Today, team @ACoRNSoton got together to think about how, where and why we share our work with others. We want to raise awareness, change perspectives, and provide practical guidance to improve the lives of autistic children and young people. What do you want to hear from us? ✨.

Giving autistic children a voice - the power of ‘I am’ Digital Stories

You can download the School Daze comic for free from the resources section of our website - so please feel free to use and share! 👇.

We are really pleased to share that our paper on 'School Daze', a co-created comic for use as a transition resource has now been published! . It is open access and available here: .

Please direct any queries to Prof Sarah Parsons at s.j.parsons@soton.ac.uk.

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We have been shortlisted to advertise this fully-funded PhD as part of the University's Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Programme for Interdisciplinary Resilience Studies (PIRS). This would be for an autumn 2025 start and with an application deadline of 31st January 2025.

🔔Fully funded PhD opportunity: Rupture and resilience in post-pandemic education: rebuilding and reframing positive experiences of learning through the home education of neurodivergent children.

We were lucky to be joined by the wonderful @LauranDoak today, who took us through an excellent presentation on understanding how minimally verbal autistic learners communicate. Fascinating insights into multi modal analysis & working with systematic/ idiosyncratic communicators.

In today's lab meeting, we explored the concept of 'allyship'. The conversations sought to further our shared understanding of what being an effective 'ally' means and how this manifests in our work. What does 'allyship' mean to you? 🤔💭.

⭐️Don't forget, Professor Sarah Parsons is delivering a session today on neurodiversity in the classroom! . Online: 4-5pm. If you are a teacher, professional or parent interested in learning from the views of autistic students, be sure to sign up! 👇👇.

Professor Sarah Parsons, our Co-Director, is delivering an online session for the Southern Universities Network this Thurs 7th Nov! . Her session will focus on neurodiversity in the classroom and will explore what we can learn from autistic students. Interested? Sign up here! 👇.

At today's ACoRNS lab, our very own @AmandaHindASC took us through a great presentation on her upcoming research on the school experiences of black, and black mixed heritage, autistic women and girls.

Research-practice partnerships can help explore issues that matter to schools, young people and their families. It was great to hear an update on a collaborative research project undertaken by some of our ACoRNS Team in partnership with a mainstream secondary school today! 🤝.

RT @MullenCate: Fabulous day at the Portsmouth Inclusion Conference. Great keynotes from Kit Messenger and Hanna and Sarah from @ACoRNSoton….

We were delighted to be asked to give a keynote talk at the Portsmouth Inclusion Conference today. We focused on ‘I am’ Digital Stories

Today's lab meeting was full of rich thought, as @emily7ellington led us through a shared discussion on positionality statements. How do you view positionality statements in research?

Our Co-Directors, Professor @HannaKovshoff and Professor Sarah Parsons have proudly collected our award this evening, as we celebrate all the incredible researchers, practitioners, children and families who make our work possible. #TeamAcorns #TeamPartnerships #VCAwards2024

A driving principle of ACoRNS is to work in partnership with practice to enhance the lives of autistic children. So, it's extra special for us to be joined by two of our founding community partners this evening as we celebrate winning the @unisouthampton Vice Chancellor's Award!