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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Jun 4

Looking forward to reading this!

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 23

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

www.science.org

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 23

And here's the link for more information
journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

journals.sagepub.com

Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 23

I'll be guest editor on a special issue in the journal Women's Health on "Understanding reproductive health experiences and transitions for neurodivergent people" Please consider submitting papers about #autism #ADHD other #neurodivergent conditions and #menstruation #menopause etc

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 23

Great to see some coverage for this paper about #autistic and non-autistic people's experience of #menopause with @gavrobstew.bsky.social @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social and others

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · Apr 23

Research from IoPPN & @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social finds that #autistic people report more bothersome psychological & physical #menopause symptoms than non-autistic people.

Read the full paper published in Journal of Women's Health⬇️
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39960820/

Self-Reported Psychological, Somatic, and Vasomotor Symptoms at Different Stages of the Menopause for Autistic and Non-autistic People - PubMed

Background: There is growing awareness that the experiences of neurodivergent people during menopause are not well understood. Menopause may be particularly challenging for autistic people due to common co-occurring conditions such as depression and differences in sensory processing. T …

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 23

SO IMPORTANT!
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 14

We're recruiting #ClinicalPsychologist to join our vibrant department. Happy to answer questions or put you in touch with Clinical Psychology staff to ask what it's like in academia.

jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 11

Call for #autistic people interested in or using #socialprescribing to help inform best practice. being run by Emeline [email protected]

Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 11

Just to say all #socialworkers and trainees are welcome to take part in this free training. We want people who do NOT work with #olderpeople or #autistic people regularly - as well as people who do.

Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 24

After more than a year codesigning training for social workers with our wonderful community researchers (older #autistic people, #socialworkers & #socialcare providers) we are ready for the evaluation. Find out more sites.gold.ac.uk/coast-study/...

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 9

Sorry to miss it Claire

Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Apr 8

If you'd like to help us decide priorities for #menopause research then please get in touch. We're interested in hearing from people from lots of different backgrounds including #neurodivergent people

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Mar 18

Join me, and some other people from @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social for some talks on research for #Autism Acceptance month www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goldsmiths...
I'll be talking about autistic people's experience of menopause, Laura about co-produced training, & Jamie about wearable sensors.

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Mar 18

PhD Opportunity!

Jasmin Wertz @jasminwer.bsky.social · Mar 18

I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab this autumn, to study how vulnerable young people navigate the transition to adulthood: www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/... Jointly supervised with Skills Development Scotland, so lots of scope to translate findings into impact and policy!

Vulnerable young people’s experiences during the transition to adulthood: A longitudinal investigation in a Scottish birth cohort. - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

The transition to adulthood is a significant developmental period, not only for young people and their families, but also for policymaking. This is due to the importance of young people’s post-school ...

www.sgsss.ac.uk

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Mar 10

Very glad to see this paper published. Well done all!

Dr Gavin R. Stewart @gavrobstew.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our new qualitative paper exploring similarities and differences in quality of life of autistic/non-autistic folk in midlife and older age (led by 2 former students, with @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social and @goldage.bsky.social) is now out!

Free access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.re...

#AutRes

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 24

After more than a year codesigning training for social workers with our wonderful community researchers (older #autistic people, #socialworkers & #socialcare providers) we are ready for the evaluation. Find out more sites.gold.ac.uk/coast-study/...

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 24

Post-doc Image Analysis post to explore the effect of treatment for severe asthma on structural and functional changes in the brain
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLT412/p...
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Post Doctoral Image Analyst at St George's, University of London

Searching for an academic job? Explore this Post Doctoral Image Analyst opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 19

If you are interested in helping us decide next steps for our menopause research, then please complete the form here lnkd.in/e8Eg58PU or DM me.
QR link also below.

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 19

Excellent summary of the paper @gavrobstew.bsky.social Thank you!

Dr Gavin R. Stewart @gavrobstew.bsky.social · Feb 18

Our new paper on menopause symptoms (led by @goldage.bsky.social and me, with @alannajshand.bsky.social, Will Mandy and @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social) is now out!

Journal version: doi.org/10.1089/jwh....

Free access version: kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 17

Very please that this paper by the fantastic Martha Piper exploring #autistic and non-autistic people's experience of #menopause Open Access but please let me know if any problems accessing
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 2

Have you experienced #menopause?

Would you like to help decide what research is needed?

We are inviting #autistic and #non-autistic people with experience of #menopause to join an Advisory Group to help plan research. Please DM if you are interested. You will be compensated for your time.

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Feb 2

Nice to see a paper about autistic and non-autistic peoples experience of menopause getting some coverage. Preprint available (currently in press)
mdnewsline.com/self-reporte...

Header: Self reported menopause related symptoms for autistic and non-autistic people. Picture: two women talking on a pier

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Jan 30

Lovely to welcome back Gustav Khun to @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social Excellent introduction from Joy!

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Jan 8

PhD Opportunity
Are you interested in suicide prevention in public health? Dr Hilary Norman is advertising a funded PhD studentship to start in October 2025. For further information www.senss.ac.uk/collaborativ... If you are interested, please contact Hilary Norman [email protected].

Collaborative Project 3 — South and East Network for Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

www.senss.ac.uk

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Dec 13

Happy to share a blog post for the Social Work with Older People research team written by the fabulous @laurajelc.bsky.social
swopresearch.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/a...
We'll be evaluting the co-designed training for #socialworkers in the new year so get in touch if you're interested

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Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social · Sep 20

Very well deserved DR @sarahgrant.bsky.social - it was a lovely discussion of your ideas.

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