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Alex Griffin
@aegriffcogneuro.bsky.social
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Second Year PhD student at Kings College London 🧑‍🔬
Interested in PDA, autism and cognition 🧠
#actuallyautistic #audhd
Non-binary scientist (they/them)
On other things @aegriffcogneuro(@mastodon.world)
May also post about TTRPGs, the NFL 🐬 and Nintendo
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Alex Griffin @aegriffcogneuro.bsky.social · Jun 3
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Larysa Zasiekina, @sjblakemore.bsky.social‬, Iryna Hlova, @bignardi.bsky.social‬ and I investigated the prevalence of PTSD in adolescents who have experienced war.
Our systematic review and meta-analysis is linked below, but read on for highlights… 🧵
doi.org/10.1080/2000...
Prevalence of war-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder is common in civilians who are currently experiencing, or who have experienced, war. Most previous studies have focused on adult populations and, despite t...
doi.org
aegriffcogneuro.bsky.social
New academic year = more wonderful ARCH talks!
Really looking forward to hearing about this interesting and valuable work. Come along if you can, and also get in touch if you have some work you'd like to share with us too 👀
respectlabkcl.bsky.social Re:Spect Lab KCL @respectlabkcl.bsky.social · Oct 1
📣The ARCH seminar is back!
Join us on October 22nd to hear from Nell Fahey (with introduction from Dr Gavin Stewart) about their work on the social experiences of middle-aged and older autistic adults.
More info on our mailout - sign up and get tickets @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...
This is a poster advertising the ARCH (or Autism Research) Seminar Series. This talk takes place on the 22nd of October, 2025, at 2pm on Zoom. The talk is being given by Nell Fahey, who uses she and her pronouns, and is an MSc graduate from King's College London. She is being introduced by Dr Gavin Stewart, who uses he and him pronouns, and is a senior research fellow at King's College London. The talk title is "Exploring the Social Experiences of Autistic Adults in Midlife and Old Age: a co-produced qualitative study". The abstract reads "Being connected to other people and having good access to social support are often linked to a better quality of life as we get older. However, autistic people often experience barriers to being socially connected. Our co-produced study set out to explore the social experiences of middle-aged and older autistic adults, with a particular focus on the types of social connections they would like as they age. We interviewed 33 autistic people in midlife and old age and conducted a reflexive thematic analysis of their responses. Our findings highlighted the varying impact that ageing can have on people’s social experiences and suggest that social motivations and barriers to social interaction may differ for autistic adults in midlife compared with those in old age. In this talk, we will describe our co-production process and highlight these key findings and what they mean for autistic people."
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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lilysmythe.bsky.social
🧠 New study at KCL looking for volunteers with both #FND and #Autism to take part in an interview sharing your experiences!

- 15 minute survey followed by a 1 hour interview

Interested?
✉️ Please message me: lily.smythe@kcl.ac.uk

Thanks for sharing!
August 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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respectlabkcl.bsky.social
🚨 TODAY! 🚨

Eunhee Kim, a PhD student from Bournemouth University, is presenting her research on health and wellbeing in menopause in autistic and non-autistic people. This is our last talk of the academic year: we hope to see you there!

Tickets can be found at: t.co/K5ZlvIs5YS
This is a poster advertising the Autism Research Seminar Series, or ARCH. The talk takes place on the first of July, 2025, at 2pm on Zoom. The talk speaker is Eunhee Kim, a PhD student from Bournemouth university. The talk title is: Understanding health and wellbeing during menopause: A longitudinal comparison study between autistic and non-autistic people. The abstract is: We examined whether menopause representations (thoughts, beliefs and feelings about menopause) are associated with menopausal symptoms, quality of life and mental health in autistic and non-autistic people over one month. We found that autistic participants consistently showed negative menopause representations, which predicted more severe symptoms (menopausal, depressive, anxiety) and lower quality of life. These outcomes can contribute to improving awareness of menopause in the autistic population and developing autism-specific support for menopause.
July 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
aegriffcogneuro.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Larysa Zasiekina, @sjblakemore.bsky.social‬, Iryna Hlova, @bignardi.bsky.social‬ and I investigated the prevalence of PTSD in adolescents who have experienced war.
Our systematic review and meta-analysis is linked below, but read on for highlights… 🧵
doi.org/10.1080/2000...
Prevalence of war-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder is common in civilians who are currently experiencing, or who have experienced, war. Most previous studies have focused on adult populations and, despite t...
doi.org
June 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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duncanastle.bsky.social
Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...
Funded PhD opportunity.pdf
drive.google.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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respectlabkcl.bsky.social
🚨May Talk Announcement!🚨
Join us on May 28th at 2PM to hear Kayleigh Doyle (@kayleighdoyle.bsky.social) discuss her PhD work looking at using the creative arts to teach autistic students.
Tickets are available at eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...
We hope to see you there!
This is a poster advertising the Autism Research Seminar Series, or ARCH. This talk is called "Creative arts-based pegagogy (CABP) with autistic students: co-producing a manifesto", and is delivered by Kayleigh Doyle, a PhD student at the University of York. The talk will take place on May 28th at 2pm on Zoom. The talk abstract reads: "In this research, I explore how autistic young people and teachers feel about using the creative arts to teach autistic students in mainstream schools, and what they perceive to be barriers and facilitators. In this talk, I will briefly touch upon the findings from two systematic reviews, before discussing the findings from two empirical studies, a teacher questionnaire and student interviews. I will finish by outlining the planned next steps, a co-production workshop with the aim to develop a co-produced "creative arts-based pedagogy manifesto"."
April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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respectlabkcl.bsky.social
📢April Talk Announcement 📢

