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Key Grants and Projects
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Economic and Social Research Council: Improving communication between autistic and non-autistic individuals 2021 - 2023
, £85,665
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Arts Council England, Developing Your Creative Practice Award (PI) 2023 - 2023
, £7632
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Neurodiversity in Homeless Cohorts in East Sussex(Named Co-I along with NDTi / Lead Researcher), East Sussex County Council 2022 - 2023
, £16400
Public Engagements
Written public engagements
- ‘Autistic people experience loneliness far more acutely than neurotypical people – new research’, for The Conversation (November 2023)
- South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership Business Boost Impact Brochure – ‘Reflecting Sensory Needs’ feature article (March 2022)
- (Scottish) National Autism Implementation Team (NAIT) – Newsletter article: ‘Supporting effective communication with autistic people in healthcare settings – a practical guide’ (December 2022)
- Blog post for National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE) about the Talking Together animations project (November 2022)
- Co-authored Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC) blog article, ‘Sonic bombardment, noise hypersensitivity and ethics: A response to Fodstad and colleagues: “Assessment and treatment of noise hypersensitivity in a teenager with autism Spectrum Disorder”’ (October 2021)
- Co-authored Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism blog post, ‘‘The Autistic Community’s Concerns Regarding Spectrum 10K and Eugenics Are Valid’ (August 2021)
Public Engagements
Video Public Engagements
- ‘Talking Together’ series: Five co-produced animated videos in collaboration with Figment Arts (2022):
- 'Cafe Faux Pas' by Eleana Re
- 'Loneliness' by Debbie Caulfield
- 'From the Station' by William Hanekom
- 'Bear' by Ryan Medlock (
- Film/Video/Animation - Talking Together - explainer video
- ‘More Than Words’ – animated training video for Scottish primary care providers in collaboration with Figment Arts and National Autism Implementation Team (Scotland) (2023 – in progress)
Public Engagements
Radio Interviews and Podcast Appearances
- NDTi Podcast Series: Talking Inclusion (Ep.16 - Autism and Ageing) (2022)
- Autism Through Cinema Podcast – ‘Phenomena' episode (2022)
- Autism Through Cinema Podcast – ‘Vision’ episode (2022)
- Radio interview on Greatest Hits Radio about the Talking Together animated videos project and autistic loneliness (aired 13/10/22)
Public Engagements
Press Coverage of Research Findings
- BBC News article about autism and loneliness research (Nov 2023)
- ITV Wales feature (Nov 2023) – autism and loneliness research
- That's TV South Wales feature (Nov 2023) – autism and loneliness
- ‘La solitude chez les personnes autistes : un fléau méconnu’, article in Science et Avenir (Nov 2023)
- 'More Than Words' report featured in Spectrum News in its Community Newsletter Oct 2022)
- Article in FE News about the 'Talking Together' animation project (Oct 2022)
- Web article about the 'Talking Together' animations project on Greatest Hits Radio website (Oct 2022)
Public Engagements
Policy and Guidance Reports
- Neurodivergence and homelessness in East Sussex, NDTi (2023), commissioned by East Sussex County Council. [co-author: in preparation]
- More than words: Supporting effective communication with autistic people in health care settings (2022) Economic and Social Research Council. (Williams, G. L., Adams, J., Bull, P., Cave, H., Chown, N., Doherty, M., Forrest, K., Foster, R., Fricker, R., Godfree, B., Keaveney-Sheath, K., Knight, J., Marrable, T., Murray, R., Shaw, S. C. K., Ventour-Griffiths, T., Wood, J.)
- Submission of evidence: Government consultation on the SEND review: Right support, right place, right time – Westminster Commission on Autism (co-author)
- Submission of evidence: Children and Families Act 2014, for the House of Lords Select Committee, 25/04/2022 – Centre of Resilience for Social Justice, University of Brighton, Boingboing CiC, Blackpool HeadStart (co-author)
- Sensory Friendly LED Lighting for Healthcare Environments – Buro Happold / NDTi (2021). Available at: (co-author)
- It’s Not Rocket Science – NDTi (2021), commissioned by National Quality Improvement Taskforce for children and young people’s mental health inpatient services (co-author / co-editor):
- Supporting autistic flourishing at home and beyond: Considering and meeting the sensory needs of autistic people in housing – NDTi (2021), commissioned by The Local Government Association (LGA) Housing Commission (co-author / co-editor):
Invited Presentations, Lectures and Conferences
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Theory of (other) mind: (mis)understanding ‘others’ in a neurodiverse world.
September 2023
Therapist Neurodiversity Collective, USA (online)
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From one Umwelt to another: ‘otherness’ and different embodied realities in cross-neurotype communication.
April 2023
University of Konstanz, Germany
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Communicating well with autistic people (in crisis situations)
April 2023
University of Brighton Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Refresher Day
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Theory of autistic mind: A renewed relevance theoretic perspective on so-called autistic pragmatic ‘impairment’
February 2023
Portsmouth University Autism Journal Club (online)
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More than words: Supporting effective communication with autistic people in health care settings
October 2022
NHS South East Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic People in Mental Health Settings – Best Practice Conference
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Double Empathy Problem and Neurodivergent Communication in Healthcare Settings
September 2022
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Children and Young People’s Service Neurodevelopmental Pathway Away Day
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Cross-neurotype communication: the double empathy problem and relevance theory
October 2022
Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh (AMASE) “Linguistic Autistics” event (online)
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Communicating well with autistic people (in crisis situations): 28th June 2022.
June 2022
University of Brighton Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP) Refresher Day
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Improving communication between autistic and non-autistic people in healthcare settings
March 2022
NHS South East All Age Autism Steering Group (online)
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Loneliness and Autism (with Dr. Lisa Quadt and Rachel Fricker)
March 2022
National Autistic Society Autism and Mental Health Conference 2022 (online)
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How did you get here?
March 2022
South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (online)
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Accessibility and autistic people’s sensory needs: a whole town approach
February 2022
Autism Strategic Event, Blackpool Council Autism Partnership Board, Blackpool
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Loneliness, ethical loneliness, and loneliness distress in autistic adults (with Prof. Sarah Garfinkel)
November 2021
Tizard Centre / PARC Autism Journal Club (online)
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Creating a voice and evocative emancipation at the Interdisciplinary Autism Research Festival (Online)
May 2021
University College London, London
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Relevance theory and the double empathy problem in cross-dispositional communication
May 2021
British Association for Applied Linguistics - Health and Science Communication SIG panel
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Relevance, interest, affect and flow: mapping out concepts
February 2021
International Relevance Theory Monthly Online Research Forum
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Other minds: Perspectives on (and in) autistic communication
July 2020
Brighton and Sussex Medical School ‘Challenging stereotypes: novel perspectives on autism’ symposium, University of Sussex
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Reading of We’re all strangers here at the Society for Humanistic Anthropology's Awards Ceremony
November 2019
The American Anthropological Association annual conference, Vancouver