Dr Elaine Walklet

I'm just working on my webinar for Wednesday. It's all about the psychology underpinning demand avoidance - what does 'demand' really mean, and why do things go from zero to 1000 so fast? 1/

Another year another brilliant @HealthPsychUoG Health Psych MSc group. Very much hoping some are now considering research/practice in end of life care, we need you!

Should we listen to distressed children? One of the comments levelled at me over the last few days is that the views of the children I see don’t count, because they have mental health problems and therefore by definition their emotional reactions are excessive. My job, goes the…

Petition: Require education staff to be trained on learning disabilities and autism (ASD) petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6390…

Our #PDA & Sleep resource covers the key difficulties people told us they experience around sleep & their tips on what helps; further advice from @TheSleepCharity; & info about sleep & the circadian clock based on extracts from ‘Sleep Misfits’ by Sally Cat pdasociety.org.uk/resources/pda-…

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My first NHS psychiatrist said I wasn’t autistic, I just had high social anxiety (spoiler: he was wrong). The first question my second NHS psychiatrist asked my mum was ‘has she been assessed for autism?’ Reliability of diagnoses vary within the NHS too. #Panorama

ADHD Direct’s statement in response to #Panorama. Well worth reading. adhd-direct-ltd.mykajabi.com/social-media-p…

My autism assessment was private. My ADHD assessment was NHS. Neither diagnosis is more valid than the other. My private autism assessment was done by a highly experienced psychiatrist, psychologist and speech and language therapist, all of whom had previously worked in CAMHS.

Today marks the beginning of Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month 🦓. Today starts with me raising awareness of *some* of the symptoms that can be present for those living with EDS. It’s time to raise awareness and get support in place for those living with EDS. #EhlersDanlosSyndrome

It's #AutismAcceptanceWeek and we want all Autistic people to be understood, accepted & correctly supported, but there are many PDA Autistic people who aren’t, because of how misunderstood PDA is - please read and share this thread to help change this. Let's talk about #PDA ...

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Thank you @Chabalbaby ! This is such lovely feedback. We are so glad you found the course useful and are super proud of everything you've gone on to achieve since graduating. You are a ⭐ Ps We miss you!

As part of the inaugural cohort for the MSc Health Psychology, I can fully recommend this course. The best academic qualification I've undertaken in both content & overall experience, with incredible lecturers that supported me personally & professionally into my PhD studies.

Great to see PhDs like this! @divhealthpsych jobs.ac.uk/job/CXN975/phd…

Thinking of studying health psychology on a beautiful campus with a fab team? Come join us at our Postgraduate Open Event on Saturday 4th March: glos.ac.uk/visit-us/postg…

Very excited to announce that @ElaineWalklet and I have been awarded funding by @CrohnsColitisUK for our three year PhD project exploring fatigue in young people with IBD. Can't wait to get started! crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/our-work/resea…

A couple of years ago I took a leap of faith from academia to industry. But where are my fellow psychologists at? I've shared my hypotheses in this article.👇🏻 Have I missed any?

Exciting funded PhD opportunity for a UK based health professional - Optimising wearable and digital psychological support for mental health co-morbidities in physical health services: midlandsmhndtp.ac.uk/project/dr-ain…

Thank you @EmmaCClare for your lecture on death and dying in NS7155 today. Hugely important session which was delivered in such a sensitive and engaging way. Really thought provoking content - you are an inspiration!