Cathy Manning
Research in autism, dyslexia, sensory processing and visual perception
- New preprint: autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions w/ @ljthomas1991.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/w84rf_v1
- New preprint: we find that autistic children are very similar to non-autistic children in their decision-making parameters, and that they can update their decision-making according to speed/accuracy instructions
- Autistic and non-autistic children's perceptual decision-making in visual orientation and motion tasks and the effect of task instructions: osf.io/w84rf
- Any postdocs outside the UK interested in applying for a Marie Curie fellowship with me (sensory processing, decision making, vision), get in touch! Our school of psychology @unibirmingham.bsky.social is offering costs towards a campus visit to give a talk, develop a proposal and attend training!
- This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week #DAW25 and #WorldMentalHealthDay. We found that mental health and self-esteem are top priorities for the dyslexia community, but little UK research funding goes to this area. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004 Research funding must be targeted to support mental health.
- Read some of our participants' stories here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/dy...
- New study where we looked at perceptual decision-making in autistic and non-autistic adults. We found overall shorter non-decision times in autistic adults and some relationships with ADHD-related traits journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Cathy ManningDelighted to work with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social and our team on these new animations including @taraodk.bsky.social, @iara-abigalil.bsky.social, @fergus.oolong.co.uk , @scrappapertiger.bsky.social , @jessicakdoyle.bsky.social , Laura Buckland Mason and @somebodysomeone.bsky.social
- Reposted by Cathy ManningAmazing postdoc job with absolutely lovely Jelle Van Dijk in Twente, Netherlands Closing date October 10th Please shared widely on academic jobs lists. www.linkedin.com/posts/jellev...
- Our symposium on applying diffusion models is about to start at #escop25 in LT5. Looking forward to the discussions!
- Reposted by Cathy ManningHeading into Sheffield for #ESCOP25 I'm taking part in a symposium on using drift diffusion models for between group comparisons,organised by @ambercopeland.bsky.social W/ @cmanning.bsky.social Craig Hedge and Alekhya Mandali also speaking. Lot to discuss,should be a great session!
- Reposted by Cathy ManningNew editorial: we highlight 5 key issues with current questionnaire measures used to assess autistic sensory processing. We argue this may be limiting both research and support. Better validated and more inclusive tools are needed. Read here: buff.ly/De0Lp0D #AutismResearch #Autism #Research
- Reposted by Cathy ManningNew preprint: Open data in autism research: the views of autistic people and parents of autistic children osf.io/preprints/me... Led by @hannahhobson.bsky.social w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social Audrey Linden @cmanning.bsky.social @fsedgewick.bsky.social @lauramaycrane.bsky.social #AutRes #OpenSci
- Reposted by Cathy ManningAre you neurodivergent and love theatre? We want you! Take part in a study exploring relaxed performances. See a free show this Thurs 22 May, 12:30pm (free ticket + £10 voucher) For more info and to Sign up: buff.ly/aTlEItG Deadline: Wed 21 May
- Presenting work from our @wellcometrust.bsky.social grant, with @ljthomas1991.bsky.social, showing shorter non-decision times in autistic adults. Preprint of this work here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
- At #insar2025!
- Reposted by Cathy ManningPoster presentation from my postdoc with @cmanning.bsky.social went well, thank you to everyone who came along to chat! Feeling very sleepy for the final day of #insar2025
- So eager for #INSAR2025 that I've been awake and waiting since 2.30am (jetlag agh). I'll be giving a poster on perceptual decision-making using the diffusion model and links to ADHD traits on Friday 6-7PM 432.214. Hoping to chat with others interested in sensory processing, cognition etc #AutRes
- Reposted by Cathy ManningAnother plug for this paid opportunity for early career researchers to support Autism in our goal to publish work relevant to autistic people's quality of life We are looking for folk who can transmit autistic community priorities + who would benefit from the chance to develop editorial skills
- We are recruiting for two Advisory Editors at Autism! Deadline for expressions of interest is April 25th. For full details, please see the link journals.sagepub.com...
