Research Associate @ University of Sheffield | Autism researcher in mental health, suicidality, self-harm & stigma | Passionate about coproduction & improving outcomes for autistic people | she/her 📚🧠https://bsky.app/profile/victorianewell.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/victorianewell.bsky.social/post/3lyhvgkyyrs2jExcited to be in Dublin (despite the rain! 🌧️) for the Autism Europe Congress #AEC2025. I’ll be presenting my poster tomorrow at 2pm (P1.01.17), please drop by and say hey if you’re also attending ☺️ Looking forward to hearing about all the brilliant research! 🙌🏻10 Sep 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:ujd4h3cs4a3hfi6tz7dpbe2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhvgkyyrs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/victorianewell.bsky.social/post/3lsdn2asan22nNew paper from my PhD!! 📢 We explored autistic adults’ and professionals’ views on existing self-harm assessment tools. These tools were not considered acceptable or appropriate for autistic adults who self-harm. Available here 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361325134855524 Jun 2025 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:ujd4h3cs4a3hfi6tz7dpbe2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdn2asan22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/victorianewell.bsky.social/post/3lpruhue3rk2kI am pleased to announce that I passed my PhD viva yesterday with minor corrections!!! Huge thanks to my supervisors @sarahcassisy.bsky.social & Caroline Richards for their support over the years, and to my examiners Will Mandy & Brian O’Shea for a great experience. #PhDone 🥳🎓22 May 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:ujd4h3cs4a3hfi6tz7dpbe2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpruhue3rk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/victorianewell.bsky.social/post/3lhwnavt5s22yHello everyone! I’ve been very overwhelmed with all the changes and pressures that come with finishing a PhD, but I thought I should finally introduce myself on here ☺️ So, my (nearly finished!) PhD research involved developing a new self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults.11 Feb 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:ujd4h3cs4a3hfi6tz7dpbe2j/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwnavt5s22y