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Welcome to Autism@Manchester’s winter round up, reflecting on our autumn activities as we look forward to the new semester.Toolkit project I’ve been continuing my role as co-production officer and research associate thanks to support from the NIHR Three...

Introduced by Dr Erin BeestonWe were incredibly sad to hear about Ozzy Osbourne’s death on 22 July. I had the pleasure of seeing Ozzy smash a surprise performance at the closing of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. Perhaps you are wondering why I am...

Welcome to the A@M blog, before Easter we put out the spring newsletter, which is now up on the website.UpdatesWe’ve just marked 10 years of co-produced autism research, below is a taste of the contents of this special issue of the newsletter:We look back at how...

As the leaves fall from the trees, and we see a sprinkle of snow in Manchester, Dr Erin Beeston reflects on a busy few weeks with Autism@Manchester.Meeting and planningSince September, I have had the pleasure of meeting lots of new people. Ranging from fellow...

October 2024: Erin Beeston, our new co-production officer, shares a bit about herself and the project she is working on in her first blog for Autism@Manchester. Hello! I’m Erin, now in the role of Autism@Manchester co-production officer combined with working as a...

Stefan Perryman is a second-year Psychology student who recently completed an eight-week summer internship with us. The internship is jointly organised by Autism@Manchester and The University of Manchester’s Careers Service and aims to provide autistic students with...

Written by Jaja ChoktanasiriI am just finishing up my final year of the BSc Education degree at The University of Manchester. In this blog, I detail my experience and takeaways from working as the Autistic co-production officer at Autism@Manchester.Before I joined...

Written by Jaja Choktanasiri This year marked the start of one of the best journeys of my life: delving into the realm of Autism research. I have ventured into research before; I grew up in a family of individuals working in medical research, and for the past two...

A study conducted by Autism@Manchester researchers exploring ageing in autistic adults has been featured on the Neurodiverse Connection (NdC) network. The Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) is based at The University of Manchester. Team...