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.
NEW PAPER OUT- share and let us know if this resonates www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW PAPER OUT- share and let us know if this resonates www.nature.com/articles/s41...
wonderful team time with visitors from Singapore of Institute of Health
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
wonderful team time with visitors from Singapore of Institute of Health
we won a prestigious @acamh.bsky.social award last night!!!
October 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
we won a prestigious @acamh.bsky.social award last night!!!
new paper fully co-produced and co-authored with neurodivergent young people
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
new paper fully co-produced and co-authored with neurodivergent young people
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Important insights in our latest paper into the emotional lives of young people with diagnoses of #ADHD, #autism or #AuDHD highlighting the specific nature of environmental provocations when designing mental health intervention.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @uclpals.bsky.social
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @uclpals.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Important insights in our latest paper into the emotional lives of young people with diagnoses of #ADHD, #autism or #AuDHD highlighting the specific nature of environmental provocations when designing mental health intervention.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @uclpals.bsky.social
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @uclpals.bsky.social
Systems meant to help often harm #neurodivergent people, especially where biases overlap, causing trauma + marginalisation.
This conference is your chance to connect, collaborate + spark real change✨
All things #trauma #autism #adhd #learningdisabilities #clinical #practice
This conference is your chance to connect, collaborate + spark real change✨
All things #trauma #autism #adhd #learningdisabilities #clinical #practice
August 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Systems meant to help often harm #neurodivergent people, especially where biases overlap, causing trauma + marginalisation.
This conference is your chance to connect, collaborate + spark real change✨
All things #trauma #autism #adhd #learningdisabilities #clinical #practice
This conference is your chance to connect, collaborate + spark real change✨
All things #trauma #autism #adhd #learningdisabilities #clinical #practice
The ‘My Emotions in School Inventory (MESI)’ was co-produced with young people with ADHD and/or autism to measure levels of emotional burden (EB – combining frequency of exposure to common upsetting events and intensity of emotional responses to them) in adolescents.
July 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The ‘My Emotions in School Inventory (MESI)’ was co-produced with young people with ADHD and/or autism to measure levels of emotional burden (EB – combining frequency of exposure to common upsetting events and intensity of emotional responses to them) in adolescents.
A tribute to the activists, researchers, and community members who have long worked toward more inclusive, justice-centered research;
And a challenge to the field; to go further.
with our very own co-editor @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social
And a challenge to the field; to go further.
with our very own co-editor @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A tribute to the activists, researchers, and community members who have long worked toward more inclusive, justice-centered research;
And a challenge to the field; to go further.
with our very own co-editor @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social
And a challenge to the field; to go further.
with our very own co-editor @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social
🔍 We reviewed 6,623 records to explore mental health & well-being in children & young people with vision impairment (6–25 yrs). They often face worse outcomes, tied to inaccessibility not the condition. Social support is key for thriving. #DisabilityJustice #MentalHealth #CYPVI #Inclusion
June 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🔍 We reviewed 6,623 records to explore mental health & well-being in children & young people with vision impairment (6–25 yrs). They often face worse outcomes, tied to inaccessibility not the condition. Social support is key for thriving. #DisabilityJustice #MentalHealth #CYPVI #Inclusion
We have now finished the interviews with autistic students and we need to hear from few more ADHD young people
#school #absenteism #emotion
#school #absenteism #emotion
June 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We have now finished the interviews with autistic students and we need to hear from few more ADHD young people
#school #absenteism #emotion
#school #absenteism #emotion
Our MRC/UKRI funded team presented 2 slots in the Autism and ADHD show to over 350 people.
Thanks for the interest and we ll share our papers in press very soon!
Thanks for the interest and we ll share our papers in press very soon!
June 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our MRC/UKRI funded team presented 2 slots in the Autism and ADHD show to over 350 people.
Thanks for the interest and we ll share our papers in press very soon!
Thanks for the interest and we ll share our papers in press very soon!
Our book is now 6 months old and alrady best seller in 3 categories. It captures the story and outcomes of a truly collaborative effort to improve our workforce training curricula at #AnnaFreud making them genuinely neuro-inclusive by authentic coproduction and codelivery.
June 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our book is now 6 months old and alrady best seller in 3 categories. It captures the story and outcomes of a truly collaborative effort to improve our workforce training curricula at #AnnaFreud making them genuinely neuro-inclusive by authentic coproduction and codelivery.
New paper draft✨ ND students on burnout, dread & identity loss in school. Co-led w/ ADHD & autistic youth. #ADHD #Autism #Burnout #Depression
May 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New paper draft✨ ND students on burnout, dread & identity loss in school. Co-led w/ ADHD & autistic youth. #ADHD #Autism #Burnout #Depression
October 2025
May 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
October 2025
We are looking for #Autistic students aged 11-16 who attend mainstream secondary schools in #England to tell us more about their school's mental health promotion and support efforts and experiences of school counselling/therapy support
Link for parents to sign up 👉 shorturl.at/0ifo3
Link for parents to sign up 👉 shorturl.at/0ifo3
May 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We are looking for #Autistic students aged 11-16 who attend mainstream secondary schools in #England to tell us more about their school's mental health promotion and support efforts and experiences of school counselling/therapy support
Link for parents to sign up 👉 shorturl.at/0ifo3
Link for parents to sign up 👉 shorturl.at/0ifo3
Emotional burden could offer a new, neurodiversity-affirming lens to understand and reduce mental health risks in schools.
