What do people mean when they repeat the myth that “Autistic people lack empathy?" Which sort of empathy? What evidence is there?

In this research roundup, Ann Memmott brings together recent research and resources exploring topics such as women’s lived experiences of ADHD, menstruation, menopause, quality of life, Autistic com...

Explore how neurodivergence and gender/sexual diversity intersect, and why autistic people may experience identity differently or more fluidly.

In this webinar, we will discuss research on autism, gender diversity and eating disorders, exploring why eating difficulties may arise and how they can present.

I believe that the Government’s proposed SEND reforms could limit EHCPs, weaken legal rights, replace individual plans with packages, reduce appeals, and remove school choice. In my view, children cou...

An intelligence report created by a chatbot falsely identified nuclear cargo, prompting airborne operations and board prep before officials caught the error

Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou and Pete Wharmby discuss the emotional burden that school can place on autistic children and young people, and what families and schools can do to help.

When "levels of autism" are imposed on autistics without true comprehension of how autistic coping fluctuates, the effects can be disastrous.

AI firms are ‘gambling with our lives’, says Jacob Coxon, who has worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic

The King's Harbour Master and Southampton Port both declined to allow migrants ashore on Sunday.

In this research roundup, Ann Memmott brings together recent August papers exploring Autism, ADHD and Neurodivergence. The studies examine diagnosis and underdiagnosis, self-identification, quality of...

First-hand accounts from people who knew him. Collected by his students.

Scientists are getting a step closer to understanding exactly how autism develops in the brain – and what might work to treat it.