Gina Rippon
@ginarippon.bsky.social
cognitive neuroscientist; sex/gender activist; autism researcher; science credibility campaigner; member of Neurogenderings network; proud Essex Girl.
This just arrived in the post and cheered up a gloomy day! Thank you again to the British Psychology Society for the honour and to all those who made this book possible.
January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This just arrived in the post and cheered up a gloomy day! Thank you again to the British Psychology Society for the honour and to all those who made this book possible.
Really pleased to take part in Stompcast, an innovative wide-ranging podcast about mental health issues. shows.acast.com/stompcast/ep... via @acast
Pt 1: Are More People Autistic Nowadays? | Professor Gina Rippon | Stompcast
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December 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Really pleased to take part in Stompcast, an innovative wide-ranging podcast about mental health issues. shows.acast.com/stompcast/ep... via @acast
Thank you - I was way out of my comfort zone!
Here you go with the sprouts image!
Here you go with the sprouts image!
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thank you - I was way out of my comfort zone!
Here you go with the sprouts image!
Here you go with the sprouts image!
If you might be interested in The Neuroscience of Brussels Sprouts then I'll tell you all about it tomorrow. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin... There's a collection for the Euston Foodbank as well (perhaps not sprouts).
Nine Lessons and Carols for Curious People • What's On • Kings Place
Returning for three nights of the legendary and unique blend of science, comedy, music and mayhem, plus the now traditional family matinee, expect anything and everything from physics to folk, maths t...
www.kingsplace.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you might be interested in The Neuroscience of Brussels Sprouts then I'll tell you all about it tomorrow. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/nin... There's a collection for the Euston Foodbank as well (perhaps not sprouts).
What an honour😊☺️! With many thanks to all involved, especially the 'lost girls' themselves.
Four worthy winners of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Book Award - all books we have covered www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Congratulations @ginarippon.bsky.social @lawbender.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social Roxanne Khan, Laura Scarrone Bonhomme, Dr Michael Beattie and Skye Davies.
Congratulations @ginarippon.bsky.social @lawbender.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social Roxanne Khan, Laura Scarrone Bonhomme, Dr Michael Beattie and Skye Davies.
‘Not just another book…’ | BPS
Ella Rhodes reports on the winners of the 2025 British Psychological Society Book Award, and coverage in The Psychologist…
www.bps.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What an honour😊☺️! With many thanks to all involved, especially the 'lost girls' themselves.
🙂😊
“[An] excellent, state-of-the-art account of autism in girls."
"Off the Spectrum" by @ginarippon.bsky.social is a @newscientist.com Book of the Year!
Read more: bit.ly/4pF8U59
"Off the Spectrum" by @ginarippon.bsky.social is a @newscientist.com Book of the Year!
Read more: bit.ly/4pF8U59
The 13 best popular science books of 2025
Women's hidden extra work, positive tipping points and new thinking on autism – there's much to chew on in this year's best reads, says Liz Else
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December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🙂😊
Thank you and the audience for great questions. And thank you to Wells organisers for a great festival.
Had a brilliant afternoon at Wells Festival of Literature in conversation with @ginarippon.bsky.social about her book ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’. Fantastic audience and a very welcoming festival. Thank you for asking me back!
October 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Thank you and the audience for great questions. And thank you to Wells organisers for a great festival.
Out and about next weekend:
Sidmouth Science Festival on Friday: www.sidmouthsciencefestival.org/events/the-l...
Wells Festival of Literature on Saturday: wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/events/2025-...
New Scientist Live on Sunday: live.newscientist.com/speakers/gin...
Hope to see some of you !
Sidmouth Science Festival on Friday: www.sidmouthsciencefestival.org/events/the-l...
Wells Festival of Literature on Saturday: wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/events/2025-...
New Scientist Live on Sunday: live.newscientist.com/speakers/gin...
Hope to see some of you !
The Lost Girls of Autism – Sidmouth Science Festival
www.sidmouthsciencefestival.org
October 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Out and about next weekend:
Sidmouth Science Festival on Friday: www.sidmouthsciencefestival.org/events/the-l...
Wells Festival of Literature on Saturday: wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/events/2025-...
New Scientist Live on Sunday: live.newscientist.com/speakers/gin...
Hope to see some of you !
Sidmouth Science Festival on Friday: www.sidmouthsciencefestival.org/events/the-l...
Wells Festival of Literature on Saturday: wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/events/2025-...
New Scientist Live on Sunday: live.newscientist.com/speakers/gin...
Hope to see some of you !
Reposted by Gina Rippon
It is always a joy to talk with Gina Rippon and Camilla Pang
What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? Watch our science of neurodiversity panel from @latitudefestival.bsky.social now on our YouTube channel. Features @robinince.bsky.social, @ginarippon.bsky.social and Camilla Pang
Weirdly Normal: The Science of Neurodiversity | Robin Ince, Gina Rippon & Camilla Pang | Latitude
YouTube video by The Cosmic Shambles Network
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October 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It is always a joy to talk with Gina Rippon and Camilla Pang
Reposted by Gina Rippon
Open access link to new study in Nature:
Polygenic and developmental profiles of autism differ by age at diagnosis.
🧪🧠 #medsky #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Polygenic and developmental profiles of autism differ by age at diagnosis.
