Lorna Hamilton
@drlornaham.bsky.social
Developmental psychologist • inclusive education • neuroaffirming practice • kinetic • hiking • running • cats 🐈⬛
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I enjoyed Gemma Williams's introduction to our research/theory paper on Autistic flow states with @brettheasman.bsky.social, @drlornaham.bsky.social and others, and the podcast we recorded talking about it:
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
Toward Autistic Flow Theory
Listen now | Introducing you to a podcast conversation with researchers about autistic flow states
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October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I enjoyed Gemma Williams's introduction to our research/theory paper on Autistic flow states with @brettheasman.bsky.social, @drlornaham.bsky.social and others, and the podcast we recorded talking about it:
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...
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Curious about how autism intervention researchers define and measure "problem behavior"? We examined 102 intervention studies with young autistic children and found that only 1/3 of studies give a reason for targeting the behavior they aim to reduce, 1/4
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Some autistic children exhibit behavior that caregivers, clinicians, and researchers consider problematic. However, there is little consensus about the types of behaviors that should be t...
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Curious about how autism intervention researchers define and measure "problem behavior"? We examined 102 intervention studies with young autistic children and found that only 1/3 of studies give a reason for targeting the behavior they aim to reduce, 1/4
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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When autism researchers from all sorts of disciplines, paradigms, methodologies, politics, and worldviews agree, you know the threats to science and to autistic people have gotten way outside the bounderies of typical scientific debate.
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Coalition of Autism Scientists critiques US Department of Health and Human Services Autism Research Initiative
The newly formed Coalition of Autism Scientists (160 members and counting) today issued a statement in response to remarks and actions taken by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department...
www.eurekalert.org
April 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
When autism researchers from all sorts of disciplines, paradigms, methodologies, politics, and worldviews agree, you know the threats to science and to autistic people have gotten way outside the bounderies of typical scientific debate.
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Just heard Prof Lorna Hamilton talk about her project on neuro-inclusive campuses @ York St John - fascinating participatory research asking 'Can I exist/thrive here?' Love their focus on making acceptance visible & shifting from individual adjustments to inclusive campus design by default.
January 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Just heard Prof Lorna Hamilton talk about her project on neuro-inclusive campuses @ York St John - fascinating participatory research asking 'Can I exist/thrive here?' Love their focus on making acceptance visible & shifting from individual adjustments to inclusive campus design by default.
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Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
April 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.
Excited for this forthcoming collection on double empathy curated by Damian Milton.
Our chapter addresses double empathy barriers in the higher education classroom - with @ruthknight.bsky.social
Our chapter addresses double empathy barriers in the higher education classroom - with @ruthknight.bsky.social
Happy to have a chapter in upcoming collection on double empathy, coauthored with @drlornaham.bsky.social - we consider double empathy in the HE classroom drawing on our experience and inclusive approaches. pavpub.com/health-and-s...
The Double Empathy Reader - Pavilion Publishing
The Double Empathy Reader: Exploring Theory, Neurodivergent Lived Experience and Implications for Practice brings together a substantial collection of work from leading researchers, theorists and prac...
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April 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Excited for this forthcoming collection on double empathy curated by Damian Milton.
Our chapter addresses double empathy barriers in the higher education classroom - with @ruthknight.bsky.social
Our chapter addresses double empathy barriers in the higher education classroom - with @ruthknight.bsky.social
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Neurodivergence - a collection of articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and @researchdigest.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/collections/...
www.bps.org.uk/collections/...
Neurodivergence | BPS
Articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest.
www.bps.org.uk
March 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Neurodivergence - a collection of articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and @researchdigest.bsky.social
www.bps.org.uk/collections/...
www.bps.org.uk/collections/...
Amazing set of resources here @kathrynlewis.bsky.social @suemesa.bsky.social
It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek this week. Anyone interested in #inclusion or #neurodiversity in an education context might find this collection of resources helpful.
