Prof Francesca Happé @HappeLab Twitter profile

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Prof Francesca Happé

5 months

Please help with our new research study! #Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults in the UK, help us test a new online task looking at facial emotion recognition and its relationship to mood, thinking styles, and more:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

Truly honoured and gobsmacked in equal measure! Thank you @BPSOfficial and thank you all my wonderful students @SGDPCentreKCL , colleagues, and autistic collaborators & participants who have made the research possible!

British Psychological Society

@BPSOfficial

5 years

Professor Francesca Happé @HappeLab , an international leader on research into autism, has won the BPS Presidents’ Award for 2019. You can find the full story here -

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

1 year

My daughter’s BeReal for today! So lovely to have (most) of my family there for investiture (CBE for services to autism)!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

New paper on #Autism & PTSD symptoms, shows many experiences that autistic folk find traumatic are not recognised in DSM-5 PTSD criteria. These experiences are just as likely to lead to high PTSD symptoms. Change needed so no autistic person is denied PTSD DX and treatment! 1/2

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

#Autistic #women &girls (& parents), please share your wisdom: I’m writing about under-recognition of autism in females (hopefully for Mumsnet) - they want some ‘what to look out for’ points. I don’t want to mislead, over-generalise/simplify, or characature. Suggestions? RT

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Many of my #autistic friends find video meetings (Zoom, Teams, etc) less tiring than in person meetings. I’d love to hear from #autistic folk; do you prefer video to in person meetings? What is it (apart from travel) that makes them less exhausting? RTs appreciated!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Sorry to be boring; isn’t it time #UniversityChallenge thought about diversity? What message does it send to see two ALL MALE teams, 7/8 white students, representing university ‘talent’? @BBCTwo plse think about effects on students who might be wondering if university is for them

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

New #autism #PTSD paper by the wonderful Freya Rumball, Anke Karl, Lucinda Brook (& me). Free access until March 2021 using this link:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

Huge congratulations to my wonderful PhD student @Hr_pickard who passed her viva today @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN with no corrections and high commendation from expert examiners @jacquirodgers & @SBGaigg (thank you)!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

9 months

Looking for a #PhD studentship? Interested in #autism ? 2 opportunities just advertised with me & Prof Emily Simonoff ⁦⁦ @KingsIoPPN ⁩

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Important topic: #PTSD in #autism ! Very helpful review by Dr Freya Rumball, highlights urgent need for research and evidence-based intervention:

A Systematic Review of the Assessment and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Individuals...

Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Individual differences are known to influence the risk of trauma exposure and development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It has been...

link.springer.com

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

It’s been such a privilege to be Head of Department @SGDPCentreKCL for the last 7 years - really delighted to be handing on the role to the wonderful Prof @cathrynlewis !

Dr Cathryn Lewis

@cathrynlewis

5 years

Delighted to announce that I have been appointed Head of Department at @SGDPCentreKCL , taking over from @HappeLab – a hard act to follow. Look forward to working with all my wonderful colleagues in this new role.

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

We’re trying to find out about #autistic adults’ experiences of online video meetings vs in person. Can you help? Got time for a 30-45 min interview? We especially need #autistic men aged 20-40, to balance genders/ages! Please contact: marguerite.leoni @kcl .ac.uk RTs appreciated!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

Are you the parent of an #autistic student who has been (in/formally, fixed-term or permanently) #excluded from school? Please consider helping with our research! Contact Tatjana.Zeljic @kcl .ac.uk RT appreciated, thanks!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Congratulations to new Fellow of ⁦ @acmedsci ⁩ ⁦ @L_Arseneault ⁩ - a wonderful scientist and much-loved colleague ⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

Today I was on a viva panel for fantastic #PhD student in Amsterdam. The local panel members gave the UK academics more time (for Qs) with inevitable, admirably good-humoured #Brexit jokes. I was embarrassed to be British - have never felt that before. #EUScienceTogether