🧪🧠 #medsky #neuroskyence
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Polygenic and developmental profiles of autism differ by age at diagnosis - Nature
A study of several longitudinal birth cohorts and cross-sectional cohorts finds only moderate overlap in genetic variants between autism that is diagnosed earlier and that diagnosed later, so they may represent aetiologically different conditions.
www.nature.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🧪 Interesting differences between early and late diagnoses 🤔. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause, say scientists
Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, study finds
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🧪 Interesting differences between early and late diagnoses 🤔. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Fact-checking claims Trump made about autism
September 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fact-checking claims Trump made about autism
Thank you @katebarker.bsky.social . There was a section on the inaccurately negative impression of autism and autistic people that is part of this whole sorry saga. Got lost in the editing but important not to lose sight of it in the conversation 🤔😗
Proud of prof @ginarippon.bsky.social and her response to Trump's dangerous pronouncements on autism and paracetamol: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
It's far too simplistic just to blame paracetamol for autism
As a professor of cognitive neuroimaging, I've spent decades using state-of-the-art brain-imaging techniques to investigate the autistic brain.
www.dailymail.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Thank you @katebarker.bsky.social . There was a section on the inaccurately negative impression of autism and autistic people that is part of this whole sorry saga. Got lost in the editing but important not to lose sight of it in the conversation 🤔😗
Read this and weep! www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
Trump drops autism bombshell as he vows to rip up vaccine schedule
President Donald Trump has claimed in a bombshell announcement to have solved America's autism 'epidemic,' with a common pain reliever to blame.
www.dailymail.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Read this and weep! www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
Important message in the light of today’s statements from the White House. www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
Statement on President Trump and RFK Jrs comments on autism
We are disgusted with the continued fake news and offensive statements coming from President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. We stand in solidarity with autistic people an...
www.autism.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Important message in the light of today’s statements from the White House. www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...
On Monday Sept. 15th, MPs will be debating a petition about SEND provison for children. This is REALLY important - follow if you can. committees.parliament.uk/committee/32...
MPs will debate a petition relating to assessments and support for children with SEND - Committees - UK Parliament
On Monday 15 September, MPs will debate a petition relating to assessments and support for children with SEND.
committees.parliament.uk
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
On Monday Sept. 15th, MPs will be debating a petition about SEND provison for children. This is REALLY important - follow if you can. committees.parliament.uk/committee/32...
Hope to see lots of you😀. Currently stranded in Widnes (or perhaps Macclesfield) courtesy of various train lines. But I WILL get there🤞
British Science Festival 2025 (Liverpool): britishsciencefestival.org
Gina Rippon in Conversation with Professor Liz Pellicano about her book ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’ , Wednesday September 10th@ 15.00-16.00
Gina Rippon in Conversation with Professor Liz Pellicano about her book ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’ , Wednesday September 10th@ 15.00-16.00
British Science Festival | homepage
The British Science Festival is one of Europe’s longest-running science festivals, hosted at a new location each year. The Festival provides a platform for …
britishsciencefestival.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Hope to see lots of you😀. Currently stranded in Widnes (or perhaps Macclesfield) courtesy of various train lines. But I WILL get there🤞
British Science Festival 2025 (Liverpool): britishsciencefestival.org
Gina Rippon in Conversation with Professor Liz Pellicano about her book ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’ , Wednesday September 10th@ 15.00-16.00
Gina Rippon in Conversation with Professor Liz Pellicano about her book ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’ , Wednesday September 10th@ 15.00-16.00
British Science Festival | homepage
The British Science Festival is one of Europe’s longest-running science festivals, hosted at a new location each year. The Festival provides a platform for …
britishsciencefestival.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
British Science Festival 2025 (Liverpool): britishsciencefestival.org
Gina Rippon in Conversation with Professor Liz Pellicano about her book ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’ , Wednesday September 10th@ 15.00-16.00
Gina Rippon in Conversation with Professor Liz Pellicano about her book ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’ , Wednesday September 10th@ 15.00-16.00
“The government must provide urgent funding for diagnosis services and make sure autistic people and families get the support they need when they need it.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Older autistic people need more help after years of misdiagnosis, review finds
Research estimates 90% of Britons over 50 with autism aren’t getting right treatment and face added difficulties
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
“The government must provide urgent funding for diagnosis services and make sure autistic people and families get the support they need when they need it.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Jeremy Hunt needs to read Carrie Grant's great piece on the cost of NOT supporting SEND children (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...). www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater | Carrie Grant
Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for my children. Hints they could be scrapped fill me with fear, says TV presenter Carrie Grant
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jeremy Hunt needs to read Carrie Grant's great piece on the cost of NOT supporting SEND children (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...). www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The Diagnosis Delusion: an edited version of a debate @ HowThe LightGetsIn Festival in May www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKw...
Why our understanding of mental disorders is flawed | Gina Rippon and Alastair Santhouse
YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas
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August 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Diagnosis Delusion: an edited version of a debate @ HowThe LightGetsIn Festival in May www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKw...
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This is important new #research on the danger to #truth in #science when #journals don’t remove papers found to be #scientifically #faulty.
New paper:
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
With @deadneanderthals.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
With @deadneanderthals.bsky.social, @smutclyde.bsky.social, @mortenoxe.bsky.social, @thatsregrettab1.bsky.social, and me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Tackling paper mills requires us to prevent future contamination and clean up the past – the case of the journal Bioengineered
Taylor & Francis journal Bioengineered has been targeted by paper mills. Our goal is to identify problematic articles published in Bioengineered during the period 2010 to 2024. Dimensions was used ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
🧪 This is SUCH an important read - not only for the topic itself but for its brilliant revelations of how a scientific story can be manipulated.The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🧪 This is SUCH an important read - not only for the topic itself but for its brilliant revelations of how a scientific story can be manipulated.The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here’s a ‘long read’ version of my recent Guardian article. x.com/psychmag/sta...
x.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Here’s a ‘long read’ version of my recent Guardian article. x.com/psychmag/sta...