3/3 For more on #Autistic experiences of inpatient psychiatric care, read our blogs shared below: If you need to talk, the @samaritans are available. Call 0116 123 for free or email jo@samaritans.org

#NdCJournal We have good news! It's the end of January (finally🎉) AND we have our monthly curated list of Autism and Neurodivergence research from @AnnMemmott ready to share with you! This month, we're reading about #stimming, #therapy and #music 🎶

📢 The National Collaborating Centre Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) are recruiting! 📢 Vacancies for one Research Assistant and one Lived Experience Research Assistant are live now. Find out more and apply at the link below. Good luck! 🤞

The @StopOxevision campaign have written an article for our blog, outlining 5 of their areas of concern with the @oxevision #surveillance system used in #psychiatric #inpatient settings. NdC supports the campaign to #stopoxevision

!We are recruiting! We have three roles available: Project Associate, Project Assistant and Learning Disability Advisor, working to deliver a lived experience review of inpatient care for an NHS trust! #recruitment #flexibleworking #livedexperience

#NdCJournal Here's @AnnMemmott 's roundup of new Autism research from December—we thought we'd save this treat until after Christmas! #autismresearch #neurodiversityresearch #autisticacademia #autism #Neurodivergent

#NdCJournal Emily Wooden shares her experience applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as an #Autistic person #PIP #PersonalIndependencePayment #Autism #Neurodivergent

#NdCJournal In our final festive blog post before Christmas, @charliclement_ explores how time alone can be valuable for Neurodivergent folk during the festive season #christmas📷 #holidays #neurodivergentchristmas #autisticchristmas #autisticholidays

#NdCJournal NdC Team Member Molly Anderton has gathered helpful tips from the NdC team on how to manage the challenges of the festive season #christmas #holidays #neurodivergentchristmas #autisticchristmas #autisticholidays

2025 dates for our Black Autistic Meetup sessions, hosted by Warda Farah @WFarahslt, are now open to book on our website! Black Autistic Meetup is a space for belonging, representation, support and hope. #blackautistic #autistic #autism #neurodivergent

#NdCJournal What is it like to be on your period whilst in a psychiatric inpatient ward? In this blog, @hatporter shares their lived experience and insights into their latest research, focused on a topic that, until now, has been largely overlooked.

#NdCJournal The end of another month means another fantastic research roundup from @AnnMemmott, featuring research on #Autisticparents, #mentalhealth therapies for #Autisticchildren, #Autisticdating, links between #Autism and #Parkinsons, and much more.

#NdCJournal What can museums, galleries and other #culturalinstitutions learn from #Autistic folk to become more #accessible to all? PhD researcher Aimee Fletcher @aimee_speaks investigates! #artsandculture #museums #heritagejobs #ukarts

Today in the NdC Journal, our guest contributor explores the importance of mental health inpatient services recognising the communication needs of neurodivergent individuals, informed by their own lived experiences. #autism #communication #mentalhealth

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