#EduSky #SEND #ASN #SENCO #EdPsych
oolong.co.uk/nd-at-school/
#EduSky #SEND #ASN #SENCO #EdPsych
oolong.co.uk/nd-at-school/
Neurodiversity at School – Fergus Murray
(and wherever children are learning) Neurodiversity is the idea that different brains work differently, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, even though some
oolong.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Amazing set of resources here @kathrynlewis.bsky.social @suemesa.bsky.social
Well done @kathrynlewis.bsky.social whose first paper was recognised as one of Wiley’s most highly cited last year 💫
Exploring the experiences of autistic pupils through creative research methods: Reflections on a participatory approach
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring the experiences of autistic pupils through creative research methods: Reflections on a participatory approach
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring the experiences of autistic pupils through creative research methods: Reflections on a participatory approach
The use of creative qualitative research methods in psychology and other disciplines has increased over recent decades to address power imbalances within research and to centre the voices of particip...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Well done @kathrynlewis.bsky.social whose first paper was recognised as one of Wiley’s most highly cited last year 💫
Exploring the experiences of autistic pupils through creative research methods: Reflections on a participatory approach
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring the experiences of autistic pupils through creative research methods: Reflections on a participatory approach
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Very much looking forward to this symposium at @autismeurope.bsky.social on neuroinclusive education. Hope to see some of you in Dublin in September 🤩
Thrilled to find out today that my paper and symposium for the @autismeurope.bsky.social Autism Congress 2025 have been accepted.
So looking forward to presenting our research on neuroinclusive education with @aalcorn.bsky.social @drlornaham.bsky.social and Anna Cook.
Who's coming too?
So looking forward to presenting our research on neuroinclusive education with @aalcorn.bsky.social @drlornaham.bsky.social and Anna Cook.
Who's coming too?
March 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Very much looking forward to this symposium at @autismeurope.bsky.social on neuroinclusive education. Hope to see some of you in Dublin in September 🤩
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The sad thing is that email and admin have taken over academic life so much that many of us have to squeeze in the poisoning of minds on evenings and weekends.
Kemi Badenoch this morning: "A country cannot be successful if its people and intellectual elite don’t believe in it. This means dealing with the poisoning of minds through higher education."
February 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The sad thing is that email and admin have taken over academic life so much that many of us have to squeeze in the poisoning of minds on evenings and weekends.
Lovely blogpost on our Project INC (Inclusive Neurodiverse Campuses) from our excellent partner and collaborator Jamie Williams at Spectrum First Education.
blog.yorksj.ac.uk/isj/2025/02/...
blog.yorksj.ac.uk/isj/2025/02/...
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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February 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Lovely blogpost on our Project INC (Inclusive Neurodiverse Campuses) from our excellent partner and collaborator Jamie Williams at Spectrum First Education.
blog.yorksj.ac.uk/isj/2025/02/...
blog.yorksj.ac.uk/isj/2025/02/...
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2nd Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership, citing the Council’s “inability to take proportionate action on Musk’s promotion of disinformation and attacks on evidence-based policies and science advice”.
FRS Andrew Millar, prof of engineering bio at Uni of Edinburgh, confirmed to me.
FRS Andrew Millar, prof of engineering bio at Uni of Edinburgh, confirmed to me.
Breaking: Second Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership
More than 750 scientists, including multiple fellows, criticise academy’s lack of action
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
More than 750 scientists, including multiple fellows, criticise academy’s lack of action
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
February 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
2nd Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership, citing the Council’s “inability to take proportionate action on Musk’s promotion of disinformation and attacks on evidence-based policies and science advice”.
FRS Andrew Millar, prof of engineering bio at Uni of Edinburgh, confirmed to me.
FRS Andrew Millar, prof of engineering bio at Uni of Edinburgh, confirmed to me.
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Important new evidence published today: large-scale DofE trial (N=12,166) found that two universal MH awareness interventions, in secondary schools, led to an *increase* in emotional symptoms at long term (9-12 month) follow up
tinyurl.com/4ffday8y
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February 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Important new evidence published today: large-scale DofE trial (N=12,166) found that two universal MH awareness interventions, in secondary schools, led to an *increase* in emotional symptoms at long term (9-12 month) follow up
tinyurl.com/4ffday8y
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New paper in Autism in Adulthood led by Stephanie Petty, arising from our Inclusive Neurodiverse Campuses (INC) project.
