DrDr BabyBrains
@htoulmin.bsky.social
Assistant Prof Uni Cam and Hon Neurodevelopmental paediatrician NHS DrDr🩺🧪SAS. Research focus- how to support longterm good mental and physical health for children with neurodevelopmental differences/ also tasty food, play and 🚲
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I was recently approached by the team behind a campaign to make a short film on non-attendance at school, Jo Clayton and Natalie Lauren Woodward.
Jo's short script about the #attendance crisis - Unauthorised Absence - is a finalist for the IMDB Script to Screen Award 2025.
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Jo's short script about the #attendance crisis - Unauthorised Absence - is a finalist for the IMDB Script to Screen Award 2025.
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Unauthorised Absence 🎥🚸 Parents & Schools in a SEND Crisis
From lived experience to national action, Jo’s script inspires empathy & change for SEND children & families harmed by education policy
www.kickstarter.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I was recently approached by the team behind a campaign to make a short film on non-attendance at school, Jo Clayton and Natalie Lauren Woodward.
Jo's short script about the #attendance crisis - Unauthorised Absence - is a finalist for the IMDB Script to Screen Award 2025.
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Jo's short script about the #attendance crisis - Unauthorised Absence - is a finalist for the IMDB Script to Screen Award 2025.
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This is an amazing organisation that I am privileged to work with. Inspiring and supportive working environment - and doing really impactful work.
We are looking for a Research and Involvement Manager to join our team and help transform mental health research. Find out more about the role and apply here.
mcpin.org/about-mcpin/...
Please apply before Monday 1st December 9am
#hiring
mcpin.org/about-mcpin/...
Please apply before Monday 1st December 9am
#hiring
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is an amazing organisation that I am privileged to work with. Inspiring and supportive working environment - and doing really impactful work.
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[Ipswich, Australia:] New playground equipment encourages children to learn through 'risky play' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Adventurous play the new normal as kids take to 'risky' new equipment
'Cliff riders' have sparked concern among some community members, but 20 have been installed across the country in an effort to help children learn through risk-taking.
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
[Ipswich, Australia:] New playground equipment encourages children to learn through 'risky play' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Happy to share our review "Investigating hierarchical critical periods in human neurodevelopment” in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We examine neurobiological, environmental & behavioral evidence for human critical periods in sensory and association cortex +discuss new research directions rdcu.be/eMkVU 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy to share our review "Investigating hierarchical critical periods in human neurodevelopment” in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We examine neurobiological, environmental & behavioral evidence for human critical periods in sensory and association cortex +discuss new research directions rdcu.be/eMkVU 🧵
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London has joined the Swimmable Rivers Alliance.
Our rivers have been neglected and damaged for far too long, with shameful levels of pollution harming our waterways. I’m determined to clean them up.
Our rivers have been neglected and damaged for far too long, with shameful levels of pollution harming our waterways. I’m determined to clean them up.
Mayor Khan commits to clean our rivers as London joins Swimmable Cities alliance - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine
London joins cities including Paris, Rotterdam and Budapest in the global drive to restore urban waterways and make them safe, clean, and accessible for swimming
outdoorswimmer.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
London has joined the Swimmable Rivers Alliance.
Our rivers have been neglected and damaged for far too long, with shameful levels of pollution harming our waterways. I’m determined to clean them up.
Our rivers have been neglected and damaged for far too long, with shameful levels of pollution harming our waterways. I’m determined to clean them up.
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Is it just us or was Alan Carr KILLING IT in last night's #CelebrityTraitors? Like a true butterfly, he transformed to show his true colours!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Is it just us or was Alan Carr KILLING IT in last night's #CelebrityTraitors? Like a true butterfly, he transformed to show his true colours!
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She’s an outstanding communicator and listening to her talk (at ITAKOM) was one of those very motivating 💡 moments. Highly recommended.
From puberty to menopause, hormones shape ADHD symptoms. Join Dr. Borg Skoglund’s ACAMH webinar to understand female-specific challenges! Info: https://www.acamh.org/event/female-adhd-and-hormones/
#ADHDResearch #WomenInScience
#ADHDResearch #WomenInScience
Female ADHD and Hormones - The Perfect Storm
Dr Lotta Borg Skoglund, leads a session that explores the underrepresented biological differences between sexes in ADHD research and clinical practice, despite a growing awareness of ADHD in girls and...
www.acamh.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
She’s an outstanding communicator and listening to her talk (at ITAKOM) was one of those very motivating 💡 moments. Highly recommended.
I ❤️ London. On a crowded tube line a lady offers an older man carrying a ukulele a seat. He declines (seat in middle of carriage) but is then offered another and gratefully accepts saying “I can fall into this one!”Conversation starts between seated ukulele man and the now standing lady.
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I ❤️ London. On a crowded tube line a lady offers an older man carrying a ukulele a seat. He declines (seat in middle of carriage) but is then offered another and gratefully accepts saying “I can fall into this one!”Conversation starts between seated ukulele man and the now standing lady.
