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When the Child Speaks: What Autistic Young People Told Parliament About CAMHS

New written evidence to Parliament lets 36 autistic young people describe CAMHS in their own words. A companion to the parents' study — because whose voice we hear changes what we understand about the same system.

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The System That Waits for Crisis (Then Blames the Child)

Three hundred parents describe what it's really like to seek CAMHS support for an autistic child — a system built to notice crisis, not prevent it. With reflections from inside a school, and from a parent who lived it.

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What Happens After the Upset? New Research on Autistic and ADHD Students in School

A co-produced study asks not just how often neurodivergent students get upset at school, but what they do next — and why the quiet, unseen responses tell us more about their mental health than the visible ones.

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Autistic Flow: What the Research Tells Us — and Why It Matters

Flow states are usually discussed as something autistic people struggle to access. The research tells a more interesting story. This post unpacks what we know about autistic flow, what it looks like in practice, and why it matters for wellbeing and identity.

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Judged in Seconds: Thin Slice Judgements and Our Neurodivergent Children

Research shows we form lasting impressions of people in under a second. For neurodivergent children whose social presentation differs from the norm, the implications are significant — and largely invisible to the adults making those judgements.

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When the World Hurts: Understanding Sensory Trauma in Autistic People

Drawing on Fulton et al.'s research into sensory trauma, this post explores what happens when sensory overwhelm isn't just uncomfortable — it's traumatic — and what that means for how we support autistic people and the families around them.

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