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The mystery of mind-reading: Autism awareness in 2017
Please welcome Sarah White of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, with this timely piece on autism awareness in advance of World Autism Day this Sunday, the 2nd of April.
View resultWorking with autism - best practice guidelines for psychologists
This best practice guidance is for practitioner psychologists who work with people with autism and their families and carers.
View resultSome reflections around World Autism Acceptance Day
2 April is about raising awareness of autism spectrum condition and celebrating neurodiversity. Applied psychologist Dr Kristina Balampanidou shares some of her experiences.
View resultSiblings with Autism: A South Asian Perspective
Perceptions of Inclusion: A Study of Children with Autism in the Primary School
“Discovering Who I Am” An emancipatory approach to self-identification of autism
Understanding The School Outcomes For, And Experiences Of, Siblings Of Children With Autism
Lego therapy: Building social skills for adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Stopping over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both (STOMP)
Exploring the anxiety experience of adolescents with autism (aged 11-18) in a mainstream secondary school
What helps the siblings of young people with autism spectrum disorder: a theory built on their perspective
An in-depth exploration into secondary school pupils' experiences of having autism spectrum disorder
BPS responds to record waiting times for autism and ADHD diagnoses detailed in new report
17 October 2024
DECP Chair Dr Gavin Morgan responds to the Children’s Commissioner's new report.
- ADHD
- Autism
- Education
- Neurodiversity
BPS supports move to neuroaffirming approach in Scotland
07 May 2024
The BPS has welcomed Scottish government plans to introduce a bill championing the rights of people with learning disabilities, autism and neurodivergent conditions.
- Government and politics
- Neurodiversity
New best-practice guidelines for working with autistic people
17 August 2021
The BPS has published a new set of best-practice guidelines for practitioner psychologists who work with autistic people and their families and carers.
- Autism
- Professional Practice
BPS response to Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill report
19 January 2023
The BPS is pleased to see the report reflect a number of recommendations from its submission of evidence.
- Government and politics
- Mental health
Exclusion of transgender people from conversion therapy ban in the Queens Speech is deeply concerning, says BPS
22 June 2022
The BPS has responded to the Queen’s Speech, reiterating its position for transgender people to be included in the ban on conversion therapy.
- BPS updates
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Sex and gender
Psychology Careers Festival: Programme of events and speakers released
28 September 2023
Sales for tickets to this year’s week-long BPS Careers Festival are on sale now
- Careers and professional development
"Reforming the outdated Mental Health Act so that it’s fit for purpose is long overdue," says BPS
07 November 2024
The Mental Health Bill has been announced in Parliament.
- Government and politics
- Mental health
Dr Kate Cooper wins 2022 BPS Doctoral Award
12 June 2023
Congratulations to Dr Kate Cooper, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Bath, for winning our Doctoral Award.
- BPS updates
BPS Issues Response to CQC's State of Care Report
25 October 2024
The Care Quality Commission has published it's annual State of Care report.
- Children, young people and families
- Mental health
- NHS
Challenging racism and stereotypes
02 May 2024
The BPS has recorded an oral history video with Dr Ken Greaves, regarded as a trailblazer for his work as a Black educational psychologist.
- Education
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Neurodiversity
- Race, ethnicity and culture
BPS Psychology Careers Festival a resounding success
14 November 2023
The 2800 delegates at last week’s online festival nearly doubled last year’s reach
- Careers and professional development
- Autism eLearning bundleView Autism eLearning bundleDeveloped by specialist psychologists in collaboration with autistic consultants course 1 and…CPD; Autism
Autism – myth and reality
01 October 2014
Christian Jarrett talks to researchers, people with autism and their relatives, to find out what autism is really like.
- Autism
Art, autism and identities
02 April 2019
Sally Marlow on 'Changing the Face of Autism Research Together'.
- Autism
Working for an autism charity
06 August 2015
Aleesha Begum describes her work with individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
- Autism
Autism - app edition
30 March 2016
To mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, we have released a free special in our app.
Autism – beyond the myths
25 December 2014
Autism causes difficulties in communication and understanding ToM; however, this does not halt an individual’s desire to form emotional bonds.
- Autism
Support for autism and ADHD
07 June 2021
Chrissie Fitch attends ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’ virtual journal club on ‘ADHD in children and young people with autism, and pharmacological treatment’.
