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Please all sign/share these 2 petitions re ASD & other conditions: "Make Brighton & Hove CC & All LAs Cease Unlawful S47 SS Investigations" tinyurl.com/yav3v6x6 "Stop All Professionals Using False Accusations of Emotional Harm & MSBP/FII on SEN Parents" tinyurl.com/y98gc9o9

Are you or do you know a young person age 16-25 experiencing binging and purging? Please consider taking part in a study investigating underlying psychological processes by clicking here imaginestudy.org/can-i-take-part or email imagine@imperial.ac.uk. Participants receive a £50 voucher.

@SENDconsultant It would be good if you reworded it to say "child or adult" autistics don't stop being autistics when they reach 18yo... #actuallyautistic #autistic #autism #ASD

Sensory Processing #sen #send #ehcp

"How the Striatum is Linked to #Autism" spectrumnews.org/news/how-the-s…

"Cord blood DNA methylome in newborns later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder reflects early dysregulation of neurodevelopmental and X-linked genes" genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

"'At 47, I discovered I am autistic – suddenly so many things made sense' Other people’s lives always seemed more effortless, but it took my daughter’s autism diagnosis to realise why" theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

"Listening to your #heart might be the key to conquering anxiety #Neuroscience is revealing that the heart and body exert huge influence over the brain – and that connection could help #autistic individuals to better process their #emotions" wired.co.uk/article/sarah-…

"Social attention shifts differently over time for autistic adults" spectrumnews.org/news/social-at…

"This AI Tool For Diagnosing Autism Could Hit The Market ‘In The Second Half Of 2021" forbes.com/sites/graisond…

"Brain organoids reveal neuronal flaws in syndrome tied to autism" spectrumnews.org/news/brain-org…

"Cannabis and autism, explained" spectrumnews.org/news/cannabis-…

"Repetitive behaviors and autism" spectrumnews.org/features/multi…

Disabled Children's Partnership "Left In Lockdown" disabledchildrenspartnership.org.uk/left-in-lockdo…

"November 6 - 8: Autism-Europe General Assembly 2020 - Krakow, Poland" autismeurope.org/event/autism-e…

"FACE MASK RULES LEAVE PEOPLE IN FEAR Rules about wearing face masks on public transport and in shops are leaving people with autism in fear." autismeye.com/face-coverings…

"LAUNCH OF GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH CENTRE Children in the UK with autism will soon benefit from ground-breaking studies carried out by a new research centre." autismeye.com/synapse-centre…

Autistic girls and boys have similar sensory sensitivities, but the brain pathways linked to sensory processing differ. "Sex Differences in Salience Network Connectivity and its Relationship to Sensory Over‐Responsivity in Youth with ASD" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

"Fragile X syndrome traits may stem from leaky mitochondria" spectrumnews.org/news/fragile-x…

"Machine-learning classification using neuroimaging data in schizophrenia, autism, ultra-high risk and first-episode psychosis" nature.com/articles/s4139…

"Gene expression maps reveal brain changes from autism mutations" spectrumnews.org/news/gene-expr…

"Popular autism screening tool is unreliable, study suggests" spectrumnews.org/news/popular-a… #AQ10 #autism #autistic #screeningtool