Laura Crane
@lauramaycrane.bsky.social
Professor of Autism Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Passionate about participatory autism research that truly benefits autistic people.
Research interests include education, healthcare, employment and criminal justice.
Passionate about participatory autism research that truly benefits autistic people.
Research interests include education, healthcare, employment and criminal justice.
@drmbothapsych.bsky.social - congratulations on an incredible lecture this evening. You were AMAZING and I feel enormously fortunate to be part of your village ❤️ #AutRes
September 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
@drmbothapsych.bsky.social - congratulations on an incredible lecture this evening. You were AMAZING and I feel enormously fortunate to be part of your village ❤️ #AutRes
Really excited to be going to the @autismeurope.bsky.social International Congress in Dublin this week!
You can access all the presentations from our team at the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) via this link: bit.ly/ACER-AE
You can access all the presentations from our team at the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) via this link: bit.ly/ACER-AE
![Profile of Laura Crane on the Autism Europe website: Laura Crane
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Laura Crane is Professor of Autism Studies at the University of Birmingham, where she is Director of the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) and Director of Research for the School of Education. The goal of Laura's work is to conduct research on topics that matter to autistic people and their allies, through working in collaboration with them. In this regard, Laura's research interests are wide-ranging, and she has published extensively in the fields of education, healthcare, and criminal justice. [also features details of Laura's participation, available on the link in the post; headshot also provided of Laura, a smiling white woman with long brown hair]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:usnoqrq5whx4p6g2v5ahj7fi/bafkreiejynptfhockc3a3fzdc6k6jhoyvtnfzcjg6lvg3b5s52lj6fwepe@jpeg)
September 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Really excited to be going to the @autismeurope.bsky.social International Congress in Dublin this week!
You can access all the presentations from our team at the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) via this link: bit.ly/ACER-AE
You can access all the presentations from our team at the Autism Centre for Education and Research (ACER) via this link: bit.ly/ACER-AE
Such a joy to be back at @craeioe.bsky.social to celebrate our book on Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic CYP. Beautiful talk by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social and what an amazing panel of discussants ❤️
March 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Such a joy to be back at @craeioe.bsky.social to celebrate our book on Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic CYP. Beautiful talk by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social and what an amazing panel of discussants ❤️
Really enjoyed presenting at the National Autism Congress in Amersfoort this week, sharing my work on best practices when talking to autistic children about their diagnosis. Huge thanks to Els Blijd-Hoogewys for inviting me 🥰
March 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Really enjoyed presenting at the National Autism Congress in Amersfoort this week, sharing my work on best practices when talking to autistic children about their diagnosis. Huge thanks to Els Blijd-Hoogewys for inviting me 🥰
Our beautiful campus at sunset - University of Birmingham, UK
January 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our beautiful campus at sunset - University of Birmingham, UK
Look what just arrived through my letterbox! 🤩
Our new edited book (led by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social), entitled 'Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People', which is available for pre-order now!
www.routledge.com/Improving-Me...
Our new edited book (led by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social), entitled 'Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People', which is available for pre-order now!
www.routledge.com/Improving-Me...
November 14, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Look what just arrived through my letterbox! 🤩
Our new edited book (led by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social), entitled 'Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People', which is available for pre-order now!
www.routledge.com/Improving-Me...
Our new edited book (led by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social), entitled 'Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People', which is available for pre-order now!
www.routledge.com/Improving-Me...
Really enjoyed delivering a session on participatory research for the School of Education at the University of Birmingham today. The discussion focused on two papers we've published linked to this topic...
#PublicInvolvement #ParticipatoryResearch #Coproduction #PPIE
#PublicInvolvement #ParticipatoryResearch #Coproduction #PPIE
October 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Really enjoyed delivering a session on participatory research for the School of Education at the University of Birmingham today. The discussion focused on two papers we've published linked to this topic...
#PublicInvolvement #ParticipatoryResearch #Coproduction #PPIE
#PublicInvolvement #ParticipatoryResearch #Coproduction #PPIE
Delighted to have spent my first days on campus this week, in my new role at the University of Birmingham! Excited about what the future has in store...
January 24, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Delighted to have spent my first days on campus this week, in my new role at the University of Birmingham! Excited about what the future has in store...
Read our research on post-diagnostic support for autistic young people, which was co-produced with autistic young people themselves. Report launched today at Ambitious about Autism's "Life after an autism diagnosis" conference: bit.ly/AAA-PD
November 3, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Read our research on post-diagnostic support for autistic young people, which was co-produced with autistic young people themselves. Report launched today at Ambitious about Autism's "Life after an autism diagnosis" conference: bit.ly/AAA-PD
Just found out about the INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework, helping researchers think about which ethnic groups should be included for research trial results to be widely applicable, what challenges there may be to making this possible, and potential solutions. www.trialforge.org/trial-forge-...
October 13, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Just found out about the INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework, helping researchers think about which ethnic groups should be included for research trial results to be widely applicable, what challenges there may be to making this possible, and potential solutions. www.trialforge.org/trial-forge-...
Fantastic 'tutorial' article from @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social et al., which tackles issues around how "there is little consensus on the level of methodological rigor that a study should have in order to consider it a source of evidence supporting an intervention"
pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
October 12, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Fantastic 'tutorial' article from @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social et al., which tackles issues around how "there is little consensus on the level of methodological rigor that a study should have in order to consider it a source of evidence supporting an intervention"
pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....