Lorna Hamilton

Toward Autistic Flow Theory Listen now | Introducing you to a podcast conversation with researchers about autistic flow states

I enjoyed Gemma Williams's introduction to our research/theory paper on Autistic flow states with @brettheasman.bsky.social, @drlornaham.bsky.social‬ and others, and the podcast we recorded talking about it:

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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library Background Some autistic children exhibit behavior that caregivers, clinicians, and researchers consider problematic. However, there is little consensus about the types of behaviors that should be t...

Curious about how autism intervention researchers define and measure "problem behavior"? We examined 102 intervention studies with young autistic children and found that only 1/3 of studies give a reason for targeting the behavior they aim to reduce, 1/4
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When autism researchers from all sorts of disciplines, paradigms, methodologies, politics, and worldviews agree, you know the threats to science and to autistic people have gotten way outside the bounderies of typical scientific debate.
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Just heard Prof Lorna Hamilton talk about her project on neuro-inclusive campuses @ York St John - fascinating participatory research asking 'Can I exist/thrive here?' Love their focus on making acceptance visible & shifting from individual adjustments to inclusive campus design by default.

A screengrab from Twitter. HeatherLhaney @heather_l... asks: “Why do you think we have so many more kids with Autism” David Dennis Jr. @DavidDTSS quotetweets this reply: “Probably for the same reason there are so many more planets in outer space now than there were before the telescope was invented”

Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.

Excited for this forthcoming collection on double empathy curated by Damian Milton.
Our chapter addresses double empathy barriers in the higher education classroom - with @ruthknight.bsky.social

Neurodivergence | BPS Articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest.

Neurodivergence - a collection of articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and @researchdigest.bsky.social

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Amazing set of resources here @kathrynlewis.bsky.social @suemesa.bsky.social

Exploring the experiences of autistic pupils through creative research methods: Reflections on a participatory approach The use of creative qualitative research methods in psychology and other disciplines has increased over recent decades to address power imbalances within research and to centre the voices of particip...

Well done @kathrynlewis.bsky.social whose first paper was recognised as one of Wiley’s most highly cited last year 💫

Exploring the experiences of autistic pupils through creative research methods: Reflections on a participatory approach

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Very much looking forward to this symposium at @autismeurope.bsky.social on neuroinclusive education. Hope to see some of you in Dublin in September 🤩

Fantastic - many congratulations, Julie! I’ll order it for our library :)

The sad thing is that email and admin have taken over academic life so much that many of us have to squeeze in the poisoning of minds on evenings and weekends.

Lovely blogpost on our Project INC (Inclusive Neurodiverse Campuses) from our excellent partner and collaborator Jamie Williams at Spectrum First Education.

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2nd Royal Society fellow resigns over Musk’s membership, citing the Council’s “inability to take proportionate action on Musk’s promotion of disinformation and attacks on evidence-based policies and science advice”.

FRS Andrew Millar, prof of engineering bio at Uni of Edinburgh, confirmed to me.

Department for Education. Effectiveness of school mental health awareness interventions Universal approaches in English secondary schools February 2025

Important new evidence published today: large-scale DofE trial (N=12,166) found that two universal MH awareness interventions, in secondary schools, led to an *increase* in emotional symptoms at long term (9-12 month) follow up

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We make four key recommendations:

1. Welcome difference, but do not require disclosure
2. Enable every candidate to demonstrate their abilities
3. Make explicit hidden expectations of hiring performances
4. Share discomfort when implementing a flexible and compassionate approach

Sharing an Example of Neurodiversity Affirmative Hiring | Autism in Adulthood Hiring processes often unintentionally disadvantage neurodivergent candidates by expecting neuronormative performances without due scrutiny of their merits. We offer reflections as a neurodiverse rese...

New paper in Autism in Adulthood led by Stephanie Petty, arising from our Inclusive Neurodiverse Campuses (INC) project.

We reflect on actions that could remove barriers to employment (to a research position here) incorporating insights from both sides of the process.

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Finally pressed deactivate on the other place/ hellscape.
Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Thanks very much for putting this together - lots of new people to follow 🤩

💜🌟🌈 My neuro-affirming starter pack includes a collection of wonderful individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting autistic individuals and effecting positive change. Please follow and share. 💜🌟🌈

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Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences

Prof Dorothy Bishop resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship

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Still buzzing from the @bps-dartp.bsky.social CPD day yesterday! Great to have space to reflect on education focussed careers in Psychology. Two great workshops from @diervilla.bsky.social and @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social! Thank you to all attendees and @drlornaham.bsky.social for organising!

Dr Pam Birtill presenting a slide titled “structure of a community of practice”

Professor Julie Hulme presenting her BOGOF model of scholarship

Wonderful, inspiring @bps-dartp.bsky.social workshop on education-focused Psychology career development today, led by the dynamic duo @diervilla.bsky.social and @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social

Patrick Rosenkranz introduces the day’s event. Lorna Hamilton is sat in front of him.

A warm welcome from @cupandsword.bsky.social to today’s @bps-dartp.bsky.social CPD day. Excited to hear @diervilla.bsky.social’s talk soon, and I’m up talking #scholarship this afternoon 🤩 Thanks @drlornaham.bsky.social for organising us!

Reflexivity is the act of examining one's own assumption, belief, and judgement systems, and thinking carefully and critically about how these influence the research process. The practice of reflexivity confronts and questions who we are as researchers and how this guides our work. It is central in debates on objectivity, subjectivity, and the very foundations of social science research and generated knowledge. Incorporating reflexivity in the research process is traditionally recognized as one of the most notable differences between qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Qualitative research centres and celebrates the participants' personal and unique lived experience. Therefore, qualitative researchers are readily encouraged to consider how their own unique positionalities inform the research process and this forms an important part of training within this paradigm. Quantitative methodologies in social and personality psychology, and more generally, on the other hand, have remai

"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is."

I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research

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If you missed @stevesilberman.bsky.social's gorgeous and touching memorial yesterday, you can see the ceremony online. Beautiful speeches by @wardqnormal.bsky.social, @ericmgarcia.bsky.social and others. It will be available for a couple of weeks only.

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Developmental Psychology starter pack! I've included people doing child/adolescent research and as well as a few lifespan folks.

Please share widely, and let me know if there is anyone who should be added!

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#DevPsych #DevSci #PsychSciSky

Seems there’s another surge in new users - welcome! Here’s my UK Psychology starter pack go.bsky.app/JUgQGsP

Building education-focused careers in psychology | BPS This is a CPD event on education-focused career development for academic psychologists.

The details are finally available! I'm DELIGHTED to announce that I'll be joining @diervilla.bsky.social & BPS DARTP to talk teaching-focused careers in #Psychology on 22nd November. #CPD #AffordableCPD #TeachingFocused #ProfsInPrep #AcademicSky Book now! www.bps.org.uk/event/buildi...