The Saint John of God Research Foundation Learning Exchange Series provides a unique forum which connects research to real life through the lived experiences of individuals, researchers and clinicians. The 'Autistic Women and Girls' series is 3-part webinar event which took place in 2021 and was delivered in collaboration the Psychology Department of Lucena Clinic Services and the autism special interest group of the Psychological Society of Ireland

𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗞 𝗗𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲 is an autistic person, an assistant psychologist at The Adult Autism Practice, a Trinity Sensory Processing Project Officer at Trinity College Dublin and an autistic researcher with a passion for engagement in psychological research on autism, specifically autistic neuro, perceptual and sensory systems and gender differences. She attained an honours B.A. in psychology from Trinity College, Dublin. Currently, her focus is on her research into autistic perception from a predictive coding lens: linking perception, cognition and anxiety in autistic adults. Previously she was on a research team that looked at the effects of anthropomorphism on loneliness in autistic adults, and she is presently on a team exploring autistic experiences of psychiatric care. Jessica was a founding director of Galway Autism Partnership (GAP) from 2011 to 2014, where she developed, facilitated and advised on the special interest model youth cafe, and designed the GAP sensory room. Jessica enjoys linking and uncovering patterns, hypothesising and investigating theories, as well as experimenting with translating findings into applicable practice such as her prototype outdoor sensory space and the Autism Covid-19 Individual Health Action Plan.
Jessica's talk will summarise her ongoing international research into perception, cognition and anxiety in autistic adults. She will explore the predictive coding model of autism that prompted her investigations and inspired her prototype outdoor sensory space, designed to reduce uncertainty.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 03/02/2021

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