Autism Symposium

We were delighted to stage this Autism Symposium thanks to the support of our publishers Wiley. The evening had a series of 20-minute lectures that then lead into a panel discussion. Lectures and discussions included the role of research in autism, including pathways to mental health problems in ASD, and the wider landscape. The evening was […]

Event type

Twilight Meeting

Location

London

The early ASD screening debate continues

The debate about screening and providing early treatment for young children with, or with high likelihood of, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is ongoing, but limited data are available to support either side of the argument. Now, a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions for children ≤6 years with (or with high likelihood of) ASD has concluded that the available data is currently insufficient to support the argument for early intervention.

1 March 2018

Talking therapies and adapting for autism

Dr Ann Ozsivadjian is a clinical psychologist who specialises in making talking therapies work for children with autism. Her job at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, was created at the request of the parents of autistic children, who were having trouble with conventional talking therapies. “Accessing therapy can be […]

17 February 2018

iPad App complements ASD therapy

Children with autism spectrum condition (ASC) may benefit from combined technology-based and traditional interventions, according to new research.

1 February 2018

How’s your day been?

If you’re living, teaching, or working with an autistic teenager, you’ve probably, at some point said ‘Uplifting’. ‘Hilarious’. ‘Rewarding’. You’ve also most likely said something like; ‘Challenging’. ‘A struggle’. ‘Testing’. 

28 May 2024

JCPP Editorial: Volume 64, Issue 10, October 2023

Editorial: “Paradigm ‘flipping’ to reinvigorate translational science: Outlining a neurodevelopmental science framework from a ‘neurodiversity’ perspective” by Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke

14 September 2023

Transdiagnostic Profiles of Behaviour and Communication: Academic and Socioemotional Functioning and Neural White Matter Organisation

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Silvana Mareva discusses her JCPP paper ‘Transdiagnostic profiles of behaviour and communication relate to academic and socioemotional functioning and neural white matter organisation’. Silvana is the first author of the paper. 

14 August 2023

Research Review: A systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in narrow constructs of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in autistic children, adolescents, and adults

Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We conducted a systematic review and four random effects meta-analyses investigating sex differences in narrow construct measures of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in autistic children, adolescents, and adults’. Hannah Edwards et al.

23 July 2023

Co-development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic trait trajectories from childhood to early adulthood

Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, defined as traits or disorders, commonly co-occur. Developmental trajectories of ADHD and autistic traits both show heterogeneity in onset and course, but little is known about how symptom trajectories co-develop into adulthood.’ Amy Shakeshaft (pic) et al.

22 June 2023

Dr. Nicole Papadopoulos

Dr. Nicole Papadopoulos is a Senior research fellow and Clinical Psychologist in the School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Monash University. She is an Associate Editor of CAMH.

16 June 2023