We reflect on actions that could remove barriers to employment (to a research position here) incorporating insights from both sides of the process.
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
We reflect on actions that could remove barriers to employment (to a research position here) incorporating insights from both sides of the process.
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
Sharing an Example of Neurodiversity Affirmative Hiring | Autism in Adulthood
Hiring processes often unintentionally disadvantage neurodivergent candidates by expecting neuronormative performances without due scrutiny of their merits. We offer reflections as a neurodiverse rese...
doi.org
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New paper in Autism in Adulthood led by Stephanie Petty, arising from our Inclusive Neurodiverse Campuses (INC) project.
We reflect on actions that could remove barriers to employment (to a research position here) incorporating insights from both sides of the process.
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
We reflect on actions that could remove barriers to employment (to a research position here) incorporating insights from both sides of the process.
doi.org/10.1089/aut....
Finally pressed deactivate on the other place/ hellscape.
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
December 15, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Finally pressed deactivate on the other place/ hellscape.
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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💜🌟🌈 My neuro-affirming starter pack includes a collection of wonderful individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting autistic individuals and effecting positive change. Please follow and share. 💜🌟🌈
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
December 4, 2024 at 11:10 PM
💜🌟🌈 My neuro-affirming starter pack includes a collection of wonderful individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting autistic individuals and effecting positive change. Please follow and share. 💜🌟🌈
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
Prof Dorothy Bishop resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Prof Dorothy Bishop resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Still buzzing from the @bps-dartp.bsky.social CPD day yesterday! Great to have space to reflect on education focussed careers in Psychology. Two great workshops from @diervilla.bsky.social and @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social! Thank you to all attendees and @drlornaham.bsky.social for organising!
November 23, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Still buzzing from the @bps-dartp.bsky.social CPD day yesterday! Great to have space to reflect on education focussed careers in Psychology. Two great workshops from @diervilla.bsky.social and @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social! Thank you to all attendees and @drlornaham.bsky.social for organising!
Wonderful, inspiring @bps-dartp.bsky.social workshop on education-focused Psychology career development today, led by the dynamic duo @diervilla.bsky.social and @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Wonderful, inspiring @bps-dartp.bsky.social workshop on education-focused Psychology career development today, led by the dynamic duo @diervilla.bsky.social and @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social
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A warm welcome from @cupandsword.bsky.social to today’s @bps-dartp.bsky.social CPD day. Excited to hear @diervilla.bsky.social’s talk soon, and I’m up talking #scholarship this afternoon 🤩 Thanks @drlornaham.bsky.social for organising us!
November 22, 2024 at 10:17 AM
A warm welcome from @cupandsword.bsky.social to today’s @bps-dartp.bsky.social CPD day. Excited to hear @diervilla.bsky.social’s talk soon, and I’m up talking #scholarship this afternoon 🤩 Thanks @drlornaham.bsky.social for organising us!
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"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is."
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
September 26, 2024 at 8:30 AM
"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is."
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research
tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty
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If you missed @stevesilberman.bsky.social's gorgeous and touching memorial yesterday, you can see the ceremony online. Beautiful speeches by @wardqnormal.bsky.social, @ericmgarcia.bsky.social and others. It will be available for a couple of weeks only.
www.youtube.com/live/2fegZ0m...
www.youtube.com/live/2fegZ0m...
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November 10, 2024 at 5:02 PM
If you missed @stevesilberman.bsky.social's gorgeous and touching memorial yesterday, you can see the ceremony online. Beautiful speeches by @wardqnormal.bsky.social, @ericmgarcia.bsky.social and others. It will be available for a couple of weeks only.
www.youtube.com/live/2fegZ0m...
www.youtube.com/live/2fegZ0m...
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Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks.
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky
October 19, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks.
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky
Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!
go.bsky.app/ECJtpXi
#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky