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Holly Wilkinson
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PhD student at the University of Bath, researching sensory reactivity, stimming, autonomic arousal, and anxiety in autism. Diagnosed with ASD. Interested in autism and Pokémon!
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("Repetitive Sensory Motor Behaviour" refers to stimming. Autonomic arousal refers to things like heart rate and sweating, or the "fight or flight" and "rest and digest" responses)
June 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I also got to talk about my own PhD plans for research into #autism and #stimming during the poster display sessions - photo and screenshot of my poster above!
June 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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- A talk by Professor Jason Arday on navigating #academia with kindness
- A LEGO Serious Play workshop on creating real-world impact - my first time being a participant instead of a facilitator!
- Talks and Q&As with five Bath PhD alumni to learn about careers after #PhD
June 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I was also very grateful to have been awarded the prize for best presentation this year! 😊

#AutismResearch #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #AutRes
June 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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My presentation focused upon #stimming (Repetitive Sensory Motor Behaviours; RSMBs) in #autism, and the idea that suppression of stimming may cause under-investigated harms.
PowerPoint slide with some decorative blue and blue-grey squares on the background. The title reads "Take Home Points", the main text reads the following bullet points "Approach with curiosity rather than assumptions. Switch from an outside-in to an inside-out perspective. RSMBs may be an adaptive response to cope with an overwhelming experience. Suppression of this adaptive response might be harmful"
June 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM