Cathy Manning

New preprint: autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions w/ @ljthomas1991.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/w84rf_v1

New preprint: we find that autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and that they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions

Any postdocs outside the UK interested in applying for a Marie Curie fellowship with me (sensory processing, decision making, vision), get in touch! Our school of psychology @unibirmingham.bsky.social is offering costs towards a campus visit to give a talk, develop a proposal and attend training!

What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding? Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p...

Read some of our participants' stories here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/dy...

What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding? Targeting research towards areas that matter to dyslexic people and their families is essential for improving dyslexic people's lives. However, we do not know what the dyslexia community's research p...

This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week #DAW25 and #WorldMentalHealthDay.

We found that mental health and self-esteem are top priorities for the dyslexia community, but little UK research funding goes to this area. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004

Research funding must be targeted to support mental health.

Perceptual Decision-Making in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults and Relationship with Autism- and ADHD-Related Traits - Hodo Yusuf, Nathan J Evans, Grant Taylor, Amber Cameron, Jemima Greenhalgh, Lou J... Autistic individuals respond to sensory information in perceptual tasks differently than non-autistic individuals. However, it is unclear which component proces...

New study where we looked at perceptual decision-making in autistic and non-autistic adults. We found overall shorter non-decision times in autistic adults and some relationships with ADHD-related traits journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Delighted to work with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social and our team on these new animations including @taraodk.bsky.social, @iara-abigalil.bsky.social, @fergus.oolong.co.uk , @scrappapertiger.bsky.social , @jessicakdoyle.bsky.social , Laura Buckland Mason and @somebodysomeone.bsky.social

Postdoc Neuro-Inclusive Participatory Interaction Design - Looking for a job that matters? | Jelle van Dijk | 10 comments Please share widely: We are hiring! Are you the Postdoc we are looking for? 📌 Deadline: Oktober 10! Design for Neurodiversity! University of Twente is looking for a Postdoc on a project about co-de...

Amazing postdoc job with absolutely lovely Jelle Van Dijk in Twente, Netherlands

Closing date October 10th

Please shared widely on academic jobs lists.

www.linkedin.com/posts/jellev...

Our symposium on applying diffusion models is about to start at #escop25 in LT5. Looking forward to the discussions!

Heading into Sheffield for #ESCOP25

I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social

W/ @cmanning.bsky.social
Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking.

Lot to discuss,should be a great session!

A teal background graphic with the title “New Editorial Alert” at the top, featuring a red siren emoji and a paper labelled “Research.” The main text reads, “How well do we measure autistic sensory experiences?” Below, a circular graphic shows a clipboard with a pen, surrounded by icons representing the five senses: an ear (hearing), a nose (smell), an eye (sight), a mouth (taste), and a hand with a pointing finger (touch). The text around the circle reads: “Tell us about your sensory experience…”

New editorial: we highlight 5 key issues with current questionnaire measures used to assess autistic sensory processing. We argue this may be limiting both research and support. Better validated and more inclusive tools are needed.

Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D

#AutismResearch #Autism #Research

New preprint: Open data in autism research: the views of autistic people and parents of autistic children

osf.io/preprints/me...

Led by @hannahhobson.bsky.social w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social Audrey Linden @cmanning.bsky.social @fsedgewick.bsky.social @lauramaycrane.bsky.social

#AutRes #OpenSci

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Are you neurodivergent and love theatre? We want you!

Take part in a study exploring relaxed performances.
See a free show this Thurs 22 May, 12:30pm (free ticket + £10 voucher)

For more info and to Sign up: buff.ly/aTlEItG
Deadline: Wed 21 May

Thanks for letting me know - lets try again: osf.io/preprints/ps...

At #insar2025!

Cathy Manning and Lou Thomas standing next to a poster on a poster board, smiling

Presenting work from our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant, with @ljthomas1991.bsky.social, showing shorter non-decision times in autistic adults. Preprint of this work here: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Lou and Cathy smiling standing on either side of Lou’s poster

Poster presentation from my postdoc with @cmanning.bsky.social went well, thank you to everyone who came along to chat! Feeling very sleepy for the final day of #insar2025

Great presentation!

Lovely to meet you @brianirvine.bsky.social

Hopefully I'll be over it by tomorrow?! Wouldn't object to coffee though. Hope to see you soon

Good suggestion - I wouldn't be surprised if there are differences between community priorities and what is researched there too

Good plan! Do you want to drop me a message when you're finished?

Definitely! Need to hear how you're getting on in your new job!

So eager for #INSAR2025 that I've been awake and waiting since 2.30am (jetlag agh). I'll be giving a poster on perceptual decision-making using the diffusion model and links to ADHD traits on Friday 6-7PM 432.214. Hoping to chat with others interested in sensory processing, cognition etc #AutRes

Well done - it's such a skill being able to live post like you do!

Another plug for this paid opportunity for early career researchers to support Autism in our goal to publish work relevant to autistic people's quality of life

We are looking for folk who can transmit autistic community priorities + who would benefit from the chance to develop editorial skills

Excited to be presenting at this in July - a range of interesting seminars on circadian and visual neuroscience open to all #visionscience

At @journalautism.bsky.social we are looking for 2 advisory editors (suited for academics who can provide insight into autistic community priorities): journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 25th April) and 5 action editors: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 23rd May)
#AutRes

Visual Cognition Teaching Sensation and Perception, Edited by Anna Kosovicheva, Julia Strand and Ben Balas. Volume 32, Issue 6 of Visual Cognition

Very pleased that the Special Issue of Visual Cognition on Teaching Sensation & Perception that @ankosov.bsky.social, @juliafstrand.bsky.social and myself edited is now published in full! If you're looking for some exciting ideas about teaching #VisionScience, start here!

Public Toilet Info Start searching for toilets here:

This is a useful new website on public loos, for autistic people, and many others. For example which ones have the dreaded-by-many 'airblade' hand dryers that sound like a jet engine taking off.
Got useful info on loos? Add it.
www.publictoiletinfo.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...
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