Researcher interested in diversity in communication 👩🏻💻 🧠
New parent. Queer 🏳️🌈. Tired.
Catherine Crompton
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Fully funded 3.5/4 year PhD project examining potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details here ⬇️
lnkd.in/exudY8AN
🙂 Supervisors: Me, Pippa Thomson, Mark Taylor
📩 Deadline: January 12th 2026
📅 Start: September 2026
🌍 Open to international students.
Our new paper on autism and hypermobility is out!
Results indicate autistic people may experience more pronounced symptoms of hypermobility and more co-occurring health conditions.
Full paper, open access, at the link 🔽
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Catherine Crompton
Our new study, just published in Nature Mental Health: Symptom change in depression and anxiety during psychological therapy for autistic adults... [1/8]
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#autres #mentalhealth
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Catherine Crompton
This is cool! National Autistic Taskforce offering small funding awards to autistic people based in the UK, for work supporting autistic people to live their best lives.
Closing date is 28th Feb.
nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk/nat-founders...
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🔔Fully-funded ESRC PhD studentship opportunity at The University of Edinburgh!
Supervised by @katiecebula.bsky.social, Dr Michael Fleming and Patricio Troncoso + in collaboration with Mindroom and Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)
www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...
We have a new paper out! We interviewed 8 autistic teachers to ask about their experiences in US schools. www.liebertpub.com/doi/epub/10....
🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️
“I think the humanity just gets lost over and over again”: A phenomenological study of the experiences of higher-weight medical students
Read free: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@bsmsmedschool.bsky.social
#MedEd
We are showcasing a published paper by @cjcrompton.bsky.social et al. (2025), which explored information transfer in autistic, non-autistic, and mixed-neurotype chains in 311 individuals. This study is a replication and extension of the team's diffusion chain study in 2020.
Background Previous research has indicated an association between hypermobility and autism. This study examined whether being autistic affects diagnosis, symptoms, and health experiences of people wit...
🎉This #HelplineAwarenessDay we are celebrating our fabulous helpline team! 🎉
Our small and skilled team handle your emails and calls, offering a caring and compassionate ear and sharing advice around additional support for learning.
Thank you - you are brilliant!
@helplinesuk.bsky.social
Pender et al. evaluated depression and anxiety symptom trajectories in autistic adults receiving routine therapy in UK primary care.
ICYMI: Last week Children in Scotland published this piece about the brilliant Visible Voices project which gives agency to non-speaking learners.
Read more: childreninscotland.org.uk/news-article...
#complexneeds #ASN #supportneeds #additionalsupportneeds #Scotland
Sue Fletcher-Watson
The National Autistic Taskforce was founded in 2018 by Dr Dinah Murray, a well known autistic community member and an independent researcher and campaigner. Dinah died in 2021 and is sadly missed p…
Stop what you're doing and read about this incredible project happening right here in Scotland 💡
Visible Voices strengthens the voice and agency of young people with complex communication needs. It helps staff notice and respond to non-verbal cues such as eye gaze, facial expressions and smiles...
