Another theme was "emotional resignation"-people described difficult and distressing menstrual experiences but were resigned to not receiving support or situations not changing. Suggestions for better support included education (for young autistic people & professionals) & accessible products.
Jess interviewed 9 young autistic people about their experiences of menstruation. They described that co-occurring conditions were impacted by menstruation and influenced their menstrual experience. People described being "more" sensitive to emotional events and the physical environment.
Very pleased to see this paper by MSc student Jess Kiddey published. Free to access.
“Like I Wasn’t in Control of Myself”: Menstruation Experiences of Autistic Young Adults www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Looking forward to reading this!
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
And here's the link for more information
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I'll be guest editor on a special issue in the journal Women's Health on "Understanding reproductive health experiences and transitions for neurodivergent people" Please consider submitting papers about #autism #ADHD other #neurodivergent conditions and #menstruation #menopause etc
Great to see some coverage for this paper about #autistic and non-autistic people's experience of #menopause with @gavrobstew.bsky.social @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social and others
SO IMPORTANT!
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We're recruiting #ClinicalPsychologist to join our vibrant department. Happy to answer questions or put you in touch with Clinical Psychology staff to ask what it's like in academia.
jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...
Call for #autistic people interested in or using #socialprescribing to help inform best practice. being run by Emeline emeline.han@ucl.ac.uk
Just to say all #socialworkers and trainees are welcome to take part in this free training. We want people who do NOT work with #olderpeople or #autistic people regularly - as well as people who do.
Sorry to miss it Claire
If you'd like to help us decide priorities for #menopause research then please get in touch. We're interested in hearing from people from lots of different backgrounds including #neurodivergent people
Join me, and some other people from @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social for some talks on research for #Autism Acceptance month www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goldsmiths...
I'll be talking about autistic people's experience of menopause, Laura about co-produced training, & Jamie about wearable sensors.
PhD Opportunity!
Very glad to see this paper published. Well done all!
After more than a year codesigning training for social workers with our wonderful community researchers (older #autistic people, #socialworkers & #socialcare providers) we are ready for the evaluation. Find out more sites.gold.ac.uk/coast-study/...
Post-doc Image Analysis post to explore the effect of treatment for severe asthma on structural and functional changes in the brain
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLT412/p...
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
If you are interested in helping us decide next steps for our menopause research, then please complete the form here lnkd.in/e8Eg58PU or DM me.
QR link also below.
Excellent summary of the paper @gavrobstew.bsky.social Thank you!
Very please that this paper by the fantastic Martha Piper exploring #autistic and non-autistic people's experience of #menopause Open Access but please let me know if any problems accessing
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Do you have experience of Menopause?
Have you experienced #menopause?
Would you like to help decide what research is needed?
We are inviting #autistic and #non-autistic people with experience of #menopause to join an Advisory Group to help plan research. Please DM if you are interested. You will be compensated for your time.
Header: Self reported menopause related symptoms for autistic and non-autistic people. Picture: two women talking on a pier
Nice to see a paper about autistic and non-autistic peoples experience of menopause getting some coverage. Preprint available (currently in press)
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Lovely to welcome back Gustav Khun to @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Excellent introduction from Joy!
PhD Opportunity
Are you interested in suicide prevention in public health? Dr Hilary Norman is advertising a funded PhD studentship to start in October 2025. For further information www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ... If you are interested, please contact Hilary Norman h.norman@gold.ac.uk.
Happy to share a blog post for the Social Work with Older People research team written by the fabulous @laurajelc.bsky.social
swopresearch.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/a...
We'll be evaluting the co-designed training for #socialworkers in the new year so get in touch if you're interested
Very well deserved DR @sarahgrant.bsky.social - it was a lovely discussion of your ideas.
Happy to share our @NIHR project website. To co-create training for social workers sites.gold.ac.uk/coast-study/
The COAST study will work with autistic older people, social workers & social care providers to co-design training for so social workers are better able to support #autistic older people
Important new paper by the excellent Goldie McQuaid on possible impact of medication on cognitive function in middle aged and older autistic people. doi.org/10.1002/aur....