- Excited to be presenting at this in July - a range of interesting seminars on circadian and visual neuroscience open to all #visionscience
- Delighted to announce this spring semester's programme for our Seminar Series "Current Topics in Circadian & Visual Neuroscience", featuring a roster of speakers discussing their cutting-edge research in vision and/or circadian rhythms. Register now! www.tscnlab.org/seminar
- At @journalautism.bsky.social we are looking for 2 advisory editors (suited for academics who can provide insight into autistic community priorities): journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 25th April) and 5 action editors: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm... (deadline 23rd May) #AutRes
- Reposted by Cathy ManningVery pleased that the Special Issue of Visual Cognition on Teaching Sensation & Perception that @ankosov.bsky.social, @juliafstrand.bsky.social and myself edited is now published in full! If you're looking for some exciting ideas about teaching #VisionScience, start here!
- Reposted by Cathy ManningThis is a useful new website on public loos, for autistic people, and many others. For example which ones have the dreaded-by-many 'airblade' hand dryers that sound like a jet engine taking off. Got useful info on loos? Add it. www.publictoiletinfo.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x... Do share.
- Reposted by Cathy ManningCan't make it to Monday's online webinar "Amplifying unheard voices: the inclusion of people with intellectual disability in autism research"? No problem, the webinar will be recorded. Register now & we'll let you know when the recording is available aspect.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #InclusiveResearch
- Reposted by Cathy ManningCongrats to @cmanning.bsky.social & colleagues on their new paper that follows on from their talk at SLDN's launch in 2022. What are the research priorities for the dyslexia community in the UK and how do they align with previous research funding? Dyslexia, 31:e70004. doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004
- Reposted by Cathy ManningWe are recruiting for two Advisory Editors at Autism! Deadline for expressions of interest is April 25th. For full details, please see the link journals.sagepub.com...
- New paper: What Are the Research Priorities for the Dyslexia Community in the United Kingdom and How Do They Align With Previous Research Funding? doi.org/10.1002/dys.70004 #dyslexia
- Thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social for a lovely prize gala dinner this week. I'm so grateful for this prize and looking forward to hiring a postdoc to start work on it!
- Reposted by Cathy ManningDo you know that Autism now accepts Registered Reports? We're proud to have published our very first! #OpenScience
- Reposted by Cathy ManningSpanning vision science, developmental cognitive neuroscience and mathematical psychology, @cmanning.bsky.social seeks to understand individual variability in children’s perceptual decision-making abilities. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/cman...
- The Sensory Street project is now on Bluesky! Follow if you're interested in hearing about sensory processing and inclusive spaces #AutismResearch
- We are Sensory Street! We conduct research to help create more inclusive spaces. We aim to understand how sensory environments impact neurodivergent people and to advocate for changes that enable greater independence and accessibility for all. Find out more about our work at sensorystreet.uk
- Reposted by Cathy ManningAdvertising 2 new positions in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. A postdoc & an RA at Queen Mary University of London as part of our UKRI-funded Animating Minds Project. More details and how to apply here: Postdoc: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLX749/p... RA: qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...
- Post-doc position available from Sept 2025 for 18 months on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project into children's perceptual decision-making using diffusion models. Closes 10th March. Pls share! edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... #VisionScience #PsychSciSky
- Reposted by Cathy ManningOur Barcelona-based summer school, BAMB! (bambschool.org) just opened applications! Come join us: 15-24th July, to learn how to model behavioral data using RL, Bayesian, latent variable models, RNNs, DDMs & more! #BAMB2025
- I'm hiring a post-doc (planned start-date September 2025, for 18 months) on a @leverhulme.bsky.social project into children's perceptual decision-making. Ability to work with children and high analytical ability are essential. Closes 10th March. Pls share! edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
- Reposted by Cathy ManningApplied Vision Association meeting in Liverpool on the 28th of April www.theava.net/meetings.php...
- We're looking for a PhD student for a project on how to make theme parks more inclusive for neurodivergent people, in partnership with Katapult and Drayton Manor. www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/cen... Deadline 5th March. Get in touch for more info and please share!
