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Using Q Methodology, a group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Scholars ask, What is the Neurodiversity Movement, and What Should It Do? (2025)
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Stenner, P., Pearson, A., Kapp, S., Watson, C., Pressler, R., Williams, G., Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist, H., Hultman, L., Semmens-Wheeler, R., & Botha, M. (in press). Using Q Methodology, a group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Scholars ask, What is the Neurodiversity Movement, and What Should It Do?. Neurodiversity,

This paper describes the eight phases of an innovative procedure for collective and reflexive research about neurodiversity. Structured by Q methodology, this procedure allowed a small group (n=10) of neurodivergent researchers to identify and discus... Read More about Using Q Methodology, a group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Scholars ask, What is the Neurodiversity Movement, and What Should It Do?.

The Oxford Visual Perception Screen: development and normative data of a standardised assessment for visual perception difficulties (2025)
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Vancleef, K., Castellani, R., Shorthose, R., Guo, C., Cai, M. F., Guazzo, F., & Demeyere, N. (online). The Oxford Visual Perception Screen: development and normative data of a standardised assessment for visual perception difficulties. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155251315606

Objective: We aimed to develop and standardise a practical systematic screening tool for visual perception impairments after a stroke to replace current subjective methods.
Design: A mixed methods study including a cross-sectional study and a case s... Read More about The Oxford Visual Perception Screen: development and normative data of a standardised assessment for visual perception difficulties.

Female service user’s experiences of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment on a low and medium secure ward (2025)
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Swift, J., Walker, T., & Moon, L. (online). Female service user’s experiences of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment on a low and medium secure ward. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2025.2469698

Best practice guidelines within violence risk assessment have advised collaboration with service users, with potential benefits including increased insight, shorter stays in hospital, and increased transparency. Previous research has explored the exp... Read More about Female service user’s experiences of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment on a low and medium secure ward.

Neurodivergent Pupils’ Experiences of School Distress and Attendance Difficulties (2025)
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Fielding, C., Streeter, A., Riby, D., & Hanley, M. (in press). Neurodivergent Pupils’ Experiences of School Distress and Attendance Difficulties. Neurodiversity,

Evidence suggests that neurodivergent pupils are disproportionately impacted by school distress and attendance difficulties in mainstream schools in the UK. Research on school distress and attendance has predominantly consulted parents and teachers a... Read More about Neurodivergent Pupils’ Experiences of School Distress and Attendance Difficulties.

Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement (2025)
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Wen, N. J., Amir, D., Clegg, J. M., Davis, H. E., Dutra, N. B., Kline, M. A., Lew-Levy, S., MacGillivray, T., Pamei, G., Wang, Y., Xu, J., & Rawlings, B. S. (online). Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement. Evolutionary Human Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2025.3

The recent expansion of cross-cultural research in the social sciences has led to increased discourse on methodological issues involved when studying culturally diverse populations. However, discussions have largely overlooked the challenges of const... Read More about Construct Validity in Cross-Cultural, Developmental Research: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement.

Flavor learning and memory in utero as assessed through the changing pattern of olfactory responses from fetal to neonatal life (2025)
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Ustun-Elayan, B., Blissett, J., Covey, J., Schaal, B., & Reissland, N. (2025). Flavor learning and memory in utero as assessed through the changing pattern of olfactory responses from fetal to neonatal life. Appetite, 208, Article 107891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2025.107891

Mammalian chemosensory experience begins in utero, where fetuses are exposed to odors and tastes from the mother’s diet. Although the effects of prenatal flavor exposure in humans have been investigated postnatally in infant behavio... Read More about Flavor learning and memory in utero as assessed through the changing pattern of olfactory responses from fetal to neonatal life.

Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness (2025)
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Lee Masson, H. (2025). Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness. Molecular Autism, 16, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00644-6

Background: Autistic adults experience differences in social interactions involving physical contact. Brain imaging studies suggest that these differences may be related to atypical brain responses to social-affective cues, affecting both the experie... Read More about Dynamic functional adaptations during touch observation in autism: connectivity strength is linked to attitudes towards social touch and social responsiveness.

Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature (2025)
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Dantas, S., Jasper, C., Botha, M., Strachan, K., & Grainger, C. (online). Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0228

While traditional deficit-based biomedical accounts of autism have viewed autism itself as an obstacle to thriving, recent discussions based on social/relational models of disability argue that this pathologizing rhetoric perpetuates stigma and negat... Read More about Autism and Thriving: A Critical Review of the Academic Literature.

The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped (2025)
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Wadsley, M., & Ihssen, N. (2025). The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped. Computers in Human Behavior, 166, Article 108597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108597

Checking social networking site (SNS) accounts periodically has become a quintessential daily habit for billions of people. The present study tracked the psychophysiological impact of brief periods of SNS use and subsequent use cessation, designed to... Read More about The psychophysiology of Instagram – Brief bouts of Instagram use elicit appetitive arousal and attentional immersion followed by aversive arousal when use is stopped.