This work emphasises the importance of environmental adaptations—not just internal regulation—in supporting neurodivergent mental health.
This work emphasises the importance of environmental adaptations—not just internal regulation—in supporting neurodivergent mental health.
May 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Emotional burden could offer a new, neurodiversity-affirming lens to understand and reduce mental health risks in schools.
This work emphasises the importance of environmental adaptations—not just internal regulation—in supporting neurodivergent mental health.
This work emphasises the importance of environmental adaptations—not just internal regulation—in supporting neurodivergent mental health.
Adolescents with ADHD and/or autism report significantly higher EB than neurotypical peers.
Autistic and ADHD youth identified different kinds of school events as emotionally burdensome—highlighting the need for tailored interventions.
Autistic and ADHD youth identified different kinds of school events as emotionally burdensome—highlighting the need for tailored interventions.
May 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Adolescents with ADHD and/or autism report significantly higher EB than neurotypical peers.
Autistic and ADHD youth identified different kinds of school events as emotionally burdensome—highlighting the need for tailored interventions.
Autistic and ADHD youth identified different kinds of school events as emotionally burdensome—highlighting the need for tailored interventions.
We co-developed the My Emotions in School Inventory (MESI) with neurodivergent young people.
Emotional burden (EB) is distinct from emotion regulation deficits (ERD)—both independently predict anxiety and depression. ADHD and/or autistic teens report significantly higher EB than neurotypical peers.
Emotional burden (EB) is distinct from emotion regulation deficits (ERD)—both independently predict anxiety and depression. ADHD and/or autistic teens report significantly higher EB than neurotypical peers.
May 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We co-developed the My Emotions in School Inventory (MESI) with neurodivergent young people.
Emotional burden (EB) is distinct from emotion regulation deficits (ERD)—both independently predict anxiety and depression. ADHD and/or autistic teens report significantly higher EB than neurotypical peers.
Emotional burden (EB) is distinct from emotion regulation deficits (ERD)—both independently predict anxiety and depression. ADHD and/or autistic teens report significantly higher EB than neurotypical peers.
Proud to share our latest RE-STAR publication
In Press at JCPP
"Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co-produced self-report measure"
In Press at JCPP
"Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co-produced self-report measure"
May 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Proud to share our latest RE-STAR publication
In Press at JCPP
"Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co-produced self-report measure"
In Press at JCPP
"Emotional burden in school as a source of mental health problems associated with ADHD and/or autism: Development and validation of a new co-produced self-report measure"
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is all about community—so here’s what ours has been up to:
🧠 3 papers accepted this week (it’s only Tuesday 😅)
📚 6 papers in press/accepted this month
All papers co-produced, codelivered and lived-experience-driven
We’re not researching on people—we’re working with them.
🧠 3 papers accepted this week (it’s only Tuesday 😅)
📚 6 papers in press/accepted this month
All papers co-produced, codelivered and lived-experience-driven
We’re not researching on people—we’re working with them.
May 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek is all about community—so here’s what ours has been up to:
🧠 3 papers accepted this week (it’s only Tuesday 😅)
📚 6 papers in press/accepted this month
All papers co-produced, codelivered and lived-experience-driven
We’re not researching on people—we’re working with them.
🧠 3 papers accepted this week (it’s only Tuesday 😅)
📚 6 papers in press/accepted this month
All papers co-produced, codelivered and lived-experience-driven
We’re not researching on people—we’re working with them.
SAVE THE DATE
2nd of December 2025
🧠💥 This is more than just a conference.
It's a call to reimagine trauma-informed and experience sensitive care through the lens of neurodivergence, and equity.
2nd of December 2025
🧠💥 This is more than just a conference.
It's a call to reimagine trauma-informed and experience sensitive care through the lens of neurodivergence, and equity.
May 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
SAVE THE DATE
2nd of December 2025
🧠💥 This is more than just a conference.
It's a call to reimagine trauma-informed and experience sensitive care through the lens of neurodivergence, and equity.
2nd of December 2025
🧠💥 This is more than just a conference.
It's a call to reimagine trauma-informed and experience sensitive care through the lens of neurodivergence, and equity.
Autism Is Not an Epidemic — a Call to Rethink the Systems, Not the People
www.neurodiversity-research.org/blog/2456448...
www.neurodiversity-research.org/blog/2456448...
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Autism Is Not an Epidemic — a Call to Rethink the Systems, Not the People
www.neurodiversity-research.org/blog/2456448...
www.neurodiversity-research.org/blog/2456448...
New important study!
April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
New important study!
April 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM