ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders)

  • Sleep Edition

    This edition of The Bridge concentrates on sleep, a poignant reminder that I am editing this on a 6am train to London having shortened my own sleep cycle and feeling rather sleep deprived on this dark winter morning.

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  • Improvements of adolescent psychopathology after insomnia treatment: Results from a randomized controlled trial over one year.

    Many adolescents experience sleep problems, which can be caused by hormonal changes during puberty, and social changes with increasing complexity of daily life while growing up.

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  • In Conversation… Intellectual Disabilities

    Dr Mark Lovell, and Mary Busk, talk to journalist Jo Carlowe about Intellectual Disabilities from a professional and personal viewpoint.

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  • ADHD Masterclass

    “Excellent speakers, very interesting, thoroughly evidence-based and engaging” Previous delegate Learning outcomes and key takeaways Consider whether therapeutic intervention for ADHD depends on scientific progress Understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of ADHD, and the implications for treatment Recognise that ADHD is a neuro-biologically heterogeneous condition, and ask whether it is […]

    Event type
    Masterclass
    Location
    London
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    JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 11, November 2018

    “Autistic social behaviors and the half‐empty, half‐full cup” by Charles H. Zeanah

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  • JCPP

    JCPP ‘Celebrating 60 Years’

    If you have already registered for the live stream of this event a link will have been sent to your email. Please check your inbox, and potentially spam and bin folders if you cannot find it. JCPP, is our internationally acclaimed publication, bringing together empirical research, clinical studies and reviews in order to advance how […]

    Event type
    Webcast
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • Autism and Attachment: A Need for Conceptual Clarity

    What do we mean by ‘attachment disorders’? Is there a meaningful distinction between these disorders and ‘attachment difficulties’? And where is the overlap with autism?

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  • Children with ASD show intact statistical word learning

    Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and specific language impairment (SLI) exhibit word-learning difficulties early in childhood development.

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  • Can this app help autistic people with anxiety?

    Available on the Apple App Store today, Molehill Mountain is the first evidence-led smartphone app aiming to help autistic adults understand and self-manage their own anxiety. The app has been developed by UK research charity Autistica and researchers at King’s College London with input from autistic people. 

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    JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 07, July 2018

    “The rising prevalence of autism” by Eric Fombonne

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