Join us on April 16th to see @lomasresearch.bsky.social discuss his PhD research exploring the usefulness of Theory of Mind in pedagogy.

Tickets can be found here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...

We hope to see you there!
This poster is advertising the Autism Research Seminar Series, or ARCH. The talk will be given by Matthew Lomas, a PhD student at the University of Exeter. The talk will take place on April 16th, 2025, at 2pm and on Zoom. The talk title reads "How Important is Theory of Mind to Human Pedagogy?". The talk abstract reads "The ecological dominance of humans has been often suggested as being underlined by our capacity for pedagogy (i.e. teaching), but the mechanisms the enable us to transfer knowledge effectively are not well understood. Theory of Mind (ToM, i.e. the capacity to consider the minds of others) has typically been framed as human’s “silver bullet”, however empirical research is lacking and this position is contradicted by accounts of teaching by neuro-divergent people, and studies of non-human teaching. This presentation will discuss research which seeks to evidence questions about the role of ToM in human pedagogy, using experimental designs that aim to contrast and characterise Autistic and non-Autistic approaches to teaching."
March 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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alannajshand.bsky.social
📣Recruiting autistic adults for a 20min survey📣

We're exploring how autistic people use their strengths to manage differences. Participants must:

✅Self-identify as #autistic OR have an #autism diagnosis
✅18 yrs+
✅Speak English

Take part in our #AutismResearch 👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
March 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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respectlabkcl.bsky.social
🎙️SPEAKER CHANGE!🎙️
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this month's talk will now be given by
@sophphillips32.bsky.social, and will be on her research on autistic women's experiences of higher education.
Tickets are still available through eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...
We hope to see you there!
This is a poster advertising the Autism Research Seminar Series, or ARCH. The next talk will be on the 26th of March, 2025, at 14:00 and on zoom. The speaker is Dr Sophie Phillips, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Sheffield. The title of the talk is "autistic women's experiences of higher education". The abstract is "This talk focuses on research from my PhD considering autistic women's experiences of university alongside my own experiences of postgraduate study as an autistic woman. It explores topics such as conferences and belonging".
March 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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berengeredigard.bsky.social
📣 My dissertation students Freya & Lauren are doing cool intersectional research on #aphantasia / #hyperphantasia & #autism, testing a task to make it easier for people to join research online.

If you're one or several of the above (or none), please go to edin.ac/4h1ghPU or get in touch w them!

