interested in failure, but will it last...?
Molly Pascoe - they/them 🏳️🌈 @mollypascoe67.bsky.social PhD Student at U of T & CAMH studying autism and gender diversity - committed to amplifying autistic voices through discourse and research
🧠♾️🏳️⚧️
Catherine Lawton @cat-lawton.bsky.social ESRC-funded PhD researcher at King’s College London. Passionate about impacting the well-being of autistic children and young people with high functional and communication support needs in schools and the community. She/her.
Hannah Morton @hannahmorton.bsky.social Assistant Professor • Autism Intersectionality and Mental health outcomes (AIM) Lab • #ActuallyAutistic • #AuDHD
🌈👶🏼🐕🏋🏻♀️
Clare Harrop @clareharrop-phd.bsky.social Autism in Females.
New here.....
Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social Postdoc 🧠 researcher at Edinburgh Uni Med School CCBS (with a cool side job 🎥🎬)
| Aphantasia / Hyperphantasia / Autism / Bilingualism
| Science Communication
| faceblind girl w a confusing 1st name & unbelievable middle name 🧝♀️
📍🏴 from 🇫🇷🇪🇸 | 🍉
EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social Experimental Psychological Research on Autism @ Ghent University
/ Experimenteel Psychologisch Onderzoek Rond Autisme aan de UGent
Dutch: https://www.ugent.be/pp/nl/onderzoek/explora
English: https://www.ugent.be/pp/en/research/explora
George Watts @autgeek.bsky.social Autistic self-advocate, PhD student, parent to autistic kids. Happily obsessed with all things autistic. They/she.
Felicity Sedgewick @fsedgewick.bsky.social Autism and neurodiversity researcher at the University of Bristol. Interested in gender, relationships, mental health, masking, and higher education (sometimes all at once)
Samuel Tromans @samueljtromans.bsky.social Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Uni of Leicester + Consultant Intellectual Disability Psychiatrist at LPT (NHS).
Interests: autism, learning disability + mental health.
Academic sec of RCPsych ID Faculty + NDPSIG.
https://le.ac.uk/people/sam-tromans
Cat Hughes @naturetable.bsky.social Expert dog-petter. AuDHDer. Bookworm. hEDS.
She/her.
Researcher at Middletown Centre for Autism.
Opinions are my own. 
Dr Karri Gillespie-Smith @karri-g-smith.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh. Views my own. Scheme graduate. Autism, trauma, learning disabilities, social cognition and mental health.
Dr Fiona Gullon-Scott @figullonscott.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist & Programme Director DclinPsy Newcastle University UK. Autism researcher and consultant, passionate about understanding, EDI, and rights for neurodivergent people. Neurodivergent ally. Biker & Hiker in my free time. Views are my own.
Katie Munday @kmunday.bsky.social 3rd year PhD student,
Community research,
Trans Autistic joy 🌈♾️
https://autisticltd.co.uk/
They / he
Dr Melissa Gilbert (she/her) @drmelissagilbert.bsky.social Academic - Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University | Socialist | AuDHDer | Disabled | Nerd | Board gamer | Coffee addict | Foodie | Embroiderer | crocheter | AFOL and alternatives
On unceded Wurundjeri land
Views are my own
Jane Mantzalas @janemantzalas.bsky.social Mum, cat lady, Swiftie. 🫶🏻 PhD candidate at OTARC, LaTrobe University, Melbourne. Researching #AutisticBurnout. All views my own.
Victoria Newell @victorianewell.bsky.social Research Associate @ University of Sheffield | Autism researcher in mental health, suicidality, self-harm & stigma | Passionate about coproduction & improving outcomes for autistic people | she/her 📚🧠
Dr Myrofora (Myrto) Kakoulidou @myrtokakoulidou.bsky.social Research Fellow, UCL Research Department of Primary Care & Population Health
Deputy Director of UCL's GRRAND
Interested in neurodiversity, mental health, education & participatory research. Views my own.
Personal website: https://www.myrtokakoulidou.com/
Dr Emma Jenks @emmajenks.bsky.social Lecturer at the University of Bristol, with research interests in neurodiversity and inclusive education 😊
Fungayi @fungayi.bsky.social PhD student at University of Birmingham exploring the experiences of Black autistic adults, particularly those from African backgrounds, in accessing and using autism services in the UK
Jiedi Lei @jiedilei.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist, Paul Foundation Clinical Research Fellow, NIHR Senior Research Fellow @University of Oxford - TOPIC. Research interests: identifying strengths, supporting wellbeing, improving psychological treatment for mental health in autism.
ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health @acamh.bsky.social We are delighted to announce the launch of #ACAMHLearn - our innovative #OpenAccess resource, bringing together specially commissioned videos from world-leading experts in the field of #CYPMentalHealth. Visit https://bit.ly/3AV958F to learn more!
Autism in Adulthood @autisminadulthood.bsky.social Autism in Adulthood is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research & scholarship on the most pressing issues affecting autistic adults. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/AUA
EIC: @cnicolaidis.bsky.social
Social Media Editors: @avanicole23.bsky.social
National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) @thencmh.bsky.social Cardiff University, Swansea University and Bangor University exploring the causes of mental health conditions. Funded by Health and Care Research Wales.
