Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre
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Research Centre at @EdinburghUni - creating new knowledge about children & young people and learning difficulties. In partnership with @MindroomInform
Edinburgh
Joined October 2019
Autistic volunteers (with a diagnosis), aged 18+, needed to take part in ADOS training for diagnostic practitioners! Waiting times for diagnosis are unacceptably long. The ADOS is not perfect, but it is a powerful diagnostic tool.
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If you want to be on the register to be invited to future ADOS courses, please sign up by emailing salvesenresearch@ed.ac.uk to indicate interest. Tagging a few folk - please consider sharing. Thanks! @AMASEdin @ARGHighland @scottishautism @NAITScotland @PWCentre @PasdaOfficial
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RT @EPICThinkLearn: Today we are speaking in Edinburgh at a Science & the Parliament event about how neurodivergent children & young people…
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If you didn't manage to catch this year's amazing Salvesen Lecture with Lotta @BorgSkoglund talking about ADHD in girls and women, you can do so now at our YouTube channel
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RT @CommonSenseSLT: Neurodiversity-affirming & neurodivergent-informed report writing can only be built on a solid foundation of neurodiver…
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New paper written by multiple members of our research centre, explaining what neurodiversity is, for a young reader. “Knowing about neurodiversity can help us understand why everyone processes and experiences things differently—and there is no “right” way!”
🥳 New paper introducing neurodiversity research...for kids! With @cjcrompton @KatieCebula @SueReviews Frontiers for Young Minds is an open scientific journal where kids review alongside adults, making ideas accessible. Great classroom resource!
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RT @DrSarahMcG: Fantastic explanation of neurodiversity and neurodivergent experiences (which also challenges several stereotyped beliefs)…
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RT @SueReviews: Proud to have been a part of this paper explaining neurodiversity for younger readers Am accessible explainer that might h…
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RT @SueReviews: This charity does truly amazing work so young people with a learning disability can have a proper holiday - grown up time,…
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RT @a_m_alcorn0131: 🥳 New paper introducing neurodiversity research...for kids! With @cjcrompton @KatieCebula @SueReviews Frontiers for You…
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RT @DrSarahMcG: Interested in the relationship between reading and wellbeing? 😍📚 Join us on 20th Nov as we share and discuss insights from…
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RT @SueReviews: Pleased to see neurodiversity getting parlimentary-level attention in this way.
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One last shoutout for our Salvesen Lecture tomorrow evening. A few free in-person and online tickets remain. Sign up to hear this immensely interesting and timely talk from @BorgSkoglund, an expert in the field of ADHD and girls/women 👇
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Just one week to go until the Salvesen Lecture. There are a few remaining tickets - sign up for the in-person event here or online
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Findings summarised in our latest research briefing “Peer support can offer neurodivergent young people a place to be themselves in an environment where they can relate to each other’s experiences…build relationships...boost their confidence…and more!
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We're proud of our busy research centre which continues to evolve and our newly-published 2023/24 annual report outlines what we’ve been up to in the last year
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Check out our review of Lotta @BorgSkoglund’s book “ADHD Girls to Women” … Lotta just happens to be delivering our Salvesen Lecture in 16 day’s time!
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Under 3 weeks to go to our annual Salvesen Lecture and seats for the in-person event are filling quickly! To register, visit and search 'Salvesen Lecture' or scan the QR code below 👇
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