Identification of DCAF1 by Clinical Exome Sequencing and Methylation Analysis as a Candidate Gene for Autism and Intellectual Disability: A Case Report by Jeffery L. Clothier, Amy N. Grooms, Patricia A. Porter-Gill, Pritmohinder S. Gill, G. Bradley Schaefer

“…He was referred as an adult to our neurodiversity clinic and a full exome trio sequencing with reflex to mitochondrial genes identified a de novo variant of uncertain significance in a candidate gene, <i>DCAF1</i>. …”
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A scoping review of research literature on eating and body image for transgender and nonbinary youth by Katie Heiden-Rootes, Whitney Linsenmeyer, Samantha Levine, Mark Oliveras, Miriam Joseph

“…In addition, more studies are needed with those from minoritized racial and ethnic groups, neurodiversity, and varied gender identities (e.g., nonbinary and gender queer) for identifying important differences.…”
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Neuroscience, neuroeducation, neurodidactics and technology by Claudia De Barros, Antonio Hernández Fernández

“…On the other hand, it includes a study on neuromarketing and technologies, neurodidactic factors in the prediction of university dropout, teacher professionalization, cognitive neuroscience, IOT and neurodiversity, the influence of ICT and social networks in social exclusion and the monograph ends with the concept map cmaptools as a neurodidactic tool. …”
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Gender diversity is correlated with dimensional neurodivergent traits but not categorical neurodevelopmental diagnoses in children by Mo, K, Anagnostou, E, Lerch, JP, Taylor, MJ, VanderLaan, DP, Szatmari, P, Crosbie, J, Nicolson, R, Georgiadis, S, Kelley, E, Ayub, M, Brian, J, Lai, M, Palmert, MR

“…We used a transdiagnostic approach, combining categorical and dimensional characterization of neurodiversity, to further the understanding of its associations with gender diversity in identity and expression in children. …”

Neuroscience, neuroeducation, neurodidactics and technology by Claudia De Barros, Antonio Hernández Fernández

“…On the other hand, it includes a study on neuromarketing and technologies, neurodidactic factors in the prediction of university dropout, teacher professionalization, cognitive neuroscience, IOT and neurodiversity, the influence of ICT and social networks in social exclusion and the monograph ends with the concept map cmaptools as a neurodidactic tool. …”
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Links between mental health problems and future thinking from the perspective of adolescents with experience of depression and anxiety: a qualitative study by Peiyao Tang, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Katarzyna Kostyrka-Allchorne, Jacqueline Phillips-Owen, Edmund Sonuga-Barke

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COVID-19 and Quarantine: Expanding Understanding of How to Stay Physically Active at Home by Alberto Souza Sá Filho, Alberto Souza Sá Filho, Thiago Gottgtroy Miranda, Carolina Cavalcante de Paula, Carolina Cavalcante de Paula, Silvio Roberto Barsanulfo, Diogo Teixeira, Diogo Teixeira, Diogo Monteiro, Diogo Monteiro, Luis Cid, Luis Cid, Claudio Imperatori, Claudio Imperatori, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Eric Murillo-Rodriguez, Eric Murillo-Rodriguez, Sandra Amatriain Fernández, Henning Budde, Henning Budde, Sergio Machado, Sergio Machado, Sergio Machado

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A public panel reviews applications and questions applicants: Team member and public contributor discuss a transparent and inclusive approach to data access reviews by Kirsteen Campbell, Rebecca Whitehorn, Simon Browning, Rebecca Harmston, Ray Harris, Szu-Chia Huang, Dianna Moylan, Karen Williams, Jacqueline Oakley, Katharine Evans, Stela McLachlan, Richard Thomas, Emma Turner, Robin Flaig, Andy Boyd

“…Our panel includes study participants, NHS service users, parents, carers, and people with experience of disability, neurodiversity, and long-term health conditions. The Panel Terms of Reference were created with help from stakeholders and study teams involved in longitudinal studies that involve the public in data access applications. …”
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Voice and identity in the autistic space of the blogosphere by Seidmann, Vered

“…In this light, the Internet and blogging in particular are radically reshaping contemporary thinking about autism, moving away from the biomedical conceptualization of autism as "deficiency" or "deficit" toward a socio-cultural view of autism as a manifestation of neurodiversity. The study offers several contributions to our evolving understanding of autistic identity. …”
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Association Between the Characteristics of mHealth Apps and User Input During Development and Testing: Secondary Analysis of App Assessment Data by Anna-Lena Frey, Rebecca Baines, Sophie Hunt, Rachael Kent, Tim Andrews, Simon Leigh