- We are looking for a strong student for this funded PhD opportunity on attention allocation in autism www.findaphd.com/phds/project... deadline 11th Jan. Please share with anyone who might be interested! #Neuroscience #VisionScience #AttentionResearchSky #EEG
- Aimee has done great work into how to make the museum sector more accessible for autistic and neurodivergent people. Congratulations Dr Fletcher!
- Yesterday I passed my viva exam! Huge thank you to my supervisors, Maria Economou, David Simmons, and Chiara Horlin. I'm incredibly thankful to my examiners @cmanning.bsky.social and Kat Lloyd, and to David McMenemy for chairing. #PhD #AuRes #Accessible #Museums #Neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic
- Reposted by Cathy ManningThis is a great resource from UKRN, which includes links to a few York-based initiatives and groups (IRIS, OASIS, EROS @uoyeducation.bsky.social), and project case studies (Open Autism Research @yorkpsychology.bsky.social) 👇
- The 5th edition of Open Research across disciplines is out. We list case studies of Open Research and resources per discipline: doi.org/10.31219/osf... Now also as UKRN webpages: www.ukrn.org/2024/11/27/u... @surreypsychology.bsky.social with @camillakgilmore.bsky.social & @priyasilverstein.com
- I'm seeing lots of charities etc saying that 15-20%, or 1 in 7, of the population are neurodivergent. Can anyone help me locate the evidence/citation for this? I've got Doyle (2020) but this is a "reasonable estimate" based on prevalence of various conditions. Is there anything more precise? #AutRes
- Funded PhD studentship opportunity at University of Birmingham on attention allocation in autism and neurocomputational mechanisms, supervised by @paulm-k.bsky.social, me & Harriet Allen (Nottingham). Deadline Jan 10th www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #neuroskyence #VisionScience #NeuroJobs #PhDSky
- Wow, it's exciting seeing the influx of people on here! Ready to commit to this new platform...
- Reposted by Cathy Manningfellowsandchairs.birmingham.ac.uk?utm_campaign... Next round of our 125th Anniversary Fellows and Chairs recruitment - do apply if interested and I am keen to support people from a mental health, neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy background
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📣🧠📣 I’m hiring !! 📣🧠📣 We’re looking for a postdoc to join The Uncertainty Lab at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social You’ll lead fMRI work on a new project studying how communication with others alters private metacognition of our own minds. cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/post... - I'm so pleased to have been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in Psychology! www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2024PLP thanks to @leverhulme.bsky.social I'll be able to bring a new team member to my (small but growing) team at Uni of Birmingham!
- Autism researchers- please send us your Registered Reports focused on work of direct practical relevance for autistic people's quality of life. Read why we're introducing this format here @journalautism.bsky.social #autres
- Autism is now accepting Registered Reports! This editorial from @cmanning.bsky.social explains more... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Cathy ManningApplications are now open for PhD studentships at KCL! Instructions are here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/apply/applic..., deadline 29 Oct 1pm. Please consider applying for a studentship linked to the SPARK project supervised by Prof Kim Goldsmith, Dr Merga Feyasa and myself. kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/long...
- Reposted by Cathy ManningICYMI, here's my Starter Park re: autism research - please share, and let me know if there's anyone else I need to add! go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA #AutResat://did:plc:usnoqrq5whx4p6g2v5ahj7fi/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l4c3imbrx42w
- Today was my first day as an Assoc Professor at University of Birmingham! Sad to say goodbye to colleagues at Reading but ready for a new adventure!
- Reposted by Cathy Manning📢 ERC-funded PhD in our team 📢. Curious about the mechanisms underlying learning and perception? Wish to study them via modelling and neuroimaging? This may be for you! Email me qus. Please circulate 🙏 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #HiSciSky #neuroskyence #PsySciSky
- An inspiring day at the UK Young Academy's New members induction at the British Academy. Great to meet so many people from different fields doing amazing work, and can't wait to get started!
- For #VisionScience people attending VSS, come to our symposium (Friday 17 May, midday) on neurodiversity in visual functioning (with MP Schallmo, Beier Yao, Alice Price, Victor Pokorny and @briankeanelab.bsky.social). www.visionsciences.org/symposia/?sy...
