DrDr BabyBrains

Lovely accessible description of why outdoor play is beneficial and important for children along with a suggestion of how well it can work for children in an urban environment.

Space for play is being ‘designed-out’ of urban childhoods - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre Children growing up in British cities face barriers to safe, playable spaces as financial constraints, policy misalignment and housing pressures cause planners to prioritise property over parks, accor...

📻 Listen to Claire Cameron from @ucl.ac.uk talking about our project 'Play in urban spaces for health' on BBC Radio 4 today!
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🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level."

📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl...

#ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Congratulations!

But spending time on this is not going to be rewarded within academia 😂

So much this. People keep approaching me to discuss using AI to solve problems, and I have to remind them that less computationally-intensive (and often more robust) solutions exist.

I do wonder whether the existing resource limitations ($$$, time, staff, cogitive and emotional reserve) mean that people are generally more susceptible to the attractiveness of a 'magic wand' solution, as AI is often portrayed.

I agree. It has taken huge amounts of diplomacy and understanding of current practice (and my own knowledge of using the current system) to move things forwards. I am only able to pursue this as I have a funded clinical academic post.

There are also some excellent non-AI solutions which take expertise to design but are much more stable and fit for purpose that AI solutions - just takes a lot of diplomacy (and stretched resources) to be able to design and implement within NHS systems.

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social hi. It’s not buy a stranger a book day but can I anyway? I’d like Malik al Nasir searching for my slave roots. One for me and one to gift please.

'Gil Scott-Heron saved my life' After a traumatic childhood Abdul Malik Al Nasir seemed to be heading for jail or an early death. Then, at the age of 18, he met the famous poet and musician – with remarkable consequences

www.theguardian.com/music/2011/j...
Extraordinary story.

Thanks for posting. I’ll be on a UK book tour Oct/Nov and you can find details on this poster. More dates are being added on my Linktree linktr.ee/MalikAlNasir...

Already bought for Christmas presents for two lucky relatives. They look beautiful.

@silverpebble2.bsky.social is there a 2026 calendar to buy- Etsy says 2025? My mother in law would love this for Christmas.

Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers Traditional interviews tend to use open ended questions, such as ‘what qualities would you bring to the job’ or ‘where do you see yourself in 5 years’, which require interpreting social cues and im…

#CRAEresearchSummaries
Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers

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Psychology: Fully funded PhD Studentship in ESRC Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) PhD Psychology pathway (RS896) - Swansea University We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

We've got funded PhD places in Psychology available at Swansea - a chance to work on social issues with members of our great team (including me!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Are you interested in studying longitudinal developmental trajectories of children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia and Kenya? Please consider applying for a PhD! More information about the project is here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/2026... #AutRes

🚀 Exciting #DPhil project starting in 2026 using @ukbiobank.bsky.social data to explore misdiagnosis in #neurodevelopmental and #psychiatric disorders. Get I touch if you're interested!

@oxpop.bsky.social #MentalHealth #Epidemiology #stats #EHRs

www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/study-with-u...

Petition: Launch an independent review of NHS wheelchair services I’m calling on the Government to launch a full, independent review of NHS wheelchair services. We feel too many disabled people may be be let down by delays, poor assessments, unsuitable equipment, an...

I can't live my life without a decent wheelchair.

I had a £1200 grant from the NHS towards mine. I had to find the rest of the £6500 I needed for something made to measure.
That was 6 years ago, my 5 year review is a long way off.
Please sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Make a coffee and enjoy reading about something in a little depth. This is hugely relevant for people interested in public health /poverty/communities and co-production/ collaboration with experts with lived experience.

Huge congratulations. You have made an enormous contribution. I was just reading your latest paper on race, autism and intersectional stigma - another really important piece of work. Many thanks.

Nice accessible article showing why AI is not suitable to be used in some areas of healthcare and diagnosis (and will never be suitable for this purpose).

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This and its longer version are excellent ways to start thinking whether your service (appointments, physical and sensory environment, and social/staff environment) is accessible for autistic and neurodivergent people. Highly recommended place to start.

Rant incoming: I spend so much time getting rid of unhelpful automatic technology. Now I have alt text on my conference poster picture. Picture is of excellent guidelines of neuroaffirmative environment audit tool @naitscotland.bsky.social
alt text say ‘blue and green cover’

Autism Solved? Today's the big day Earlier this year RFK Jr promised he would deliver a report on the ‘causes’ of autism in September. Today's the day he announces it.

Snake oil salesman RFK Jr is set to announce the 'cause' of and 'cure' for autism at 4pm today. Here's what we know about what he's going to say:

open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

I am a Bosnian displaced prsn currently specialising in child psychology.. Neurodivergent in a few ways. I work with some of the most vulnerable families in London. My research will be exploring what helps non speaking autistic children's families to flourish. I am looking for refugee psychologists.

This headline can be read in a misleading way. The decision was to administer varicella separately from MMR (a combination). The misleading headline in itself will do harm.

Congratulations!