- Autism
Autism from the inside-out
02 January 2024
A conversation on the importance of integrating autistic subjectivity into the behaviour-focused classification of autism.
- Autism
- Developmental
- Neurodiversity
- Neuropsychology
Autism and girls: Friendships and relationships
04 September 2024
An exclusive extract from ‘Under the Radar: An Essential Guide to Autism and Girls’, by Dr Emilia Misheva.
- Autism
- Neurodiversity
- Relationships and romance
- Sex and gender
'Autism can be of a positive type'
09 October 2014
We meet Stella Acquarone as part of our autism special issue; Aidan Horner on his ‘negative CV’; and Nick Hatton on an unusual PhD setting.
- Autism
Decolonising autism
02 January 2024
Joris Lechêne with some advice for research and practice.
- Autism
- Neurodiversity
- Race, ethnicity and culture
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‘I had never heard of autism before’ – The experiences of East African immigrant parents of autistic children in the UK
Series: Educational and Child Psychology Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-11-2024
Author(s): Zahra Oumar, Jessica Dewey
View ‘I had never heard of autism before’ – The experiences of East African immigrant parents of autistic children in the UKAutism Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics, Causes and Practical Issues (3rd Edition)
Series: Psychology Teaching Review Volume: 30 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-10-2024
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View Autism Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics, Causes and Practical Issues (3rd Edition)Examining the contribution of personal and conditional resources to psychological wellbeing among parents of children with autism
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 48 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2024
Author(s): Melanie Bunfield, Andrew Holliman
View Examining the contribution of personal and conditional resources to psychological wellbeing among parents of children with autismBeyond words: A reflection from health professionals around the meaning of ‘hear me, don’t blame me’ in relation to meeting the needs of young people with learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions
Series: The Child & Family Clinical Psychology Review Volume: 1 Issue: 8
Date of Publication: 01-10-2023
Author(s): Jack Griffiths, Elizabeth Harrhy, Marielle Wilcox
View Beyond words: A reflection from health professionals around the meaning of ‘hear me, don’t blame me’ in relation to meeting the needs of young people with learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditionsService evaluation project: Evaluating and addressing staff training needs in relation to autism in an older adult mental health service
Series: FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People Volume: 1 Issue: 163
Date of Publication: 01-07-2023
Author(s): Emma Kinnaird, Anna Crabtree, Kathryn Evans
View Service evaluation project: Evaluating and addressing staff training needs in relation to autism in an older adult mental health serviceConsiderations of differential diagnosis in the assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in young people under the age of 18
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 362
Date of Publication: 01-02-2023
Author(s): Alexandra Leedham, Laura Wicks, Martha Laxton-Kane, Sarah Hammond, Lucy Broom, Penny Tunnicliffe, Tasha Jones, Lou Enright
View Considerations of differential diagnosis in the assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder in young people under the age of 18Can preschool assessment of sociocognitive skills support earlier identification of autism in girls and women at risk of ‘late’ diagnosis?
Series: Assessment and Development Matters Volume: 15 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2023
Author(s): Penny Roy, Shula Chiat
View Can preschool assessment of sociocognitive skills support earlier identification of autism in girls and women at risk of ‘late’ diagnosis?Teaching adolescents with autism how to use prosocial lies in conversation
Series: Psychology of Education Review Volume: 47 Issue: 2
Date of Publication: 01-01-2023
Author(s): Jasmine R. Sorrell, Mark E. Wildmon
View Teaching adolescents with autism how to use prosocial lies in conversationThe Autism Advocacy Group – a project utilising advice from autistic people to improve mental health services
Series: Clinical Psychology Forum Volume: 1 Issue: 360
Date of Publication: 01-12-2022
Author(s): Phoebe Toms, Sophie Doswell, Dorota Ali