TY
portrait recruitment flyer with a dark grey background and 3 large coloured text boxes (dark yellow, forest green, dark orange) with rounded corners arranged from the top (largest box) to the bottom (smallest box) of the flyer, slightly overlapping. There is the University of Edinburgh logo in the top right corner, a QR code in the bottom left corner, and 3 coloured drawings of brains (viewed from the top, same colours as the boxes) in lightbulbs. There are 3 drawings representing light strings, with a black line and light yellow circles below the line, stretched diagonally between the boxes and lightbulbs. The top box (yellow) includes the title in dark grey "Aphantasia & Autism", with additional information in white "We want to explore your social cognition — how you understand others’ cognition—how you understand others’ thoughts and feelings — focusing specifically on visual perspective-taking: seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. YOUR INSIGHTS ARE VALUABLE!". Below, the green box details the inclusion criteria in dark grey "Participants: are you over the age of 16? do you struggle to make mental images or visualise things? and/or do you have a clinical ASD diagnosis or self-identify as autistic? Then you could be perfect for our study!". The final box (orange) indicates how to join the study "Follow the link or scan the QR code to find the questionnaire and get the chance of win a £10 voucher! https://edin.ac/4h1ghPU For more information or to get in touch, email us at s2052225@ed.ac.uk".
February 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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respectlabkcl.bsky.social
📣New talk announcement 📣
The next ARCH talk will be held at 2pm, March 26th, with Ashlea Cromby talking about her work on autistic communication via memes!
Tickets can be found @ t.co/K5ZlvIsDOq
The poster advertises the Autism Research (or ARCH) seminar series. This talk is taking place on the 26th of March, 2025, at 2pm, and will take place on zoom. The speaker is Ashlea Cromby, a PhD student from the University of East London. The title of the talk is "Meme-Ingful Communications". The abstract reads as follows: "This study explores how autistic individuals use internet memes to communicate and express their identities. Using a qualitative, participatory approach, data were gathered from n=31 participants across three private Facebook groups, resulting in n=436 memes and n=986 comments. Semiotic analysis revealed themes such as Social Cues, Social Burnout, and Dark Humour, highlighting how memes convey complex social experiences and emotions. The findings challenge deficit-based views of autistic communication, illustrating how memes serve as powerful tools for sharing experiences, expressing identity, and challenging stereotypes in the online space."
February 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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ephoughton.bsky.social
This video sheds light on how autism often goes unnoticed in girls due to masking & stereotypes. Such an important, informative video

📹 Watch, share, & join the conversation

youtu.be/GVrq9EL0mzg?...

#AutismAwareness #Neurodiversity #AutisticGirls #Edpsychs #Edusky
Autistic Girls Network subtitles
YouTube video by Autistic Girls Network
youtu.be
February 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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francesryan.bsky.social
For the last 5 months, I’ve spoken to Rosy as she’s fought for care. MND means she needs a ventilator and feeding tube and yet she has been denied 24/7 carers. Rosy is now losing her voice but wants to speak out. We should all listen.

In today’s @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan
Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet for hours a day she is being left completely alone, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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respectlabkcl.bsky.social
📣February 19th! Come join us to hear about the PhD work by @ninadanon.bsky.social on musical neuroqueering.
The next ARCH talk will be held at 2pm, February 19th, and tickets can be found @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...
This is a poster advertising the Autism Research (ARCH) Seminar Series. The talk is called "Composing Neurodivergence: A Musical Neuroqueering Journey", and is delivered by Nina Danon, a PhD student at Goldsmiths, University of London. The seminar will be held on the 19th of February 2025 at 2pm on Zoom. The talk abstract reads as follows: "This talk introduces musical neuroqueering, the practice of understanding, expanding, and creating neurodivergence through music, and music through neurodivergence. By combining self-reflection with embodied musical exploration, musical neuroqueering fosters a deep understanding of individual neurocognitive styles and auditory acuities. Drawing from my practice research PhD in composition, I will delve into the creative processes of Autistic and neurodivergent musicians, and propose a practical framework to enable anyone to embark on a musical neuroqueering journey."
January 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
aegriffcogneuro.bsky.social
Come join for this amazing talk! Starting very soon ✨
respectlabkcl.bsky.social Re:Spect Lab KCL @respectlabkcl.bsky.social · Dec 17
📣 Join us for the next Autism ResearCH (ARCH) talk, which will be held on the 22nd of January at 1pm!
@heasutherland
will talk about her ethnographic work on communication in high support needs autistic adults in support services.
Register for free @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...
This is a poster to advertise a talk by Holly E A Sutherland, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge as a part of the Autism Research, or ARCH, seminar series. The talk will take place on January 22nd 2025 at 1pm on Zoom. The talk title is "An ethnographic exploration of cross-neurotype socialising and communication in a high support needs context". The talk abstract is "This talk presents research findings from an ethnographic study of two day-support services for autistic adults with high support needs, through a neurodiversity paradigm lens. Specifically, we will look at the social dynamics, interactions, and communication between (autistic and non-autistic) staff, the supported (autistic) people, and the (autistic) researcher – and, specifically, how mutual (mis)understandings across neurotypes influence these dynamics."
January 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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dramypearson.bsky.social
Are you a supervisor wondering how to better support your neurodivergent postgrads? Go read our latest article in @timeshighered.bsky.social

