Emily Simonoff

Reducing Emotional Burden Carried by Neurodivergent Students in School: Perspectives From Students and School Staff

Myrofora Kakoulidou, Georgia Pavlopoulou, L. Low, Susie Chandler et autres

PURPOSE: Compared to neurotypical peers, neurodivergent students experience increased exposure and more intense responses to commonly upsetting events (emotional burden), contributing to poor mental health. Student and staff perspectives offer insights into sources of emotional burden in school and how they can …

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Clinical practices in ADHD management across Europe: findings from the ESCAP research academy survey

Héloïse Young, Alexis Revet, Julie Hagstrøm, Burçin Özlem Ateş et autres

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Psychotic-like experiences in children born very preterm: evidence from clinical and population-based cohorts

Clàudia Aymerich, Marguerite Leoni, Alexandria O’Reilly Mescall, Zeyuan Sun et autres

Abstract Background and aim Very preterm birth (VPT; ≤32 weeks’ gestation) is associated with an increased risk of later psychiatric disorders, including psychosis. Although psychosis typically emerges in adulthood, subclinical early signs along the psychosis continuum, such as psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), can …

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10009 First year of a regional gender service for children and young people: complexity, inequalities and service implications

Abigail Oliver, Sadie Hambleton, Julian Baudinet, Michael Absoud et autres

Why was this work done? Gender-diverse CYP experience health inequalities and complex needs. This evaluation aimed to describe the demographic profile, health needs, and service engagement in the first year of the new Children and Young People’s Gender Service (CYP-GS) London. What …

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Letter to the Editor: ‘Key links between autistic characteristics and anxiety symptoms in autistic children and youth’: a response to Lai et al. (2026)

Anat Zaidman‐Zait, Matthew J. Hollocks, Connor M. Kerns, Iliana Magiati et autres

This Response addresses methodological and conceptual issues raised in a Letter to the Editor concerning our recently published network analysis of autism characteristics and anxiety symptoms in autistic children and youth. We clarify concerns related to potential conceptual overlap between autistic characteristics …

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Diagnosis provision by young people’s mental health services: a comparison with epidemiological data

Stephanie J. Lewis, Alan J. Meehan, M Akiba, Louise Arseneault et autres

ABSTRACT Background Little is known about the provision of diagnoses to young people with mental health disorders. We investigated diagnosis provision by NHS mental health services, focusing on 17-year-olds in South London between 2009-2024, and compared with estimated disorder prevalence. Methods To …

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Wearable and Smartphone-Based Sleep Measurement in Autistic and Nonautistic Smartphone Users: Longitudinal Observational Study (Preprint)

Akash Roy Choudhury, Isabel Yorke, Charlotte Boatman, B. Oakley et autres

BACKGROUND Sleep problems are common among autistic individuals; however, reliable sleep assessment methods suitable for everyday life are lacking. Remote measurement technologies (RMT), including wearable sensors, passive smartphone data, and brief active self-reports, offer low-burden, scalable approaches. However, their feasibility has not …

ADHD (over) diagnosis: fiction, fashion and failure

Samuele Cortese, David Daley, Chris Hollis, Sarah Rae et autres

When thoroughly assessed, the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children/adolescents is estimated at 5%. There is no evidence that ADHD is over-diagnosed in the UK. Indeed, available data point to under-diagnosis, even though rigorous updated post-COVID-19 pandemic data are not …

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ADHD (over) diagnosis: fiction, fashion and failure.

Samuele Cortese, David Daley, Chris Hollis, Sarah Rae et autres

When thoroughly assessed, the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children/adolescents is estimated at 5%. There is no evidence that ADHD is over-diagnosed in the UK. Indeed, available data point to under-diagnosis, even though rigorous updated post-COVID-19 pandemic data are not …

Ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in the mental health of children and young people with pre-existing mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of longitudinal studies

A. Lee, Johnny Downs, V. Parlatini, Shuo Zhang et autres

The COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified existing inequalities and disproportionately impacted the mental health of children and young people (CYP) with pre-existing mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions. Evidence suggests the mental health impact on this clinical group was heterogeneous, but the role …

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Comparing qualitative thematic analysis and machine-based topic modelling in the analysis of autistic and ADHD young people’s accounts of emotions

Steve Lukito, Lifang Li, Susie Chandler, Myrofora Kakoulidou et autres

Systematic analysis of interview data can provide important insights into how young people experience and interpret their emotions. Both human-led qualitative (e.g., thematic analysis) and machine-driven quantitative (e.g., natural language processing [NLP]) analytical approaches are available, but their solutions are rarely compared. …

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Scaling a digital platform for informing and improving child and adolescent mental health service delivery and research: results from the first 10,000 families engaged with myHealthE

Alice Wickersham, Craig Colling, Sarjhana Ragunathan Brindha, Jonathan Hind et autres

Abstract Background With rising referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), patient- and caregiver-facing digital platforms could streamline service delivery and research. With South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, the CAMHS Digital Lab developed myHealthE, …

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