Autism@Manchester

Beyond Words: exploring the communication experiences of autistic children through art

by Web team (RS) | Aug 30, 2023 | Uncategorised

By Dr Alexandra Sturrock On the 25th of March (2023) The Whitworth gallery (Oxford Road, Manchester) hosted an autism@manchester event: Beyond Words, exploring the communication experiences of autistic children through visual arts. The event was a full day of...

The SAAIL project: Co-producing Intimacy Toolkits with Autistic Adults – What we learnt

by Web team (HR) | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorised

Authors: Bethany Jay & Dr. Monique Huysamen Supporting Autistic Adults’ Intimate Lives (SAAIL) is a participatory research project exploring how autistic people think adult social care in England can better recognise and support their intimate lives. This phase of...

The SAAIL project: Co-producing Intimacy Toolkits with Autistic Adults – The workshops

by Web team (HR) | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorised

Authors: Bethany Jay & Dr. Monique Huysamen Supporting Autistic Adults’ Intimate Lives (SAAIL) is a participatory research project exploring how autistic people think adult social care in England can better recognise and support their intimate lives. This phase of...

The SAAIL project: Co-producing Intimacy Toolkits with Autistic Adults – Beginning phase

by Web team (HR) | Jun 14, 2023 | Uncategorised

Authors: Bethany Jay & Dr. Monique HuysamenIntroductionSupporting Autistic Adults’ Intimate Lives (SAAIL) is a participatory research project exploring how autistic people think adult social care in England can better recognise and support their intimate lives....

Better understanding of autistic people’s listening difficulties could improve their wellbeing

by Web team (RS) | Mar 28, 2023 | Uncategorised

Research performed by Autism@Manchester researchers has been featured on the National Institute for Health and Care (NIHR) website. The study was undertaken by a collaboration between speech and language researchers, autism researchers and autistic people and...

Interview with Dr Katie Twomey from the University of Manchester

by Web team (RS) | Dec 2, 2022 | Uncategorised

Lucy Porte, our Autism@Manchester summer intern, interviewed Dr Katie Twomey, a Lecturer in Language and Communicative Development based at The University of Manchester.Together they have an entertaining and informative conversation touching upon Katie’s research,...

Exploring autistic friendships at school & reflecting on setting up supportive environments

by Web team (HR) | Oct 6, 2022 | Uncategorised

Research team: Charlotte Butter, Charlotte Alcock, Emily Randolph, Sarah Spurr, Alexandra Sturrock and Kathy LeadbitterThe research team are from The University of Manchester and the Paediatric Speech & Language Therapy Team, Manchester NHS Foundation Trust...

Summer 2022: Lucy, our Autism@Manchester intern shares her experience of the role

by Web team (HR) | Sep 9, 2022 | Uncategorised

Lucy Porte, a 2nd year Computer Science student completed an 8 week summer internship with us. The internship is jointly organised by Autism@Manchester and The University of Manchester’s Careers Service and aims to allow autistic students to experience working in an...

Investigating optometric and orthoptic conditions in autistic adults

by Web team (RS) | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorised

Dr Ketan Parmar summarises the findings from his study where he conducted eye examination on autistic adults. The researchers involved in the study were Drs Emma Gowen and Catherine Porter and Professor Chris Dickinson. The academic team collaborated with autistic...

Describing motor coordination difficulties in autistic adults

by Web team (RS) | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorised

Dr Emma Gowen summarises the findings from a study on motor coordination in autistic adults conducted over the Summer of 2021. The researchers involved in the study were Emma Gowen and Ellen Poliakoff and two Masters students – Adeeba Waheed and Louis Early....