What is the top rhyme/song/routine that you would expect a preschooler to know? Eg ‘round and round the garden like a teddy bear’? (Out of date?) I need regional (and TV related) and international examples in other languages too please. RT to wide audience 🙏
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
What is the top rhyme/song/routine that you would expect a preschooler to know? Eg ‘round and round the garden like a teddy bear’? (Out of date?) I need regional (and TV related) and international examples in other languages too please. RT to wide audience 🙏
Really interesting insights. Excellent data collection in Scotland makes it so much easier to chart progress.
🌟New open access article from NAIT with insights into clinical developments in identifying neurodivergent girls and women in Scotland 🌟https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613251383343
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October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Really interesting insights. Excellent data collection in Scotland makes it so much easier to chart progress.
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Before you commit to that brand new 8K TV, read what Cambridge researchers have found about how much the eye can actually see 👀 🧪 #ComputerScience #Technology #Electronics
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Is your ultra-HD TV worth it? Scientists measure the resolution limit of the human eye
Is your ultra-high-definition television really worth it? Do you need a 4K or an 8K screen to get the best viewing experience at home?
www.cam.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Before you commit to that brand new 8K TV, read what Cambridge researchers have found about how much the eye can actually see 👀 🧪 #ComputerScience #Technology #Electronics
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
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"More than half of the young people involved said they would like to reduce screen time, but 46% felt “unable” to. And then came the kicker: “93% of young people who have attended a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives.”"
Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris
These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"More than half of the young people involved said they would like to reduce screen time, but 46% felt “unable” to. And then came the kicker: “93% of young people who have attended a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives.”"
Lovely accessible description of why outdoor play is beneficial and important for children along with a suggestion of how well it can work for children in an urban environment.
📻 Listen to Claire Cameron from @ucl.ac.uk talking about our project 'Play in urban spaces for health' on BBC Radio 4 today!
🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA
🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level."
📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl...
#ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay
🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA
🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level."
📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl...
#ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay
Space for play is being ‘designed-out’ of urban childhoods - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
Children growing up in British cities face barriers to safe, playable spaces as financial constraints, policy misalignment and housing pressures cause planners to prioritise property over parks, accor...
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Lovely accessible description of why outdoor play is beneficial and important for children along with a suggestion of how well it can work for children in an urban environment.
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📻 Listen to Claire Cameron from @ucl.ac.uk talking about our project 'Play in urban spaces for health' on BBC Radio 4 today!
🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA
🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level."
📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl...
#ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay
🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA
🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level."
📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl...
#ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay
Space for play is being ‘designed-out’ of urban childhoods - Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
Children growing up in British cities face barriers to safe, playable spaces as financial constraints, policy misalignment and housing pressures cause planners to prioritise property over parks, accor...
www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📻 Listen to Claire Cameron from @ucl.ac.uk talking about our project 'Play in urban spaces for health' on BBC Radio 4 today!
🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA
🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level."
📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl...
#ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay
🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA
🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level."
📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl...
#ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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So much this. People keep approaching me to discuss using AI to solve problems, and I have to remind them that less computationally-intensive (and often more robust) solutions exist.
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
So much this. People keep approaching me to discuss using AI to solve problems, and I have to remind them that less computationally-intensive (and often more robust) solutions exist.
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I do wonder whether the existing resource limitations ($$$, time, staff, cogitive and emotional reserve) mean that people are generally more susceptible to the attractiveness of a 'magic wand' solution, as AI is often portrayed.
October 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I do wonder whether the existing resource limitations ($$$, time, staff, cogitive and emotional reserve) mean that people are generally more susceptible to the attractiveness of a 'magic wand' solution, as AI is often portrayed.
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social hi. It’s not buy a stranger a book day but can I anyway? I’d like Malik al Nasir searching for my slave roots. One for me and one to gift please.
October 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social hi. It’s not buy a stranger a book day but can I anyway? I’d like Malik al Nasir searching for my slave roots. One for me and one to gift please.
www.theguardian.com/music/2011/j...
Extraordinary story.
Extraordinary story.
'Gil Scott-Heron saved my life'
After a traumatic childhood Abdul Malik Al Nasir seemed to be heading for jail or an early death. Then, at the age of 18, he met the famous poet and musician – with remarkable consequences
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
www.theguardian.com/music/2011/j...
Extraordinary story.
Extraordinary story.
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Thanks for posting. I’ll be on a UK book tour Oct/Nov and you can find details on this poster. More dates are being added on my Linktree linktr.ee/MalikAlNasir...
October 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Thanks for posting. I’ll be on a UK book tour Oct/Nov and you can find details on this poster. More dates are being added on my Linktree linktr.ee/MalikAlNasir...
@silverpebble2.bsky.social is there a 2026 calendar to buy- Etsy says 2025? My mother in law would love this for Christmas.
October 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@silverpebble2.bsky.social is there a 2026 calendar to buy- Etsy says 2025? My mother in law would love this for Christmas.
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#CRAEresearchSummaries
Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
Traditional interviews tend to use open ended questions, such as ‘what qualities would you bring to the job’ or ‘where do you see yourself in 5 years’, which require interpreting social cues and im…
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October 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers
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We've got funded PhD places in Psychology available at Swansea - a chance to work on social issues with members of our great team (including me!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Psychology: Fully funded PhD Studentship in ESRC Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) PhD Psychology pathway (RS896) - Swansea University
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
We've got funded PhD places in Psychology available at Swansea - a chance to work on social issues with members of our great team (including me!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...