News tagged with: neurodiversity
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Project aims to transform care and support for families with an autistic child
麻豆传媒 news: A major trial led by the University is examining whether SAFE (Systemic Autism-related Family Enabling) can significantly improve the mental health, wellbeing, and functioning of families with an autistic child
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Can board games play a role in neurodivergent treatment and support programmes?
麻豆传媒 news: Researchers in our School of Psychology have secured funding to host a national workshop that will explore how board games might be integrated more widely into health and social care interventions
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Epilepsy can lead to earlier deaths in people with intellectual disabilities
麻豆传媒 news: A team of UK-based researchers led by the University has said the shocking statistics are the result of missed opportunities and health inequalities, while campaigners believe it should be a source of public outrage
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New sensory study room opens for healthcare students in Cornwall
麻豆传媒 news: A new sensory study room has opened in Cornwall to support students as they pursue their healthcare careers.
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鈥淗ow-to鈥 guide highlights ways to encourage greater diversity within future engineering workforce
麻豆传媒 news: Academics at the University have compiled a detailed guide encouraging organisations across the UK to follow their lead in fostering increased opportunities for neurodiverse and disabled engineering students.
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AI model offers accurate and explainable insights to support autism assessment
麻豆传媒 news: A deep learning model, evaluated in a 麻豆传媒 research study, was shown to achieve up to 98% accuracy in distinguishing autistic from neurotypical participants
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Exhibition invites audiences to immerse themselves in light
麻豆传媒 news: Submergence is on show at the University this summer and will also be used to explore potential benefits of immersive experiences for autistic people
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Board game enables autistic people to create stories about their condition
麻豆传媒 news: Researchers from the University found the illustrated cards used in Dixit helped evoke emotions in a way that could bridge the gaps between people with and without autism
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Project aims to transform dentist experience for people with learning disabilities
麻豆传媒 news: The Caring Beyond Words project will unite a team of artists, writers, and community support staff with some of the UK鈥檚 leading researchers in both dentistry and learning disabilities
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![Volunteers helping a diverse group of people with disabilities. People include blind male character and female in wheelchair, male with prosthetic arm and female with prosthetic leg.]()
Disabled students to shape national guidance on disability support
麻豆传媒 news: The Addressing Disparity of Provision initiative aims to ensure all students with disabilities have access to inclusive education and personal experiences during their time at university
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Animal characters can boost young children鈥檚 psychological development
麻豆传媒 news: A new study by researchers in our School of Psychology explored the extent to which different characters influence children鈥檚 theory of mind skills.
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People with dyslexia and dyscalculia show less bias, study shows
麻豆传媒 news: A new research study led by our School of Psychology shows that people with dyslexia and dyscalculia show less bias.