Help us make a difference.
https://www.ncmh.info/help-with-research/
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre @olgatennisonautism.bsky.social Australia's first autism research centre, located at La Trobe University, Melbourne/Naarm. Leading neuro-inclusive research.
Jeroen Dewinter @jeroendewinter.bsky.social clinical psychologist & clinical manager of the Child and Adolescent Unit of @GGzE , PhD @TilburgU_Tranzo studying autism, sexuality & wellbeing
Ella Rhodes @ellarhodespsych.bsky.social Journalist at The Psychologist magazine (https://bsky.app/profile/psychmag.bsky.social).
Occasional host of the Research Digest PsychCrunch podcast (https://bsky.app/profile/researchdigest.bsky.social).
it's tom! @tomaxhull.bsky.social Brighton/Techne PhD researcher, writing creatively/critically about 19th century gender roles, medicine, and the surgeon James Barry through a queer and decolonial lens. he/him.
Naomi Warne @nmwarne.bsky.social Prudence Trust/EBI Fellow | Uni of Bristol
Create for Confidence Project Lead 🎨🏫
Young people’s mental health | co-production | epidemiology | arts and culture | schools
Ilse Noens @ilsenoens.bsky.social Professor at KULeuven, chair of Leuven Autism Research (LAuRes) and the Academic Collaborative Centre for Autism (ACCA). Passionate about participatory and neurodiversity-affirmative research, care, and education.
Monique Botha @drmbothapsych.bsky.social Autistic and ADHD researcher focusing on minority stress, meta-science, and dehumanization of neurodivergent people in science and research. Big believer in #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Developmental Psychology in Education @dpie-uoe.bsky.social Group of Psychologists at Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, with a combined interest in understanding & supporting the development, learning and wellbeing of children.
Orla Putnam, PhD @orlaputnam.bsky.social Queer, autistic researcher studying social communication (pragmatic language, prosody) and sex/gender differences in autism 🌈
📍 Postdoc at Boston University
🧶 Usually knitting!
👩💻 www.orlaputnam.com
Dr Elizabeth M Weir @elizabethmweir.bsky.social Research Associate at ARC & Bye Fellow at Queens’ College, University of Cambridge. Interested in health, healthcare, education, & employment of autistic teens & adults
Dr Hannah Hobson @hannahhobson.bsky.social Director of the York EMERALD Lab, researching language and emotional health, DLD and autism. Based at Uni of York.
Elizabeth Blackwell Institute @ebibristol.bsky.social Interdisciplinary health research institute at the University of Bristol. We drive innovation in research to improve health for all.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/blackwell/
Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social Jean Golding Institute - a hub for data and AI @bristoluni.bsky.social
Visit our website at http://bristol.ac.uk/golding
Find us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/jgibristol
Group for Research in Relationships And NeuroDiversity - GRRAND @grrand-team.bsky.social We conduct research on topics that matter to neurodivergent people and their allies, through working in collaboration with #autistic and #adhd people with or without learning disabilities and syndromes. Our group is based at UCL's Brain Sciences.
Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social Centre for Research in Inclusion (CRI) at the University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Co-directors @vstrogilos.bsky.social & @achalagupta.bsky.social
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/centre-for-research-in-inclusion
Dr. Heather M Brown @thriving-w-autism.bsky.social Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
Autistic autism researcher
www.aidanlab.ca
Iliana Magiati @ilianamagiati.bsky.social Associate Professor @ UWA, on Whadjuk Noongar land (Perth, Western Australia), autism researcher, course co-ordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Autism Diagnosis
Rachael Davis @drrachaeldavis.bsky.social Developmental psychologist & senior lecturer.
Mostly talking about neurodivergence, education, cognition, bilingualism.
Editor @journalautism.bsky.social
AT-Autism @at-autism.bsky.social Neuro-affirmative, non-profit autism NGO & network. Partnership of autistic and non-autistic experts. UK/international. CPD training/clinical/consultancy/events/prog evaluation- Synergy & SPELL: Proud members of @autismeurope.bsky.social
National Autism Implementation Team @naitscotland.bsky.social www.nait.scot
Researchers and practitioners focussed on the implementation of evidence informed and neuro-affirming practice in Scotland, across sectors. A small multi-disciplinary team funded by Scottish Government 🏴
House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee @hlautismactcom.parliament.uk News & information from the Lords Committee on the Autism Act 2009. Produced by staff on behalf of the committee. The committee has now completed its work.
LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social Lived experience of EAting Disorders In Neurodivergent and Gender-diverse people (LEADING) Study
https://linktr.ee/leading_study
Lorcan Kenny @lorcankenny.bsky.social Disability policy researcher with background in autism and health. My own views
Eleanor Palser @eleanorpalser.bsky.social Assistant Professor | Dyspraxic | Welsh | We study the mental health needs of neurodivergent people
Dr Emily Grossman 🧬✍️🎤✊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♾️🐱 @dremilygrossman.bsky.social Award-winning science communicator, bestselling author, TV personality & co-founder of Scientists for XR - making STEM fun, fighting misinformation & advocating for diversity.
AuDHD, she/her
2x TEDx speaker, 4x cat lover
www.emilygrossman.co.uk
Dr Keren MacLennan @kerenmaclennan.bsky.social 👩🔬 Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
📚 Researching sensory experiences and inclusive spaces for Autistic and Neurodivergent people (she/her)