Kathy Leadbitter
Researcher at Uni of Manchester: neurodiversity, autism, learning disability, interventions, services & supports
Crazy 🐈 lady
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- Autistic people: please consider taking part!
- Happy New Year Bluesky peeps! Are you #autistic? Please see our latest call for survey volunteers for a PhD project exploring autistic #inertia. Interested? More information & the survey can be found here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterWe are looking for clinicians who work with autistic people without Learning Disabilities to support their sensory motor needs to complete a survey asking experiences asssing and supporting autistic adults. www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterLast month, I found out I have hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, after decades of chronic pain and medical disinterest. I've decided to write publicly about this, not just about hypermobility and its health impacts, but about how it feels when doctors don't care: medium.com/p/4fea6398b8ba
- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterToday, @hlautismactcom.parliament.uk published their report, 'Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy'. Access the full report and recommendations (including easy read report, video from the Chair, and shorthand story) here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/77... [1/4]
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterWe are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️ usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me... Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
- Reposted by Kathy Leadbitter📢 New Research Opportunity! Are you: ➡️ A neurodivergent (ND) young adult (18-25)? ➡️ A parent/caregiver of a ND young adult? ➡️ A mental health professional working with this group? We’re studying depression in ND young adults from diverse racial backgrounds. 📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk 🔽 More info
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterAre you interested in studying longitudinal developmental trajectories of children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia and Kenya? Please consider applying for a PhD! More information about the project is here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/2026... #AutRes
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[Not loaded yet] - Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterI will be accepting a PhD student for Fall 2026 in our Curriculum and Instruction program. If you are interested in autistic sociality, caregiver influence on their autistic children's development, and neurodiversity in school contexts, please get in touch!
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterNeurodiversity is looking for a new Editor! The deadline for expressions of interest is October 5th. Full details are here journals.sagepub.com...
- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterBeing Autistic (And What That Actually Means) by Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social is EXCELLENT! The author is autistic and also has autistic children and the illustrator is also autistic. This is my go-to non-fiction recommendation for this age group. uk.jkp.com/products/bei...
- Roll up, roll up! Come and work with us on this important project!
- 👉Are you a post-doc? 👉 Passionate about improving care for people with learning disabilities? 👉Interested in communication? The ICALD study has 2 jobs: one based in London and one in Manchester. See links👇 Come and work with us! jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ464/r... jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ213/p...
- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterNeurodiversity is looking for a new editor! The deadline for expressions of interest is 5 October 2025. Full details are here journals.sagepub.com...
- 👉Are you a post-doc? 👉 Passionate about improving care for people with learning disabilities? 👉Interested in communication? The ICALD study has 2 jobs: one based in London and one in Manchester. See links👇 Come and work with us! jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ464/r... jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ213/p...
- Reposted by Kathy Leadbitter🌟 Calling Autistic Researchers! 🌟 We’re building a searchable database of Autistic researchers to celebrate Autistic excellence + connect researchers, students, allies & community. ✅ Learn more and join our database here: www.aidanlab.ca/autistic-res... Join us and be part of something bigger! 💙
- 📣 Post-doc position Are you passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability? Come and work with us! Details 👇 Feel free to dm to discuss. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterBuilding on our survey study, we want to interview #autistic adults aged 18+ about dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), out socially, or at a dance class 💃🕺 To find out more and take part, email: claire.planner@manchester.ac.uk This study has been designed with autistic project advisors. #dance
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- Reposted by Kathy Leadbitter👋 Hello, Bluesky! We're the M-WAY study team, based at UCL. We're researching mental health and wellbeing in autistic young people. Check out our intro blog post below to find our more about what we're doing 🙂 m-way24.blogspot.com/p/what-is-m-...
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterResearch opportunity: Understanding the Needs of Autistic Patients with Cancer This research is led by an Autistic or otherwise neurodivergent researcher/student. Neurodivergent people have been meaningfully involved. Ethics approved. Find out more: api.typeform.com/responses/fi...
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- Laura needs just a couple more UK-based autistic people who experience inertia to take part in a research interview. Please consider taking part and please share! Many thanks 🙏
- 📣 Do you have an autistic child (aged 3-12, living in UK) who often repeats things they have heard? Please consider taking part in this study. Thank you 🙏
- Is your child aged 3-12 & autistic (confirmed/working diagnosis)? Do they regularly repeat chunks of language they have heard (aka delayed echolalia / gestalt language)? Please consider taking part. To express interest: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/.../SV... Feel free to dm me Thank you🙏
- 📣 Do you experience autistic inertia and live in the UK? Please consider taking part in this study. Many thanks 🙏
- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterCalling autism community members and justice professionals (with experience in Magistrates/Crown Court) to help co-design new, accessible resources for autistic people involved in criminal court systems in 🏴 & 🏴 Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5 Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd #AutRes
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- Is your child aged 3-12 & autistic (confirmed/working diagnosis)? Do they regularly repeat chunks of language they have heard (aka delayed echolalia / gestalt language)? Please consider taking part. To express interest: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/.../SV... Feel free to dm me Thank you🙏
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- Are you autistic and live in the UK? Do you experience autistic inertia? Please consider taking part in this research Feel free to dm me with any questions
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- Say it louder, Matt, for the over-diagnosis obsessives at the back. Beautiful article. Congrats on your diagnosis @mattcainwriter.bsky.social
- "You are autistic, they said. When I heard the words...what I felt was relief. After years of being misunderstood – of misunderstanding myself – I finally had the right framework to build up a better picture of who I truly am."
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterCurious about how autism intervention researchers define and measure "problem behavior"? We examined 102 intervention studies with young autistic children and found that only 1/3 of studies give a reason for targeting the behavior they aim to reduce, 1/4 acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterLove dancing? Hate dancing? If you're #autistic, age 18+, in the UK, please take part in our survey (designed with autistic project advisors). We want to hear about why people don't dance, dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), socially, or at dance classes. For more info: tinyurl.com/Aut-dance
- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterWe're hiring! One year full-time Teaching Fellow post in Developmental Psychology. Closes 12th June. Come join the super lovely Dev Psych in Education team in beautiful Edinburgh! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterAn #Autscape2025 highlight: On Tuesday 6th August 2025 Laura Buckland Mason will be running a workshop entitled “A Little Piece Of Autistic Space: An Art Workshop & (Optional) Postcard Swap”. Registration is open until May 31st: www.autscape.org/2025/registr...
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- Reposted by Kathy LeadbitterAn #Autscape2025 highlight: On Tuesday 5th August 2025 Caroline Hearst will be running a workshop entitled “The relationship between double empathy and mentalising”. Registration is open until May 31st: www.autscape.org/2025/registr...
- Roll up roll up! Come and join us!
- Join us @contactmcr.bsky.social for Café Autistique on 11 June 5.30-8.30pm! Elizaveta shares autistic adults' views on early #autism #interventions; Dr Daniel Poole explores #ADHD, #autistic & #neurotypical distraction & Beatrix Butnicu discusses #monotropism www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cafe-autis...
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