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

I think I might just googlify every household object during lockdown

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

#askingAutistic folk, please? We are gathering examples of visual experiences that might be special to #autism , for a new questionnaire. Can you give us e.g.s of #hypersensitivity to visual stimuli, focus on details, or preference for peripheral vision? Thanks for e.g.s and RTs!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

Huge congrats to Prof @thaliaeley ⁩ of ⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩, Prof Essi Viding, @RogerHighfield ⁩ and all the newly elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences ⁦ @acmedsci ⁩

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Great paper by my wonderful ex-PhD student @Hr_pickard - she worked so hard, assessing cognitive aspects of social anxiety in autistic and non-autistic teenagers; thank you to all the schools, families,and young people who made this research possible!

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

@TheJCPP

4 years

Do the same mechanisms drive social #anxiety in #autistic and neurotypical adolescents? Research digest of @Hr_pickard 's paper co-authored @DrColetteHirsch @HappeLab funded by @The_MRC and @Autistica

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩ ⁦ @SueReviews ⁩ explains the mismatch between expectations of neurotypical and #autistic people with help of a great sketch by ⁦ @theblub ⁩!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

11 months

Amazing free resource from the wonderful @utafrith & Chris Frith - their new book on social cognition @mitpress here:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

8 years

Brilliant brains for all over the world working together @MRCSGDP @KingsIoPPN to improve #mental health!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

@thinkingautism Can I just say: I did not use, and have never used, the phrase ‘non-male’

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

Please help with my wonderful PhD student, David Mason’s, research on #autistic older adults’ decision making and quality of life. RTs much appreciated!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

11 months

PhD opportunity on #autism in our ⁦ @KCL_MRCDTP ⁩

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

This is a fantastic listing of online #neurosceince resources! Brilliant links for teachers, students, anyone interested in the brain!

British Neuroscience Association

@BritishNeuro

7 years

Interested in #neuroscience , but don't know where to start exploring? See our selected list of online resources:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

Happy Christmas everyone!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Thank you, Uta, I would not be here without you! And thank you to everyone who’s tweeted about this programme- and for those who have emailed me, I’m working through those messages and will reply asap!

Uta Frith

@utafrith

4 years

Excellent overview on where we are now in understanding #autism , also in women and in old age by @HappeLab , and a hint of the kind and wonderful person that Francesca is. Don't miss this episode of The Life Scientific on BBC i-player.

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

1 year

If you’re near @BirkbeckUoL on June 6th 2023 and interested in #autism and #mentalhealth you can sign up for my (free) Rosalind Franklin talk at 6pm here:

BIRBECK SCIENCE WEEK - ROSALIND FRANKLIN TALK

We’re celebrating Birkbeck Science Week 2023! Come and join us at the University of London for the Rosalind Franklin Talk on the 6th June

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Thank you so much for the privilege of talking about our (with many wonderful colleagues and students) #autism research! And thank you to the many kind tweeps who have commented on the programme!

Jim Al-Khalili

@jimalkhalili

4 years

Don't let the bank holiday throw you, #TheLifeScientific is back on tomorrow morning on @BBCRadio4 . My guest is autism expert and professor of cognitive neuroscience, Francesca Happé @HappeLab . She tells me how people with autism experience their world.

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

This one was a pleasure to write - so interesting to look back with @utafrith at home much understanding of #autism has changed!

Uta Frith

@utafrith

5 years

Reflecting on 7 major changes in the concept of #autism with wonderful @HappeLab reflecting on our own time in research over the last 30 years.

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

I don’t usually do politics on twitter, but I do think Cameron’s referendum was an object lesson in cowardice and his walking away afterwards was the epitome of poor leadership. Ok, said it, over and out.

Dan Whitehead

@danwnews

6 years

BREAK: David Cameron tells me he does not regret calling the referendum @SkyNews

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

Please help with our new online study helping to understand how #actuallyautistic adults experience stressful or traumatic life events. Addressing lack of research on #PTSD in #ASD ! For information and to take part: Please RT

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Thanks! Just waiting to do an interview on @BBCRadio4 PM (5.15-5.30?) if anyone wants to hear more about #autism and women!

Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

@sjblakemore

6 years

Very interesting interview with @HappeLab about autism in girls Thousands of autistic girls and women 'going undiagnosed' due to gender bias

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

The wonderful @utafrith & Chris Frith give the first ever wife-husband @RoyalInstitution Evening Discourse: ‘Two heads are better than one’

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

New study about #visual behaviour in 4-15yr old children who are typically developing, #autistic or otherwise neurodivergent (eg ADHD). #Parents willing to complete a 30 min survey online, please go to: Thanks so much - and for RTs!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

How much do I love working ⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩ - forty decking the halls, our wonderful Bernard, Chris and co have been hanging dementors for our Christmas party!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

The wonderful ⁦ @CarrieGrant1 ⁩ gives the final keynote of the #NAHTManyVoices conference on #WorldAutismAwarenessDay

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

2 years

1,000s #StandWithUkraine in Trafalgar Square #LondonStandsWithUkraine

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Just out, new paper on #camouflaging #autism #women by ⁦ @mengchuanlai ⁩ ⁦ @mvlombardo ⁩ ⁦ @bhismadev ⁩ and colleagues - open access now!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

How lucky am I; today I get to work with @utafrith - who, 30 years ago, gave me the huge privilege of being her PhD student @The_MRC Cognitive Development Unit @ucl , and has been teaching me ever since!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

1 year

If you are an #autistic adult who has experienced #school_exclusion from UK mainstream school, please help with our #research (30min online interview). Contact Tatjana.zeljic @kcl .ac.uk for details. RTs appreciated!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

What an honour to be part of the new cohort of @acmedsci Fellows inducted today! Inspiring talks from wonderful scientists; very humbling!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

@AspieHuman I agree - one of the reasons for late autism diagnosis in girls seems to be that they are not causing anyone else (teachers, peers) any bother, although they are suffering and misunderstood

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Review and meta-analysis of #Autism outcome studies, by my wonderful PhD student David Mason, is now online! Link here:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

If you fancy a #phd on #autism & women, or ageing, or decision making, I’d be happy to work w enthusiastic students on applications!

Think Postgrad

@ThinkPostgrad

7 years

Social Science Studentships 2018-19, Deadline 31 Jan 2018. @lissdtp @ESRC @QMUL @imperialcollege @KCLDocStudies #PhD

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

11 months

Are you looking to do a #PhD on #autism ? Apply to the @KCL_MRCDTP - check out my project on functional neurological disorders #FND and autism here:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

This work by Drs Freya Rumball & Nick Grey (&me) also shows >40% of the #autistic adults in this study who had experienced a traumatic event (whether in DSM-5 list or not) reported clinical levels of #PTSD symptoms. Much higher than in non-autistic adults (c. 9%)!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 months

I’ll be giving a free #autism talk for Gresham College (1pm 28/2/24) online and in person:

Changes in the Concept of Autism | Gresham College

Have a Question? No Registration Required https://app.sli.do/event/73Vy9JSHhsKxExqudu5rm7 Our understanding of autism has changed over the last forty years. Historically, autism was diagnosed based...

www.gresham.ac.uk

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Great article about our absent PM: “It should stand as a permanent mark of shame that the PM has not bothered to record so much as a 10-second video about the educational future of the hundreds of thousands of children his government has so chaotically failed.”

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

New must-read by the wonderful Moffitt & Caspi ⁦⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩ ⁦⁦ @KingsIoPPN ⁩ ; the power of longitudinal studies to uncover the origins of individual differences, mental health, risk & resilience.

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

For my friends at #NAHTManyVoices conference, here is a beautiful trailer about #autistic_women ! Like the powerful short film by @CarrieGrant1 it shows the many voices so often unheard!

