Autism and Mental Health
Wed 06 Feb
|Moore Auditorium
A lecture on the links between autism and mental health, presented by Dr Eilidh Cage as part of the Mental Health Network's lecture series. Find tickets at su.rhul.ac.uk
Time & Location
06 Feb 2019, 18:00 – 19:30
Moore Auditorium, Royal Holloway, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, UK
About the event
During this lecture, Dr Eilidh Cage will discuss the relationships between autism and mental health. Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition and autistic individuals experience very high rates of mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Eilidh will outline what autism is (and what it is not), talk about the interplay between autism and mental health, take a closer look at this in girls and women, and finally she will discuss the impact of society and stigma on the mental health of autistic people.
Dr Eilidh Cage is a lecturer in the Psychology Department at Royal Holloway, and has focused much of her research on autism and mental health, for example how experiences of the acceptance of autism can impact on the mental health of autistic individuals. The following is taken from her page on the psychology department's website:
"My research focuses mainly on autism spectrum conditions, and…