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Meng-Chuan Lai
@mengchuanlai.bsky.social
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A clinician, researcher & lifelong learner at @CAMHnews @uoftmedicine. Rooted in Taiwan, UK & Canada. Thinking and acting globally and locally. Views are mine.
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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · Sep 5
Very glad to work on this reflection piece with the amazing ECRs at @camhnews.bsky.social. We hope this @journalautism.bsky.social editorial can stimulate more reflections and conversations.
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Mishel Alexandrovsky @mishalex.bsky.social · Sep 3
Check out our new editorial! Incredibly grateful to have collaborated with such a wonderful people @mengchuanlai.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
What is autism? Identity in jeopardy and the collaborative way ahead - Mishel Alexandrovsky, Margot Frayne, Meng-Chuan Lai, 2025
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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · Aug 10
Really proud that @journalautism.bsky.social published this...

...but also flabbergasted that we are still having to refute this.

www.sagepub.com/explore-our-...
The vaccine–autism connection: No link, still debate, and we are failing to learn the lessons
A recent editorial questions why the vaccine–autism debate persists — read a section of the article below.
www.sagepub.com
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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · Aug 11
Great new abstract for the upcoming @aacap.bsky.social annual meeting found no increase in irritability or aggression after starting gender-affirming testosterone treatment in adolescence.

#trans #transgender #medicine #psychiatry #psychology #LGBT
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Louisa Man @drlouisalyman.bsky.social · Jul 29
Excited to share visualizations of our newest paper (with Adeline Lacroix and @mengchuanlai.bsky.social)

compiling recommendations for physicians & clinicians supporting autistic adults in their care.

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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · Jul 18
Excited to share this @cmaj.ca "Practice: Five Ways to Support..." KT piece led by two brilliant @camhnews.bsky.social post-docs @drlouisalyman.bsky.social & Adeline Lacroix on how providers can support #autistic individuals receiving health care. www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...
Autistic patients
Accessibility adaptations like online booking and virtual consultations can reduce care avoidance observed in autistic people. Access to accurate diagnoses and better health outcomes can be supported ...
www.cmaj.ca
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Gina Rippon @ginarippon.bsky.social · Jun 20
The story behind the story! Check out this page: www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Autism and women: A voyage of discovery | BPS
Professor Gina Rippon with the story behind her new book, ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’.
www.bps.org.uk
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Guillaume Dumas @introspection.bsky.social · Jun 4
Not all #empathy is the same. In this new study led by the brilliant Julia Ayache, we unpack how psychopathic, autistic, and alexithymic traits relate differently to affective, cognitive, and motor empathy—using self-reports and a Social #NeuroAI agent 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A “fine-cuts” approach disentangling psychopathic, autistic and alexithymic traits in their associations with affective, cognitive and motor empathy
Atypical empathy is seen in relation to psychopathy and autistic traits; however, studies typically conflate affective and cognitive facets of empathy…
www.sciencedirect.com
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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · Jun 4
One shall not forget.
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Carleigh Pace-Tonna @carleighpt.bsky.social · May 29
Earlier this month, I attended #INSAR2025. I’m so grateful that my abstract was selected as a top-rated submission! I had a wonderful time connecting with incredible researchers and spending time with the MCLab!

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Gina Rippon @ginarippon.bsky.social · Apr 25
undark.org/2025/04/25/i...
Interview: Why Autistic Women Have Been Overlooked for Decades
Long undiagnosed, autistic women and girls who cope by putting on their "best normal” are finally being recognized.
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Gina Rippon @ginarippon.bsky.social · Apr 18
😊☺️ Widening the autism spotlight | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Widening the autism spotlight
Underrepresentation of girls and women in studies warps our understanding of the condition, argues a neuroscientist
www.science.org
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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · Apr 18
My take on Gina Rippon’s wonderful new book.
Widening the autism spotlight | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Widening the autism spotlight
Underrepresentation of girls and women in studies warps our understanding of the condition, argues a neuroscientist
www.science.org
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Yona Lunsky @yonalunsky.bsky.social · Feb 12
Really enjoyed discussing our research on healthcare and autism with @mengchuanlai.bsky.social as part of the new #ICESOntario podcast #Disability #AutRes
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ICES Ontario @icesontario.bsky.social · Feb 12
Autism research is evolving—and so is the conversation. In this episode of In Our VoICES, #ICESOntario scientist Yona Lunsky & CAMH scientist Meng-Chuan Lai explore how the focus has shifted to improving the lives of autistic individuals, especially in health care!
🎧 www.ices.on.ca/podcast/
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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · Feb 5
Very proud to share this work led by the amazing Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater of @camhnews.bsky.social via a complicated set of planned analyses to delineate the relations between social cognition, self-regulation, & social adaptation across neurodiverse young people: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core
Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation - Volume 11 Issue 1
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Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social · Dec 27
Excited to share this commentary led by 3 brilliant early career researchers (Valeria, @mishalex.bsky.social & William), proposing what can be done to further our understanding of camouflaging, impression management, and mental health in autistic people.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
What We Know and Do Not Know About Camouflaging, Impression Management, and Mental Health and Wellbeing in Autistic People
Camouflaging is an impression management strategy employed by some autistic people, widely seen as a response to the pervasive stigma surrounding autism in society. Autistic narratives and lived expe...
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Prof Neil Martin @thatneilmartin.bsky.social · Dec 13
Cognitive styles across 11 countries: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...
APA PsycNet
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