Laurel Fish

[UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies @CLScohorts]

Thousands of families across England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿are set to make history from next week as they join Children of the 2020s 👶👶🏽👶🏿, the first new national birth cohort study of babies to be launched in more than two decades 1/4

[Dr Chloe Wong @ChloeCWong]

Congratulations to DR @laurelfish, #PhD, co-supervised by @EmilyDevNeuro @HappeLab! WELL DONE DR FISH! Huge thanks to our fabulous examiners @MikleSouth @DuncanAstle! #proudsupervisor #WomenInSTEM @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN

[Rianne Haartsen @RianneHaartsen]

Only 6 more days until we hear @annagui86 talk about social attention in infants and genetics @bondcbcd at the @BirkbeckBabylab Coffee Talks ☕🧠. I cannot wait!

[Maheen Siddiqui @maheensidd91]

Some colleagues & I have started a network for ethnic minority researchers in the field of developmental science. If you can relate to this (ie are a researcher from an ethnic minority group) & would be interested in helping build this network, please send me a DM!

[Charlotte Tye @CharlotteRTye]

We're looking for a postdoc to work on @coinstudykcl (FT, 6 months) investigating mental health and wellbeing in families of children with rare neurogenetic syndromes during the pandemic, closing Jan 24th:
https://t.co/VmLEME86yR
Get in touch with any questions.
Pls RT!

[Birkbeck BabyLab & ToddlerLab @BirkbeckBabylab]

NEW Family Learning Series- The Brain, Explained!
https://t.co/bJqRSxeHo2
PhD student Brittney Chere gives short virtual lessons on the brain aimed at children in years 4-6 and their parents. The videos are short lessons followed by fun activities for impactful family learning!

[Prof Francesca Happé @HappeLab]

Final week to help with our study of quality of life for autistic and nonautistic adults! We particularly need younger males without an autism diagnosis- but everyone welcome and much appreciated! Please RT! Link to follow...

[Dr Jannath Begum Ali @JBegumAli]

New paper showing early motor differences in infants at elevated likelihood of ASD and/or ADHD. Reaching behaviour at 10 months predicts ADHD traits at 2 years: https://t.co/STMjNkBcKC. 161 infants, 3 time points, 6 years of data collection and processing #slowscience

[Birkbeck BabyLab & ToddlerLab @BirkbeckBabylab]

Come join us for our first virtual coffee morning hosted by Ellie Braithwaite! She will be talking about an app to assess children's development and communicating science to parents
When: Tuesday 28/4 @ 11:00-11:30 am.
How: zoom link https://t.co/dbRYQ7P3MG (ID- 992 5366 3765)

[Prof Francesca Happé @HappeLab]

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

[Emily Jones @EmilyDevNeuro]

Siblings of children with autism may process faces their own way https://t.co/gdFtlkVPba Newsletters via @Spectrum

[Vicky Milner @vic_milner]

I’m now recruiting for the first study of my PhD, exploring autistic students’ educational pathways and experiences! I’m looking to interview a range of different stakeholders from a variety of different schools - if you’d like to take part please get in touch! #autism #education

[Prof Francesca Happé @HappeLab]

Thinking in pictures? Can you help with an interesting new study of vividness of mental imagery and #autism?

[Tony Charman @TonyASDorAFC]

"Not like being boss; more like being mum" - The wonderful Franky @HappeLab on stepping down after 7 successful years as Director/HoD of @SGDPCentreKCL in a #womeninscience event to mark the contributions of Lorna Wing and Judy Dunn. Typically modest and grounded...

[Laurel Fish @laurelfish]

Thank you @WIEpigenetics for publishing my article on the role of epigenetics in autism! https://t.co/inuvamT1tg

[Baby Brains @BabyBrainsInfo]

Fifth week using the Babybrains® app!
🧜🏻‍♀️Sit back with your baby and relax: it’s #storytime, a classic tale with a twist. “Once upon a time, there was a mermaid who felt completely out of place living underwater (...)”
#fiveweeksoldtoday #thelittlemermaid
https://t.co/ZtbFdKbHOi

[Baby Brains @BabyBrainsInfo]

We are launching a new section on social media today: #faces. Get to know our team better!
Meet @laurelfish! She is one of BabyBrains’ authors and assistant editors, and an aspiring developmental neuroscientist who has just commenced her PhD!
👩🏼👩🏼‍🔬🕵🏼‍♀️📲
https://t.co/6r5ZaW1Lhs

[Birkbeck BabyLab & ToddlerLab @BirkbeckBabylab]

Head to the Science Museum to visit our colleagues at the #livescience gallery for some fun science activities this summer!!

[Me, Human @Me__Human]

Ever wonder what evolutionary changes will occur in humans in the future? Dr Gilly Forrester joins @LevelUpHuman host @SimonDWatt & comedian @RachelWheeley for an evening of science and banter at the Barbican 20 Aug. Tickets are free, but booking required: https://t.co/7XmpoUV191

[Birkbeck BabyLab & ToddlerLab @BirkbeckBabylab]

Calling all families with a baby under 11 months old and a parent or older-sibling with an ASD diagnosis or ADHD/hyperactivity traits for our STAARS study!!
contact: [email protected]
website: https://t.co/SZ0BCyk0Qg