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PsychologiCALLOn body schema plasticity in dyspraxia, with Marie MartelMarie Martel is a cognitive neuroscientist at Royal Holloway, University of London, who specialises in understanding how the brain controls imagined and real movements performed with the hand or a tool, and how this develops with age. During this podcast she chats to Lou about a piece of work looking at how children with Dyspraxia / Developmental Coordination Disorder use tools to perform movements and how this interacts with the representation they have of their body.If you want to know more about Marie’s research, you can follow her on Twitter @Martel_MF or have a look at...2023-01-2326 min
PsychologiCALLOn access to support for children with developmental disabilities, with Suzi SapietsSuzi Sapiets is a postdoctoral research associate at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, who specialises in autism, learning disabilities and improving access to support. During this podcast Suzi chats with Lou about her PhD research looking at access to early support for young children with suspected or diagnosed developmental delays, autism and learning disabilities.To find out more about Suzi and her research, you can follow her on Twitter @suzijsapiets, or read her blog post for the Mental Elf on neurodivergence and mental health. Suzi also spoke at the Embracing Complexity Special Interest Re...2022-11-2119 min
PsychologiCALLOn striatal myelin in children with developmental language disorder, with Saloni KrishnanSaloni Krishnan is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist at Royal Holloway who specialises in the neural basis of developmental language disorder. During this podcast she talks to Lou about her new finding of reduced myelin in children with developmental language disorder (DLD). You can follow Saloni on Twitter @salonikrishnan, check out her lab website, or read about the project to find out more about her research.---The paper discussed in this podcast is:Krishnan, K., Cler, G. J., Smith, H. J., Willis, H. E., Asaridou, S. S., Healy, M...2022-11-1415 min
PsychologiCALLOn the sensory experiences of autistic adults in public spaces, with Keren MacLennnanDr Keren MacLennan is an Assistant Professor in Neurodiversity, in Department of Psychology, at Durham University. Her research interests are related to mental health, autism, and sensory reactivity differences, and her research is conducted using open science frameworks and co-production approaches. During this podcast episode she chats to Lou about a participatory piece of research investigating the sensory experiences of autistic adults in public spaces. You can follow Keren on Twitter @KerenMacLennan to find out more about her research, and you can view the Sensory Street website about the overall project here.---Th...2022-11-0727 min
PsychologiCALLOn ADHD in the classroom, with Emily McDougalDr Emily McDougal is a developmental psychologist, currently based at University of Surrey, who specialises in neurodiversity and cognition in the classroom. During this podcast episode she chats to Lou about a project looking at understanding and supporting ADHD in the classroom, from the perspective of children with ADHD and their teachers.You can follow Emily on Twitter @mimsiemcd to find out more about her research, and you can view the EPIC project page here.---The paper discussed in this podcast is:McDougal, E., Tai, C., Stewart, T. M., Booth...2022-10-3122 min
PsychologiCALLOn diagnosis and treatment decisions for care-experienced young people, with Rosie McGuireRosie is a post-doctoral researcher at UCL specialising in the mental health of care-experienced young people. During this podcast she chats to Lou about a piece of work looking at potential biases mental health practitioners may have in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health difficulties for young people in care, as well as a connected post-doc project, which is an active implementation trial investigating the facilitators and barriers to using trauma-focused CBT with care-experienced young people.TW: for this episode, as we discuss PTSD in care experienced children and trauma-focused therapies. ---2022-10-2420 min
PsychologiCALLOn inclusive and participatory research, with Sue Fletcher-WatsonSue Fletcher-Watson is a Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre. Sue is also the creator of the PsychologiCALL podcast, and hosted both Season 1 and 2! During this podcast she chats to Lou about a review paper, co-authored with autistic contributors, that outlines key considerations for developing inclusive research. This paper serves as an introduction to participatory research. Sue and Lou also chat about a second paper, which reports on the outcomes of a UK seminar series focusing on participatory research, which was co-produced by autistic and non-autistic...2022-10-1719 min
PsychologiCALLThe season 3 advice episodeFor the final episode of season 3, Louisa brings you a brief overview of the episodes from this season.At the end of every episode, the guest gets asked if they have advice for students and early career researchers. In this season finale, you can find all of this advice in one handy place.---To keep up to date with PsychologiCALL, to find out when the next season is coming out, or if you'd like to be a guest yourself, you can follow Louisa on Twitter @ljthomas1991 and you can find her contact...2022-04-1123 min
PsychologiCALLOn social vulnerability and social interaction style in neurodevelopmental conditions, with Ellen RidleyEllen Ridley is PhD student in the Centre for Neurodiversity & Development at Durham University. The aim of her research is to better understand the factors that impact on social vulnerability in children and young people with Williams syndrome (WS). During this podcast she chats to Louisa about a piece of work which takes a cross-syndrome approach to exploring social vulnerability and social interaction style in neurodevelopmental conditions, including WS.---You can follow Ellen on Twitter @ellenridley, and you can find out more about Ellen and her research on her webpage at Durham. You can a...2022-04-0421 min
PsychologiCALLOn helping employers to make tailored adjustments for their autistic employees, with Beatriz LópezBeatriz López is a Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, who specialises in the double empathy problem in autism, heterogeneity in autism and employment. During this podcast she chats to Louisa about an evaluation of a set of employment profiling tools to enhance employment opportunities for autistic people.---You can follow the Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity on Twitter @UoP_CIDD to find out more about ongoing related research. You can also check out the webpage for the Autism Centre for Research and Employment where you can find more ab...2022-03-2813 min
PsychologiCALLOn play-based inventions and mental health in autism and developmental language disorder, with Gill FrancisDr Gill Althia Francis is a Research Fellow in Cognitive Psychology and Children's Play at the University of York, who specialises in researching how play impacts development for both neurodiverse and neurotypical children. She is a holder of a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Award. During this podcast Gill chats to Louisa about a piece of work looking at the impact of play-based interventions on the mental health of autistic children and children with developmental language disorder.---You can find Gill on Twitter @gillalthia, and you can find out more about her work by visiting...2022-03-2120 min