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-s...
How to support neurodivergent postgraduate researchers
How can universities ensure PhD students of all neurotypes can thrive? Here’s how to provide neurodiversity-affirmative supervision
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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dmorenoagostino.bsky.social
📢 Job opportunity! 📢
Dr Gemma Knowles @kingsioppn.bsky.social is recruiting two 2-year full-time postdocs to join our soon-to-start project on the causes and potential solutions to gender inequalities in youth mental health! See www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/103685-... for more info on post and how to apply!
Postdoctoral Research Associates (x2) - Youth Mental Health
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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hugospiers.bsky.social
🚨 New funded PhD position at UCL 🚨
Funding is provided for a PhD student in our new centre to help work with Fiona Zisch & Sean Hanna to apply agent-based-modelling to analyse the crazy data set from 100+ people navigating a giant maze in PEARL. See details:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/arc...
January 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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duncanastle.bsky.social
We are hiring! We're looking for a great project manager to help with a large-scale Wellcome funded study. If you know of anyone that this might appeal to, please share.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49880/
Project Manager (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Project Manager (Part Time, Fixed Term) in the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
January 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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orbenamy.bsky.social
🚨 My team is hiring an undergraduate intern (UK universities only) - a great opportunity, if I can say so myself!

Please share widely.

Want more info? See here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
January 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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respectlabkcl.bsky.social
📣 Join us for the next Autism ResearCH (ARCH) talk, which will be held on the 22nd of January at 1pm!
@heasutherland
will talk about her ethnographic work on communication in high support needs autistic adults in support services.
Register for free @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...
This is a poster to advertise a talk by Holly E A Sutherland, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge as a part of the Autism Research, or ARCH, seminar series. The talk will take place on January 22nd 2025 at 1pm on Zoom. The talk title is "An ethnographic exploration of cross-neurotype socialising and communication in a high support needs context". The talk abstract is "This talk presents research findings from an ethnographic study of two day-support services for autistic adults with high support needs, through a neurodiversity paradigm lens. Specifically, we will look at the social dynamics, interactions, and communication between (autistic and non-autistic) staff, the supported (autistic) people, and the (autistic) researcher – and, specifically, how mutual (mis)understandings across neurotypes influence these dynamics."
December 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social
❗️Final call to participate❗️

Mine and @bethanyjcliffe.bsky.social’s study on UK doctoral student experiences of self-relevant #mentalhealthresearch is closing at the end of this week! This means you have 4️⃣ more days to take part 👉 uniofbath.questionpro.eu/doctoral-sel...

#PhDSky #PsychSciSky
November 26, 2024 at 10:46 AM
aegriffcogneuro.bsky.social
Come along and see what exciting things are happening in the ReSpect Lab!✨
respectlabkcl.bsky.social Re:Spect Lab KCL @respectlabkcl.bsky.social · Nov 22
📣Join us for the first ARCH seminar of the academic year - the ReSpect Lab Showcase!
On December 5th, members of the ReSpect Lab will be showcasing their research from the last year.
Tickets are available @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arch-semin...
We hope to see you there!
A poster advertising a seminar in the ARCH (autism research) seminar series. This talk is the ReSpect Lab Showcase, a showcase of the ReSpect Lab's latest research from 2024. The featured speakers are Dr Gavin Stewart, a postdoctoral researcher from King's College London; Alice Quinton, a PhD student from King's College London; Queenie Siu, a PhD student from King's College London; and Rich Cole, a PhD student from King's College London. The seminar will take place on December 5th 2024 at 12:30pm on Zoom.
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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jessaiston.bsky.social
Thanks to all who've taken part in interviews - we're now recruiting for the next study phase, which involves sharing images & captions to a private social media account for 4 months.

Eligibility: identify as autistic, aged 16-26, currently live in the UK, some experience with using social media
Research participants needed for 'Understanding the use of social media in the daily lives of autistic young people' Autistic people in the UK between 16-26 can take part. You should have experience of social media but you don't need to be an active user. We especially welcome people who are 16-19, male or nonbinary, BAME, or non-speaking. We will ask you to share pictures with a caption to a private social media account for 4 months. We'll give prompts, but usually it will relate to social media and special interests. After 4 months, we'll invite you to an online interview or focus group to talk more about your pictures. The project starts Monday 27th January 2025. We will offer you up to £60 in high street vouchers as a thank you for taking part. To register your interest, please email j.aiston@qmul.ac.uk or visit https://qmulbusiness.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5fv3nfu5f4KWua This project has been developed with young autistic people. it is funded by the Wellcome Trust and has been approved by the QMUL ethics committee. For more information visit autisminaffinityspaces.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:02 AM