Charlotte Boatman

BREAKING: horrified scientists discover plankton can't adapt to accelerating rate of global warming🧵

gente de Barcelona, esto es la C-32 ahora!!! por favor, no salgáis de casa.

This must be tweeted every Halloween. I don’t make the rules

Very few mental health interventions actually measure quality of life changes experienced by autistic adults. New systematic review led by Amanda Timmerman @AmandaT_ASC @liz_pellicano @LauraMayCrane @MentalhealthMSc @ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

"I was trying to pursue an autism diagnosis, but the practitioner told me I can't be autistic because I’m able to give eye contact." I hear this a lot, and it frustrates me because not only is it untrue… if a practitioner is saying this, it's a major red flag... 1/10

This is one of the most important things happening in academia right now. Thanks @LucinaUddin, this is amazing.

Healthcare workers from all across the country joined Memorial Tree ceremonies yesterday to pay their respects to colleagues and loved ones who have died by suicide. NHS organisations, including hospitals and a GP practice, planted trees in memory of their colleagues to mark our National Suicide Memorial Day for Health and Care Workers. Together with @nhs_prachealth we want the day to be an annual date dedicated to remembering healthcare workers who have taken their own lives. Tree planting ceremonies took place at the Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, The Christie Foundation in Manchester, and Salford Royal hospital. Other hospitals, which already have memorial trees also held ceremonies, including Fairfield in Bury, Watford General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary also held ceremonies to mark the day. If you would like a memorial tree at your hospital, please email us at contact@doctors-in-distress.org.uk #NationalSuicideMemorialDay #TimeToReflect #NationalMemorialTreeCampaign @amateuradam

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Is youth #mentalhealth really worse today than it was decades ago? Prof. Emily Simonoff spoke to @newscientist following the publication of a new Lancet Commission finding young people’s mental health “has entered a dangerous phase”. #IoPPNInTheNews bit.ly/3AkYnYK

Fantastic study by Neville et al. on the vital role of alone-time for Autistic adults! It highlights how solitude helps us manage social and sensory overwhelm and recharge for better well-being. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au… @arcap_aus

Our PhD student Hollie is conducting a survey on associations between physical activity and mental health and associated outcomes in autistic adults. Details here!

PhD Research :D

Let's talk about how autistic people often struggle with decision-making. By the way, if you're autistic and have wondered if your indecisiveness is related to autism, the research does support this... now you know 😊 So, let's talk about why...

Pleased to share a new preprint reporting community involvement in autism research. In Jan 2021, @journalautism introduced mandatory reporting of community involvement. Our team of autistic and non-autistic researchers evaluated the impact of this policy. osf.io/g89w4

This is disastrous, hideous news. NHS England are hacking back the mental health support for hospital staff. One doctor takes their life every three weeks. One nurse takes their life every single week. These numbers will now INCREASE. @VictoriaAtkins - please do the right thing.

Shocked and appalled does not even cover what I feel reading this announcement from @UKCP_Updates that it is withdrawing from the memorandum of understanding on conversion therapy. We need a vote of no confidence in UKCP Chair @DrBuckland & the Trustees now.

Terrible news from the University of Kent: "we have taken the decision to phase out Anthropology, Art History, Health & Social Care, Journalism, Music & Audio Technology, and Philosophy/Religious Studies" kent.ac.uk/news/statement…

This might be a bit of a rampage, but... I think it is particularly cowardly for clinicians or research based psychologists to talk to newspapers about how adults seeking diagnosis of autism or ADHD are responsible for swamping services or taking away resources - a thread 1/