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To kick off 2024 I want to share some incredibly exciting news. I have been invited to Denmark to give a keynote presentation at the SIKON conference later this year. The theme of the conference is ‘Autism and Communication’ and so I will be presenting my Autistic Language Hypothesis.  Check out the YouTube video I didContinue reading “SIKON conference in Denmark 2024”

I would like to give a big thank you to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for inviting me to present at their General Adult Psychiatry conference last week. I presented my PhD research on Autistic social communication and discussed the potential implications for psychiatric settings.  I think it is incredibly important to share this workContinue reading “Royal College of Psychiatrists Conference 2023”

I would like to thank the Restraint Reduction Network for inviting me to run 2 workshops at their annual conference.  The workshops focused specifically on Autistic communication differences and restraint in residential and clinical settings. They included lived experience perspectives, academic research and real-world examples from residential settings.  If you are interested in the workContinue reading “Restraint Reduction Network 2023”

The image below is the poster that I presented at the International Pragmatics Conference in Brussels 2023.

In March 2023 I was invited back to deliver a two hour lecture to Psychology Undergraduate student at Canterbury Christ Church University. It was a pleasure to present my Autistic Language Hypothesis to a new cohort of students. I love bringing sensory lights into academic spaces, it is a great way to regulate while teachingContinue reading “Lecture: Canterbury Christ Church University”

PhD update: last month I submitted my first (ever) academic abstract for the 18th international pragmatics conference. I am very excited to announce it was accepted and I will be going to Brussels next year to present my work.

I will be presenting my Autistic Language Hypothesis at the Annual Professionals Conference run by the National Autistic society in March 2023. Presenting among other great speakers such as Dr Wenn Lawson, Barrington Campbell, PurpleElla and Furgus Murray. You can purchase tickets through the National Autistic society’s website: https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/professional-development/training-and-conferences/annual-professionals-conference

It was a great opportunity to speak as a panellist at the London Virtual Autistic Conference amongst so many other great autistic panellists. Funded by the NHS in partnership with Haringey Council, I spoke alongside Dr Luke Beardon, Dr Ruth Moyse, Dr Prithvi Perepa, Dr, Chloe Farahar and many more fantastic speakers. I gave aContinue reading “London Virtual Autistic Conference: Presentation on Autistic Language Hypothesis”

In April 2022 I delivered a two hour lecture to Psychology Undergraduate student at Canterbury Christ Church University. It was a pleasure to be invited to campus to present my Autistic Language Hypothesis, and its potential impacts in therapeutic contexts. “Rachel Cullen prepared and delivered a two-hour lecture on the Autistic Language Hypothesis to PsychologyContinue reading “Lecture: Canterbury Christ Church University”

Currently one of the most important topics covered to date on Aucademy, this presentation details my Autistic pragmatic language hypothesis; the evidence I am starting to build to support it; and the incredibly valuable impact the hypothesis can have. My hypothesis, if substantiated, would provide evidence that Autistic people have a shared communication at oddsContinue reading “Aucademy Presentation: The Autistic Communication Hypothesis”