Toughened toddlers seek rewards & Toddlers’ temperament is autism early indicator

Two overviews of papers focusing on toddlers. The first on those who grow up in a harsh environment and act assertively at aged two tend to do better than average when solving reward-based problems, but do worse on abstract ones. The second suggesting a new avenue for exploring early diagnosis in autism.

1 December 2017

Jonathan Green and Jon Spiers discuss early intervention in autism

Prof. Green has recently published a randomised trial of parent-mediated intervention for infants at high risk for autism.

15 August 2017

JCPP Editorial: Volume 64, Issue 07, July 2023

Editorial: “What’s in a name? Drawing on the examples of autism and schizophrenia, some reflections on diagnostic labels and their future role in child and adolescent psychiatry” by Angelica Ronald

11 July 2023

Editorial: What’s in a name? Drawing on the examples of autism and schizophrenia, some reflections on diagnostic labels and their future role in child and adolescent psychiatry

Free Access paper from the JCPP – ‘The diagnostic labels that children and adolescents receive feed into their treatment access and future potential but also to their self-identities. […] the choice of labels used in child and adolescent psychiatry should remain a priority, in light of their impact on translational science, treatment and on individuals, alongside the ever-evolving nature of language itself’. Angelica Ronald (pic)

7 June 2023

JCPP Editorial: Volume 64, Issue 05, May 2023

Editorial: ‘Is autism overdiagnosed?’ by Eric Fombonne

24 May 2023

Autism; Bullying and teasing – Prof. Tony Attwood Special

Some autistic individuals, as children and teenagers, have been told that they are bullied because they are ‘weird’, and if they stopped being ‘weird’ they wouldn’t be bullied. The presentation will dispel that myth. Someone on the autistic spectrum should never have to mask or camouflage their behaviour. There will be a focus on the power of the peer group to stop an autistic person being bullied, teased, humiliated or rejected. The intention is to change the behaviour of those who engage in bullying and teasing.

Event type

Webinar

Location

LIVE STREAM

Editorial Perspective: Leaving the baby in the bathwater in neurodevelopmental research

Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We review three worked examples (of stress processing, early activity level in ADHD and social brain development in autism) to illustrate how these new approaches might lead to new conceptual and translatable insights into neurodevelopment”. Sam Wass and Emily J.H. Jones (pic)

4 January 2023

Tony Attwood; ‘Autism and Family Dynamics’, and ‘Special Interests’

BOOKINGS CLOSED. Professor Tony Attwood, Clinical Psychologist, Ph.D., returns to the UK to speak to an audience, primarily aimed at parents and those that support autistic children and young people.

Event type

Online and in person

Location

Online and in person in Sheffield

‘NDC Learning Series’ – Wellbeing, feeding, and sleep recording

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian, Dr. Vicki Ford, and Dr. Charlie Tyack to discuss ‘Wellbeing, feeding, and sleep’. The Chair of this session was Dr. Max Davie.

19 November 2021

JCPP Editorial: Volume 62, Issue 11, November 2021

Editorial: The new genetics of autism by Barbara Franke, Eric Fombonne, Angelica Ronald

15 November 2021