Að sjá hið ósýnilega

@osynilegar

5 years

Heimildarmynd um líf og reynslu kvenna á einhverfurófi. A documentary on autistic girls and women. #ósýnilegar #Autism #autistic #autisticwomen #seeingtheunseen

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

How many person hours are wasted each week queuing for the few gates at #DenmarkHill station? Many valuable #NHS staff amongst them. Please build another exit ⁦ @TLRailUK ⁩!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

⁦ @SueReviews ⁩ explains (neuro) diversity and divergence with a wonderful illustration by ⁦ @scrappapertiger ⁩! #autism ⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay and launch of #GirlsAndAutism book ⁦ @routledgebooks ⁩ my Guest Post on recognising autism in girls is on Mumsnet : “Why have we overlooked autism in women and girls?” | Mumsnet Discussion

Guest Post: “Why have we overlooked autism in women and girls?” | Mumsnet

Think of someone with autism. Who do you picture? I doubt it was a teenage girl, or a middle-aged woman. Most people think of autism as mainly affecti...

www.mumsnet.com

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Our new #autism paper with @utafrith free to access until 29/2/20!

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

@TheJCPP

4 years

Annual Research Review: Looking back to look forward – changes in the concept of #autism and implications for future research By @HappeLab & @utafrith

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Much deserved: the genuinely interdisciplinary, deeply empathic, and extremely wise Prof Eric Taylor receives the inaugural @acamh President’s Medal at #acamhTizard18

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

@LoomesGill @autismage #autism = honesty, originality, empathy, humour, fairness, joy

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

Groundbreaking #anorexia research led by Prof Gerome Breen ⁦ @psychgenomics ⁩ ⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩ ⁦ @KingsIoPPN ⁩

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

Plenty of members of the @SGDPCentreKCL family (alumni and current) among the nominees for #ACAMHawards2021 ! Including the fabulous @BonamyOliver , Tim Matthews @t_matth , Yasmin Ahmadzadeh @yaszadeh , @Lucy_Livingston , Hannah Pickard @Hr_pickard … sorry if I missed anyone!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

So delighted to be given R&D funding to work with the fantastic @PeterShenai to develop this playful exploration of drawing and (neuro)diversity!

King's Culture

@CulturalKings

3 years

Introducing @PeterShenai , one of #KingsArtists 2021, collaborating with @HappeLab @KingsIoPPN on ''Taking a line for a walk'', exploring the space between intelligence, creativity, drawing, and diversity. #KingsCulturalCommunity Find out more here:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Thank you @AutisticaUK for funding my wonderful PhD student @Hr_pickard , trying to understand origins (and hence treatment) of social anxiety in autism. Thanks to all the schools who have welcomed her, too!

Autistica

@Autistica

6 years

Building the next generation of autism researchers, we're funding PhDs for research into mental health and autism. #HappierLives

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

Congratulations to the wonderful Prof Barbara Maughan of @SGDPCentreKCL recipient of the #ACAMHawards2021 President’s Medal!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Interested in doing a #PhD ? Apply now to ⁦ @KCL_MRCDTP ⁩ @KingsCollegeLon ⁩ including great projects ⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩ (including one on #autism and PTSD with me and the wonderful ⁦ @andrea_danese ⁩!)

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Please help with (and RT!) our new online study to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and wellbeing in #autistic and non-autistic adults. Option to enter a prize draw. For more information, please click link:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Congratulations to the wonderful Connie Kasari, new President-elect of #INSAR ! Also congrats to #JohnRobison , Helen Tager-Flusberg, and all the other worthy award winners!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Are you using #CBT with #autistic adults or children? Please help with our study:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

The inspiring @L_Arseneault - so lucky to have her @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN ; wonderful and generous colleague!

