Event overview
Grab a free cup of tea or coffee and join students, staff and the general public to hear about current and recent research at Goldsmiths in a relaxed, friendly environment.
CO-designing Autism Social work Training (COAST)
Dr Laura Lennuyeux-Comnene, a postdoctoral Research Assistant, works on an NIHR funded project led by Prof Rebecca Charlton from Goldsmith’s and Prof Mary Stewart who is based at Heriot Watt university in Edinburgh. Laura will introduce the CO-designing Autism Social work Training (or COAST) project, which aims to co-create training for social workers who work with older autistic people. In her talk, she will discuss the process of co-production, and outline the training co-developed by the team.
Exploring the menopause experiences of autistic people
Professor Rebecca Charlton is a co-Head of the Psychology department at Goldsmiths. Her research focusses on the impact of ageing on autistic and other neurodivergent adults. In her talk, she will share work on autistic people’s experience of menopause, considering similarities and differences to non-autistic people.
Uncovering social behaviours in autism using wearable sensors and theatre
Dr Jamie A Ward is a Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he also serves as Head of School in Computing. His research lies at the intersection of wearable computing, theatre, and psychology, where he uses body-worn sensors to study human behaviour across a diverse range of social situations. For more details, see http://www.jamieward.net.
Theatre presents a unique way to engage autistic young people in imagination, pretend play and social interaction, and there is increasing interest in how theatre can be used therapeutically. In this talk he will talk about our work using wearable sensors to track how autistic children engage in an interactive performance by Flute theatre. By analysing interpersonal synchrony between participants, obtained using wearable movement sensors, we uncover subtle and unexpected social behaviours many of which were not immediately obvious to observers in the room. This paves the way for promising new methods for studying autism and social interaction generally.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 2 Apr 2025 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
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