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Emily Meachon

@emeachon.bsky.social

Researcher interested in (neuro)development, executive functions, motor skills, EEG, DCD/Dyspraxia & ADHD at all ages | Postdoc, University of Basel | she/her | emilymeachon.com

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🚢First up, what is Dyspraxia/DCD? 🚢

Check out this infographic designed by our lab earlier this year to learn more! What fact surprised you the most?

See below or read it here: drive.google.com/file/d/10hQM...

#Dyspraxia/DCD #Research #DyspraxiaAwarenessWeek

07.10.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨DCD Research Recruitment 🚨

Together with @manmetuni.bsky.social , we are running a survey to gather #parents views on the support for #DCD/#dyspraxia provided by schools.
Parents of children who attend school and have a DCD diagnosis can take part
Access here: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

26.09.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Unseen Struggle: Mapping and Addressing the Awareness Gap Surrounding Developmental Coordination Disorder - Current Developmental Disorders Reports Purpose of Review Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD/Dyspraxia) is a frequently overlooked and misunderstood neurodevelopmental disorder. Numerous studies have sought to index the rates of aware...

1 in 10 people have DCD, yet some medical professionals do not know what it is.

In our new review, Amy De Roubaix and I look at the past, present, and future of DCD awareness. Especially to see how we can best promote awareness in the future.

Check it out here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

28.08.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🧠 Understanding #Dyspraxia: Insights for Employers & Educators
πŸ“ Brunel University London
πŸ—“ 8 July | 3:30–6:30 PM
🎟️ Free event – register: shorturl.at/0RqJT

Join us for research insights, personal stories & the premiere of Dys is Me 🎬

05.06.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Post-doctoral Research Associate - (8366) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers All about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities.

🚨 Post-Doctoral Researcher Required 🚨
12-month position using EEG to explore the cortical control of balance recovery in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. Advert below! manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

11.06.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you have #dyspraxia #dcd? Are you the parent of a child with #dyspraixa #dcd? Do you work with people / children with #dyspraxia #dcd?

If so, have your say!

What matters to you about #dyspraxia? What questions would you like research to answer?

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/dc...

15.05.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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European Questionnaires Assessing Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review: European Psychologist: Vol 30, No 1

Looking for a questionnaire to capture emotion regulation?
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Check out our new open access publication for a review of questionnaires for children/adolescents in European languages. The context, clinical relevance, and psychometric properties are assessed:

econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...

09.05.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Neuro-muscular state estimation and control for physical human-robot interaction | University of Surrey

πŸ“’ #PhD available
Are you passionate about #robotics, neural control of movement and #dyspraxia / #DCD? Apply now to this funded position at the University of Surrey. Co-supervised by me!
www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fun...

20.03.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’ We are hiring!

SHARE is looking for a Research Associate (pre- or post-doc) to support our Research Data Center & Communication Team.

Deadline: 24.03.2025

Check our website for details: share-eric.eu/news-events/...

#Joboffer #Berlin #SHAREdata

03.03.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ We're #hiring! Looking for a stellar student to do a #PhD on feelings of social exclusion in a personal or political context / on political participation and exchange. All information on the link below. Please share widely! πŸ”„ #SocialPsych #PolPsy #PhDSky #PsychSciSky
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...

28.02.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London Apply now for the Postdoctoral Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

Advertising 2 new positions in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. A postdoc & an RA at Queen Mary University of London as part of our UKRI-funded Animating Minds Project. More details and how to apply here:
Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p...
RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

24.02.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Journal Club | I-MDRC

Looking forward to presenting my paper tomorrow at the International Motor Development Research Consortium Journal Club! For more information and to join us, check out the I-MDRC website:
www.i-mdrc.com/journal-club

19.02.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A poster advertising the study. The text says. Time is ticking.....Don't miss out! 2 weeks left to register for eHealth for Mental Health in DCD. What's involved, a free garmin watch for one parent and their child with DCD, a 12 week education programme (conducted online), access to resources, online content and expert help aimed at improving physical activity and mental health in DCD. Are we eligible? Does you child, aged 5-11 yrs have a diagnosis of DCD / Dyspraxia? Do you live in Australia, UK or USA? Are you willing to join an invitation only Facebook page, wear activity tracking watches for 12 weeks and complete some questionnaires about physical activity, mental health and behaviour? Want to register or find out more? Visit www.ehealthdcd.com or email eem.hall2@vu.edu.ac

A poster advertising the study. The text says. Time is ticking.....Don't miss out! 2 weeks left to register for eHealth for Mental Health in DCD. What's involved, a free garmin watch for one parent and their child with DCD, a 12 week education programme (conducted online), access to resources, online content and expert help aimed at improving physical activity and mental health in DCD. Are we eligible? Does you child, aged 5-11 yrs have a diagnosis of DCD / Dyspraxia? Do you live in Australia, UK or USA? Are you willing to join an invitation only Facebook page, wear activity tracking watches for 12 weeks and complete some questionnaires about physical activity, mental health and behaviour? Want to register or find out more? Visit www.ehealthdcd.com or email eem.hall2@vu.edu.ac

Are you the parent of a child with #DCD / #Dyspraxia (5-11yrs)? We are looking to help parents to support their child become more active which can support mental health . The study is going to start soon πŸ‘‡, visit www.ehealthdcd.com or email emma.hall2@vu.edu.au. Please RT!

13.02.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Research Assistant in Neurodiversity & Motor Skills Development The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.Β We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ours...

🚨 I'm hiring! 🚨

Passionate about motor learning in #dyspraxic and typically developing #children? Become a Research Assistant @modilab-surrey.bsky.social @surreypsychology.bsky.social
πŸ—“οΈ Apply by 12th Feb
πŸ”„ Spread the word!
jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

#neurojobs

27.01.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience or Neuroimaging & are looking for a post-doc?

Do you want to join a friendly lab?

Do you want to live in Norwich (UK) - gorgeous city close to the beach? You can surf, meet seals, do wonderful walks, eat gelato & enjoy gorgeous sunsets!

21.01.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Motor skills in children with ADHD: overlap with developmental coordination disorder - BMC Psychology Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often have overlooked motor difficulties which can be at least partially attributed to co-occurring conditions such as Developmental Co...

🚨New publication🚨
We asked 168 parents about the motor skills of their children with ADHD. A majority reported their children had motor difficulties consistent with clinical thresholds for DCD/Dyspraxia. We argue motor skills are relevant to ADHD: bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

20.01.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Motor skills in children with ADHD: overlap with developmental coordination disorder - BMC Psychology Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often have overlooked motor difficulties which can be at least partially attributed to co-occurring conditions such as Developmental Co...

This was one of the first indicators of #ADHD for me as a kid. I still have trouble tying my shoes or even playing video games, especially twitch, because of my daft motor skills. bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

19.01.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨Job alert 🚨

I will be recruiting a #Research Assistant very soon to test #neurotypical and #neurodivergent children (mostly #dyspraxic / #DCD) in schools and investigate motor development in the MoDI Lab @modilab-surrey.bsky.social. Reach out if you are interested! (UK-based)

10.12.2024 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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*We really want to continue with this work and are looking for 5 adults with Dyspraxia / DCD (over 18 years) to give us feedback on our proposed research and help us identify what we might be missing.

07.12.2024 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

[Preprint] Differences and Similarities between Developmental Coordination Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Scoping Review: http://osf.io/fb7na/

15.10.2024 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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