Miriam Martini

Excited to share that my first PhD paper is now published in @JAMAPsych! 🥳 We explored sex differences in mental health problems and psychiatric hospitalization in autistic young adults aged 16 to 24 ⬇️ ja.ma/3W2qy4V

The genetic component for developing avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder #ARFID is high, 79 per cent, according to a new study in @JAMAPsych by @lisadinkler and colleagues. news.ki.se/serious-eating…

read our latest study on psychiatric diagnoses preceding autism diagnoses showing frequent contacts with psychiatric care especially among females before receiving an autism diagnosis⬇️ acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

A KI study in @LancetRH_Europe finds sex differences in the incidence rates of #psychiatric disorders over the lifespan depending on age, type of disorder, calendar period and socioeconomic status. The findings may inform targeted screening/intervention. doi.org/10.1016/j.lane…

What a powerful performance from young people involved in the @AttuneProject . So many important topics covered #YouthMentalHealth #neurodivergence #adversity & challenges with #services

Has been great hosting the fab @miriamimartini visiting from @karolinskainst from @SthlmMark team. Very much enjoyed our intellectual discussions. Her research on #autism is very timely! Stay in touch!

I’ve learned from a decade on this app to not accept the superficial way things are presented here, especially when someone’s words are being used against them. And so I watched the whole session for context. And I’m glad I did. Because in context it’s way worse.

Fantastic article in Nature re autistic peoples' (well-founded) demands for inclusion in research. Quotes from @KristenBott, @DrMBotha, @drstevenkapp, @AutisticDoctor, @liz_pellicano, and me with discussion of @aaspireproject and @AutismAdulthood papers. nature.com/articles/d4158…

I heard so much at #INSAR2023 about the need for participatory research, valid outcome measures, diverse participant samples, and research that matters to autistic adults, their families, and clinicians. Here’s your chance to make that happen! Please spread the word!

INSAR really saved the best for last: Amazing panel on obstetric care and pregnancy experiences among autistic people at #INSAR23 with these amazing speakers! Having autistic individuals present and sharing their experiences just makes all the difference! More of this please!

#INSAR2023 keynote speaker Dr. Gauri Divan discusses the journey taken by Sangath, a not-for profit in India, to realize the goal of universal health care for young children with autism in low-resource settings that have limited specialty services.

Really excited to attend the 2nd largest INSAR conference and present my research in the „sex as a key variable in autism and mental health“ session on Friday afternoon!#INSAR2023

In this study, the heritability of avoidant restrictive food intake disorder was comparable with the heritability of other eating disorders and similar to heritability of neurodevelopmental disorders. ja.ma/3RqhLaV

New CEDI paper out! We identify an urgent need for improved #ARFID healthcare in Sweden, including more resources, clearer organisation, and more training opportunities for clinicians meeting people with ARFID. @lisadinkler @cbulik Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Its not about policing language, and getting the ‘words right’. Its about viewing all people as worth of dignity and empathy. You can literally do your research, from a less ableist perspective and just…where is the harm in that?

Extremely influential advocates (who imposed the biased incoherent term "profound autism" on all autistics) claim it is "essential" for autism researchers to use biased, ill-defined, and pejorative terms to describe autistics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/au… evidence-free, free

It was very inspiring hearing more about autistic flourishing from @liz_pellicano, and on autistic perspectives on autism research from @autismsverige Stockholm and @OAsthlm at the KI Autism Research Network kick-off organized by @SthlmMark and @KTammimies at @karolinskainst!

Here is this month’s batch of null and replicated results. By @Emily_C_Harris. @DrDamienFair @JAMANetworkOpen study: bit.ly/3G3mI5U @JAMAPsych study: bit.ly/3NWukJx @molpsychiatry study: bit.ly/3GdB6si bit.ly/3DZHpNw

Fabulous co-created video, reporting on a fabulous co-created survey on the still-apparently-unresolved topic of the language we use (in the UK) to talk about autism well worth 3 minutes of your time youtube.com/watch?v=KWuMLH…

Excellent & important paper on sex differences in mental health problems for autistic people. And - in my view - the only appropriate use of the word “profound” in relation to #autism - to refer to the need for MH services!