MQ

@MQmentalhealth

5 years

"Like many women, believing in myself is something I’ve always struggled with. I think doubts can be important reality checks, but I would never want them to prevent me from achieving things." @L_Arseneault shares her insights, influences & inspirations:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

New paper (open access) with the wonderful David Mason; #autistic traits associated with pace of ageing and health at 45 years

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

Privilege to talk #Autism & #Girls with @CarrieGrant1 @DavidGrantSays @SarahJaneCritch on BBC London Breakfast! Come to the @NAHTnews conference celebrating the ‘Many voices’ so often unheard:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

We are so lucky to have the wonderful Mike Rutter still working hard @SGDPCentreKCL at 85! Read about his life (sorry, paywall) @TheLancetPsych

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

@KingsIoPPN

6 years

Profile of Prof Sir Michael Rutter, groundbreaking pioneer of child & adolescent psychiatry, and fell-walking grandfather, in the @TheLancetPsych @MaudsleyNHS @KingsCollegeLon @SGDPCentreKCL

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@HappeLab

5 years

Thank you to the many #autistic adults who advised and helped with this research, led by the talented @Lucy_Livingston @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @NIHRMaudsleyBRC

NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

@NIHRMaudsleyBRC

5 years

“We are increasingly realising that compensation to appear ‘neurotypical’ has negative effects on mental health for many autistic people." - @HappeLab , supported by the @NIHRMaudsleyBRC , commenting on a new paper in @TheLancetPsych

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

So proud of wonderful Prof Essi Viding, worthy recipient of @royalsociety Rosalind Franklin award; wonderful lecture tonight on #psychopathy

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 months

I’ll be speaking at this event on 6th March, and it’s free and open to the public online or at ⁦the Royal Academy of Engineering

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

7 years

No (tiny N, no validation sample, no contrasting clinical group to check specificity, etc)

Autism and Friends

@autismtalknd

7 years

Could This Be the Diagnostic Test for Autism We’ve Been Waiting For? It was able to accurately detect autism in...

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Please help with this study!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

Dr Freya Rumball introduces our #INSAR2021 panel on #trauma in autism right now!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Well that is some great news to cheer me up when I am ill in bed! Go Eamon!

UCL Brain Sciences

@UCLBrainScience

4 years

Congratulations to Prof Eamon McCrory @uclpals , who has been appointed to lead the UKRI's Adolescence, Mental Health and the Developing Mind programme @UCLMentalHealth @UKRI_News

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

3 years

New (open access) meta-analysis paper by David Mason and Simone Capp on outcome studies with #autistic adults… need for outcome metrics that reflect what matters to the autistic community

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

And here is another new #ASD and #PTSD paper by Freya Rumball with Kinga Antal, @nickdgrey (& me) - also free via this link until March 2021:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

2 years

⁦ @dennisougrin ⁩ on ⁦ @BBCBreakfast ⁩ talking about his heroic mission (with wonderful helpers) to deliver portable ultrasound machine to Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Please RT this study looking for #autistic adults to contribute their views on moving house! Also, is there an #EstateAgent out there who would like to partner with us to become the UK’s 1st autism-friendly estate agent?

Vicky Milner

@vic_milner

4 years

3) Finally, the MAP project aims to understand #autistic and non-autistic people’s experience of #moving home. Anyone 18+ living in the UK can take part in this online survey (30-60 mins) here: (5/6)

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

@soundcube @DrCherylllP Glad to say we (Dr Freya Rumball & Prof Chris Brewin) have just had a piece on #PTSD #Autism & changes needed to #DSM5 , accepted by @TheLancetPsych . Data to come on similar high rates of PTSD symptoms after DSM5 qualifying & atypical traumas

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Are you #autistic ? How has COVID-19 and lockdown affected you? We need to know: please help with our research study, closing soon! RTs appreciated!

Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

Please help with (and RT!) our new online study to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and wellbeing in #autistic and non-autistic adults. Option to enter a prize draw. For more information, please click link:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Join us on world #autism day to find out more about autism and girls at the ⁦ @NAHTnews ⁩ conference; ideal for teachers & all wanting to hear the ‘many voices’! Please RT

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

1 year

Not too late to sign up for my (free) Rosalind Franklin lecture on #autism and #mentalhealth @bbkpsychology @BirkbeckUoL - come along and ask me Qs or watch online!

Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

1 year

If you’re near @BirkbeckUoL on June 6th 2023 and interested in #autism and #mentalhealth you can sign up for my (free) Rosalind Franklin talk at 6pm here:

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Join our brand new #MSc Developmental Psychology & Psychopathology @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN !

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

1 year

Adults ( #autistic #ADHD or neurotypical) wanted for our online study about wellbeing at work. Please help if you can, and RTs appreciated!

Fiona Rattray

@FionaRattray1

1 year

We are looking for autistic adults, adults with ADHD and neurotypical adults to take part in a new study about wellbeing at work. Please see info and link below to find out more.

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

8 years

'Scienceland has no borders' say the wonderful international researchers @KingsIoPPN Biostats Dept!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

4 years

So, greater recognition of #PTSD in #autism is needed, and effective interventions trialed and made available!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

11 months

Thank you to all the #autistic adults who have helped with our study about wellbeing at work! We now need men and neurotypical participants, please. RTs appreciated!

Fiona Rattray

@FionaRattray1

1 year

We are looking for autistic adults, adults with ADHD and neurotypical adults to take part in a new study about wellbeing at work. Please see info and link below to find out more.

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

In case anyone is curious what I (not at all too generously) wrote in acknowledgement of the huge role the wonderful @utafrith has played in my career, in the next tweet is a snippet from my new book with @SueReviews (1/2)

Uta Frith

@utafrith

5 years

This arrived today! With far too generous acknowledgements for me from @HappeLab Many congratulations Francesca and Sue @SueReviews

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

Yay, go girl!

Vicky Milner

@vic_milner

5 years

Presenting some of our findings on education, employment and future plans from the Social Relationships Study at #INSAR2019 on board 24! @HappeLab

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

You can watch the #JCPP60 @acamh fantastic 10min talks here, by @SGDPCentreKCL stars @RobertPlomin & Terrie Moffitt, as well as the wonderful Maggie Snowling and Bradley Peterson (& if you don’t fancy my bit on #autism you can just skip the last bit)!

Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health

@acamh

6 years

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

At #HowICommunicate @thewoodbug @ESRC conference yesterday @soundcube Jon Adams spoke so beautifully and movingly about #autistic rights and struggles to be heard, I didn’t want to distract myself by tweeting - so here it is, late but heartfelt!

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

5 years

Congrats Dr Liz O’Nions who bravely undertook research with hugely under-researched children who respond very negativelyto any perceived demands. Many debates, but no arguments about impact on wellbeing; we can’t help if we don’t understand. Well done Liz!

The CAMH journal

@TheCAMH

5 years

Congrats!🥇 CAMH Best Paper Award goes to Dr. Liz O’Nions and co- authors, Prof Essi Viding, Dr. Caroline Floyd, Emma Quinlan, Connie Pidgeon, Dr. Judith Gould, @HappeLab Paper Full list of @acamh Awards winners @WileyPsychology

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Brilliant recognition of the fantastic #eating_disorders research of Prof Ulrike Schmidt @KingsIoPPN - a really inspiring woman and leader!

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

@KingsIoPPN

6 years

Congratulations to Professor Ulrike Schmidt, Professor of Eating Disorders at @KingsIoPPN , who has been announced as one of the #NHS70 Women Leaders #Nhs70Women @kingsedresearch @MaudsleyNHS @KingsCollegeLon

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 months

I’ll be speaking about #autism and neurodiversity at this event ⁦ #EngDiversity ⁩ @RAEngNews

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Prof Francesca Happé

@HappeLab

6 years

Do come and hear the wonderful Prof Anita Thapar give the ⁦ @SGDPCentreKCL ⁩ Inaugural Prof Sir Michael Rutter Lecture ⁦ @KingsIoPPN ⁩ 3/7/18 4.30pm (and be home in time for the match!)

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