Our recap of #INSAR2026 is (finally) up! While there was much to celebrate in terms of autistic presence and impact, there was still a lot of weird old guard INSAR focus on autism as a problem to solve, rather than of autistic people as participants or fully human:
tinyurl.com/INSAR2026TPGA #autism
Should ethics be a university ranking indicator?
Global rankings (such as QS and THES) influence university behaviour far more than many institutions would like to admit. Universities change strategy, allocate resources, restructure priorities and set targets based on ranking methodologies.
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New paper out in J. Neuro! We used MEG and pattern classifiers to ask: if a memory is reactivated in the brain, does that mean you'll recall it? Short answer: no.
www.jneurosci.org/content/46/1...
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#neuroscience #memory
It’s encouraging to see a packed room for the Autistic People’s Views panel (@drstevenkapp.bsky.social) at #INSAR2026.
I’ll note the majority here are YOUNG autism researchers (not veterans). That’s such an apt commentary on the past/current state of autism research, but also its hopeful future.
New paper alert! In this new mini-review, we discuss recent research on the neural substrates of executive function development in children under three. Enjoy! www.frontiersin.org/journals/dev...
1. London Underground station flooding has reportedly been reduced by around 90% thanks to a group of engineers: beavers.
After conservationists reintroduced a family of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals built dams and restored wetlands that now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.
So proud of our new paper, in @eclinicalmed.bsky.social, reporting on a feasibility study of a new co-produced peer group intervention (created by @ambitiousautism.bsky.social) for supporting wellbeing during the transition to adulthood for autistic young people. #AutRes
Really enjoyed contributing to this new BBC Bitesize article on stimming in neurodivergent children and young people
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...
Day 3 of #INSAR2026 was FULL! Panel, meeting, posters… And lots of interesting talks!! 😅🤩
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
Graham Kendall
John Marble
Ben Griffiths
Karla Holmboe
Tally L. Tafla
Yashar Ali 🐘
Laura Crane
Laura Crane
By definition, episodic memory is a conscious phenomenon. Memory traces reactivated by the hippocampus and reinstated in the sensory cortices need to enter conscious awareness for them to be re-experi...
The @journalautism.bsky.social is 30!
To celebrate this milestone the editorial team put together an anniversary issue with classic papers published in the journal. My pick is the first autism prevalence study in Africa. #AutRes Please find the full issue here: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...
Autistic people, including those without intellectual disability, face challenges during the transition to adulthood, and experience poor adult outcom…
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Bitesize Parenting looks at why children stim and whether it's something that parents should be worried about.
Executive functions (EF) are higher-order cognitive functions, including inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility. In 2019, Fiske and Ho...
