Ami Tint
@ami_tint
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Assistant Professor @UCalgary. Research interests focus on autism, intellectual disability, sex/gender, and mental health. Views are my own. she/her
Joined April 2014
Looking forward to furthering #participatory and #coproduced research with people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families! @UCalgary @UCalgaryArts @owerkocentre @UofCr4kids
The Faculty of Arts, in partnership with the Azrieli Accelerator, welcomes Dr. Ami Tint as the new Azrieli Accelerator Professor in Neurodevelopmental Conditions in the Dept. of Psychology. Dr. Tint’s research aims to improve support for those with neurodevelopmental conditions.
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🧵on our recent paper in @journalautism on hospital use by autistic adults with @mengchuanlai @DrJonathanWeiss @ami_tint Hannah Chung, Rob Balogh, Anna Durbin, Barry Isaacs and Elizabeth Lin
Repeated use of hospital-based services and delayed hospital discharges in a population-based cohort of autistic adults in Canada https://t.co/jU6iGBNNUL New and open access from @hcardd @yonalunsky @camhnews
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We are looking for young autistic people (aged 8-25 years) living in BC to participate in a study about pain and autism! If you or someone you know may be interested, contact us at ASD&Pain@bcchr.ca
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Autistic adults aged 19-65 (vs age-matched non-autistic adults) "had higher use of possibly unnecessary and costly hospital-based care, including repeat emergency department visits, repeat hospital admissions, and delayed hospital discharges" https://t.co/4E4LtHcOGi Ontario study
journals.sagepub.com
Recognizing higher rates of co-occurring health conditions in autistic adults and the frequent use of hospital-based health care services, this study compared r...
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I'm looking for a #ResearchCoordinator to join my team at the @UCalgary! If you are passionate about advancing research for children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with cancer, consider applying 🌟 Learn more: https://t.co/Ax3xzvG0TB
#Hiring #Calgaryjobs #YYCjobs
careers.ucalgary.ca
Research Coordinator, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, Canada
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🥳 New paper introducing neurodiversity research...for kids! With @cjcrompton @KatieCebula @SueReviews Frontiers for Young Minds is an open scientific journal where kids review alongside adults, making ideas accessible. Great classroom resource! https://t.co/exPFBBLT0c
kids.frontiersin.org
Neurodiversity means that all people's brains process information differently from each other, meaning that they think and learn in a variety of ways. Being neurodivergent means that the way your...
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Applications due Friday - come work with our team in 🇨🇦!
Come work with our awesome team! New postdoc in Adolescent Health Promotion. Applications due by November 15, 2024: https://t.co/0X1ru5A97k
@hopelab_calgary @PREVNet
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New video with Dr Darren Hedley talking about the recently published paper about the development and prelim validation of the Suicide Assessment Kit-Modified Interview (SAK-MI). Watch the full video on our YouTube: https://t.co/FlTUAt5EP3
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The Azrieli Accelerator invites researchers and community members with lived experience, wanting to grow their capacity in family-partnered research to apply for the Family Engagement in Research course. Learn more https://t.co/Ny47ICSvm1
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🚨 @UCalgaryArts is recruiting a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Addictions and Comorbidity. Join our clinical psychology program leading innovative research in mental health! 🙏 RT @UCalgary @HotchkissBrain @MathisonCentre @UofCr4kids
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Great day sharing about our co-created autistic-led peer support programs #PiPERResearchDay2024
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We’ve been working with our Ambitious Youth Network and @sexedmattersuk to launch a new resource, ‘Relationships and intimacy my way, an autistic perspective’ which is packed with blogs and audio recordings created by autistic young people about relationships and intimacy.
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Join us on Oct 21st for this free, virtual forum on supporting the mental wellness of Special Olympics athletes Link to register: https://t.co/aaunXR0FMb
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Women are misdiagnosed & delayed in diagnosis of Dementia, stroke, autism, brain tumors, heart disease & more. Women deserved to be diagnosed accurately and without the 3.7 y gap. Glad for the attention in the media
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Brain tumours, dementia and autism are among the conditions for which women are more likely to be given an incorrect diagnosis
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Great to see this important part of coproduced research highlighted
New free to access chapter published on developing Autism research funding applications with Autistic input (1/2) With @KatWilliams123
@AutisticUK chair Willow Holloway @karenhenry1012 @cnicolaidis @DrHelenKara @Prof_AmyBrown
@swansearesearch
https://t.co/FGMFk8DXVa
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Join experts from the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre & @988Canada for a webinar on suicide prevention and strength-building for individuals with developmental disabilities & their families. Join us online on Sept 17 from 12-1pm EDT. Register using https://t.co/nSZ3kG5435
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, let’s normalize saying the word suicide. Not only does it help break the stigma, it can help save lives. Learn more : https://t.co/wdSqPo1oCO
#SuicidePrevention #WSPD2024 #988Canada
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Important work highlighting post diagnostic support needs
NEW: Post diagnostic support for autistic adults in the UK - our new Systematic Review @lauralhull - Availability and quality of support is a postcode lottery - Most services only provide signposting to other services, & signposting not often followed up https://t.co/K0fLeSs4TQ
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Brillant to be unboxing some copies of our NEurodivergent peer Support Toolkit (NEST). If you work in a secondary school and want to download (Free! Evidence-based!) resources to help set up peer support for neurodivergent students, find out more here: https://t.co/lUcZb45znD
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Love this piece by @scrappapertiger - a must-read for anyone interested in properly supporting autistic people and “welcoming of many different ways of being”: Counselling in a Neurodiverse World | by Sonny Hallett | Medium
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This piece was originally written for and delivered at the National Autistic Society Annual Professionals Conference in March 2024.
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Welcome to @ami_tint as the new Azrieli Accelerator Assistant Professor in Neurodevelopmental Conditions @UCalgaryArts. Dr. Tint's research seeks ways to improve support and services for people living with neurodevelopmental conditions.
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The Faculty of Arts, in partnership with the Azrieli Accelerator, welcomes Dr. Ami Tint as the new Azrieli Accelerator Professor in Neurodevelopmental Conditions in the Dept. of Psychology. Dr. Tint’s research aims to improve support for those with neurodevelopmental conditions.
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