View The Autism Advocacy Group – a project utilising advice from autistic people to improve mental health servicesUsing the power threat meaning framework for a racialised individual labelled with intellectual disability, schizophrenia and autism: A case study
Series: FPID Bulletin: The Bulletin of the Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities Volume: 20 Issue: 3
Date of Publication: 01-12-2022
Author(s): Morgan Beckles, Alick Bush
View Using the power threat meaning framework for a racialised individual labelled with intellectual disability, schizophrenia and autism: A case studyThe I in autism: Severity and social functioning in autism are related to self-processing
21-11-2017
- Karri Gillespie‐Smith
- Carrie Ballantyne
- Holly P. Branigan
- David J. Turk
- Sheila J. Cunningham
Home-based video assessment of children's autism-related behaviours: Psychometric analysis and linkages with parental responsiveness and context
12-01-2024
- Jeffrey J. Wood
- John Danial
- Samara Wolpe
Facial expression coding in children and adolescents with autism: Reduced adaptability but intact norm-based coding
19-07-2017
- Gillian Rhodes
- Nichola Burton
- Linda Jeffery
- Ainsley Read
- Libby Taylor
- Louise Ewing
Emotional face recognition in autism and in cerebral visual impairments: In search for specificity
13-09-2020
- Klara Kovarski
- Florent Caetta
- Martial Mermillod
- Carole Peyrin
- Céline Perez
- Lionel Granjon
- Richard Delorme
- Ariane Cartigny
- Tiziana Zalla
- Sylvie Chokron
Evaluation of teachers' knowledge and attitudes regarding the school inclusion of autistic children: Validation of a brief assessment toolkit
05-12-2022
- Cyrielle Derguy
- Benoite Aubé
- Odile Rohmer
- Déborah Loyal
Group CBT for men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who have harmful sexual behaviour
30-05-2023
- Glynis H. Murphy
- Neil Sinclair
- Clare Melvin
- Peter E. Langdon
Autism research is ‘all about the blokes and the kids’: Autistic women breaking the silence on menopause
30-09-2020
- Rachel L. Moseley
- Tanya Druce
- Julie M. Turner‐Cobb
Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health
04-01-2021
- Peter Mitchell
- Elizabeth Sheppard
- Sarah Cassidy
Autism and the double empathy problem: Implications for development and mental health
04-01-2021
- Peter Mitchell
- Elizabeth Sheppard
- Sarah Cassidy
Differential diagnosis of autism, attachment disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder and emotionally unstable personality disorder: A Delphi study
20-09-2024
- Rachel Sarr
- Debbie Spain
- Alice M. G. Quinton
- Francesca Happé
- Chris R. Brewin
- Jonathan Radcliffe
- Sally Jowett
- Sarah Miles
- Rafael A. González
- Idit Albert
- Alix Scholwin
- Marguerite Stirling
- Sarah Markham
- Sally Strange
- Freya Rumball
Linking metaphor comprehension with analogical reasoning: Evidence from typical development and autism spectrum disorder
01-12-2021
- Kinga Morsanyi
- Jayne Hamilton
- Dušan Stamenković
- Keith J. Holyoak
Autistic and non-autistic transgender youth are similar in gender development and sexuality phenotypes
13-04-2024
- Abigail L. Fischbach
- Andy Hindenach
- Anna I. R. Miesen
- Ji Seung Yang
- Olivia J. Buckley
- Minneh Song
- Laura Campos
- John F. Strang
Is reduced social competence a mechanism linking elevated autism spectrum symptoms with increased risk for social anxiety?
27-10-2022
- Chani Stark
- Nicole B. Groves
- Michael J. Kofler
Using eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) with autistic individuals: A qualitative interview study with EMDR therapists
11-08-2022
- Naomi Fisher
- Henna Patel
- Caroline Diest
- Debbie Spain
The representational status of pretence: Evidence from typical development and autism
23-12-2010
- Christopher Jarrold
- Ruth Mansergh
- Claire Whiting
Keys to engagement: A case study exploring the participation of autistic pupils in educational decision-making at school
09-12-2019
- Chantelle Zilli
- Sarah Parsons
- Hanna Kovshoff
Sub-second timing irregularities in a simple motor task in autism spectrum disorder: Preliminary effects of intermittent light stimulation
24-06-2023
- Joana C. Carmo
- Carlos N. Filipe
A systematic review of the rates of depression in autistic children and adolescents without intellectual disability
03-10-2021
- Tracy M. Stewart
- Katherine Martin
- Michela Fazi
- Jessica Oldridge
- Allan Piper
- Sinead M. Rhodes
Children with autism's perception and understanding of ambiguous figures: Evidence for pictorial metarepresentation, a research note
23-12-2010
- Marina C. Wimmer
- Martin J. Doherty