“…The highest percentage of health apps with reported user input during testing was observed in Belgium (10/11, 91%), Sweden (29/34, 85%), and France (13/16, 81%); in the condition areas of neurodiversity (42/52, 81%), respiratory health (58/76, 76%), cardiology (23/32, 72%), and diabetes (56/79, 71%); and for high app risk (ESF tier 3a; 176/263, 66.9%). …”
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Strategies to improve the magnetic resonance imaging experience for autistic individuals: a cross-sectional study exploring parents and carers’ experiences by Nikolaos Stogiannos, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Chris Papadopoulos, Gemma Walsh, Ben Potts, Sarah Moqbel, Antigoni Gkaravella, Jonathan McNulty, Clare Simcock, Sebastian Gaigg, Dermot Bowler, Keith Marais, Karen Cleaver, Jane Harvey Lloyd, Cláudia Sá dos Reis, Christina Malamateniou

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Impact of victory and defeat on the perceived stress and autonomic regulation of professional eSports athletes by Sergio Machado, Sergio Machado, Sergio Machado, Leandro de Oliveira Sant'Ana, Luis Cid, Luis Cid, Luis Cid, Diogo Teixeira, Diogo Teixeira, Filipe Rodrigues, Filipe Rodrigues, Bruno Travassos, Bruno Travassos, Bruno Travassos, Diogo Monteiro, Diogo Monteiro, Diogo Monteiro

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Eloise Stark - Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) by Stark, EA

“…Novel clinical experiences included the need for staff support and reflective spaces to consider their own relationship to neurodiversity.</p></br> <p><strong>Theory-Driven Research Project</p></strong> <p>Responsibility beliefs in generalised anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder</p> <p><em>Background and aims:</em> We sought to differentiate OCD from GAD in terms of individuals’ beliefs about responsibility for safety. …”

Non-invasive brain stimulation and neuroenhancement by Andrea Antal, Bruce Luber, Anna-Katharine Brem, Marom Bikson, Andre R. Brunoni, Roi Cohen Kadosh, Veljko Dubljević, Shirley Fecteau, Florinda Ferreri, Agnes Flöel, Mark Hallett, Roy H. Hamilton, Christoph S. Herrmann, Michal Lavidor, Collen Loo, Caroline Lustenberger, Sergio Machado, Carlo Miniussi, Vera Moliadze, Michael A Nitsche, Simone Rossi, Paolo M. Rossini, Emiliano Santarnecchi, Margitta Seeck, Gregor Thut, Zsolt Turi, Yoshikazu Ugawa, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Nicole Wenderoth, Anna Wexler, Ulf Ziemann, Walter Paulus

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Early evaluation of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Trailblazer programme: a rapid mixed-methods study by Ellins Jo, Hocking Lucy, Al-Haboubi Mustafa, Newbould Jenny, Fenton Sarah-Jane, Daniel Kelly, Stockwell Stephanie, Leach Brandi, Sidhu Manbinder, Bousfield Jenny, McKenna Gemma, Saunders Katie, O’Neill Stephen, Mays Nicholas

“…However, stakeholders noted that some groups were underserved by MHSTs including children and young people with special educational needs or neurodiversity, those from ethnic minority backgrounds and some religious backgrounds, and children with challenging family or social circumstances (e.g. financial hardship, domestic abuse, or living in care). …”
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Book reviews [International Journal of Emotional Education, 16(1)] by Helen Cowie

“…A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else, examines the social and emotional needs of children, adolescents and adults who are neurodiverse. What is unique about this book is that the authors are neurodiverse, and they took advice from a panel of autistic people as they wrote it. …”
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Experiences of Parenting Multiple Expressions of Relationally Challenging Childhood Behaviours across Contexts by Harriet Smart, Rosemary Lodge, Joanne Lusher

“…To gain context, the entry examines common antecedents associated with relationally challenging behavior, such as academic comparison, forming friendships, hidden neurodiverse development, neglect, attachment dysfunction, and family conflict. …”
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Fawning, Masking, and Working as an Intimacy Professional on the Autism Spectrum by Elaine Brown

“…How do we adjust our ingrained societal expectations of what a person on the autism spectrum is capable of so that young neurodiverse artists growing up may see that they are equally capable of working in this field? …”
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Motivation from Agency and Reward in Typical Development and Autism: Narrative Review of Behavioral and Neural Evidence by Irene Valori, Laura Carnevali, Giulia Mantovani, Teresa Farroni

“…We discuss their typical and atypical developmental trajectories, focusing on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which is characterized by neurodiverse processes underlying action selection. We propose that reduced sensitivity to agency and reward in ASD may be related to atypical multisensory processes and motor planning, with potential for understanding restricted and repetitive behaviors. …”
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Diversified: promoting co-production in course design and delivery by Therese M. Cumming, Therese M. Cumming, Aaron Saint-James Bugge, Aaron Saint-James Bugge, Karen Kriss, Karen Kriss, Ian McArthur, Ian McArthur, Karin Watson, Karin Watson, Zixi Jiang, Zixi Jiang

“…The “Diversified Group” was established by neurodivergent students and faculty members to address the perceived inadequacy in instructor awareness regarding the varied needs of an expanding neurodiverse student population at the university. The authors provide recommendations for systemic, faculty, school, and instructor-level actions to improve the learning experience for neurodivergent students. …”
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