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Laura Fox
@laurajfox.bsky.social
Lecturer in Psychology in Education @york.ac.uk @uoyeducation.bsky.social

Autism, Neurodiversity, Friendships, Inclusive Research Methods, Mental Health

Currently co-producing inclusive data collection with learning-disabled people
Our paper exploring how to include the voices of children and young people with learning disabilities, and the skills researchers be an effective researcher in this area is now available open access 🎉 #learningdisabilities #researchmethods #qualitativeresearch

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‘Step into her World’: Including the Voices of Learning-Disabled Children and Young People in Research - Diana Fields, Laura Fox, Kathryn Asbury, 2025
The voices of learning-disabled children and young people are rarely heard in qualitative research, particularly when they have complex communication needs. The...
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July 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
📣 New pre-print alert! 📣 Our paper exploring the friendship experiences of late-diagnosed autistic women is now available. The paper explores the experiences with support during school and the impact women believe receiving a diagnosis had on not only their friendships but also their self-identity.
March 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reposted by Laura Fox
NEW PAPER: How do we advance mixed methods in mental health research?

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Mixed methods are widely recognised as valuable in mental health research, but aren’t as embedded as we’d hope and there are a lot of challenges that individual researchers and teams must navigate… 1/
Advancing mixed methods in mental health research
In the mental health research field, there is a need for effective and robust methodological approaches that are able to address complexity. In this article, we reassert the importance of mixed method...
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February 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Our report exploring the experiences of mental health support available to parents of children with SEND in and around the York area is now available!

#mentalhealth #SEND #support @york.ac.uk @uoyeducation.bsky.social
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It’s been fight, fight, fight for three years: Mental health provision and the experiences of parents of children with SEND in York
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February 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Reposted by Laura Fox
Word of the day is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a dislike of company and the desire to be left alone.
December 16, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Laura Fox
I've just created a starter pack for Developmental Language Disorder. I am sure there will be lots of people I've missed so if you spot omissions (including yourself) then please let me know. #DevLangDis
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December 9, 2024 at 7:06 PM