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Why asking what causes autism is the wrong question
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Why asking what causes autism is the wrong question

...article was first published in 2017, when claims linking cow’s milk to autism resurfaced online. While the context may have shifted, the issues it raises about how scientific research is reported, and the impact this has on how autism is perceived, remain highly relevant today. The animal rights charity PETA recently made a link between autism and drinking cow’s milk....
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Beyond the plate: Autism, food and sensory sensitivities
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Beyond the plate: Autism, food and sensory sensitivities

...article explores the relationship between autism and Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)...Why do some autistic people eat a restricted diet? What’s the difference between a biscuit and an apple? This may sound like a simple question – however, the seemingly obvious answer can tell us a lot about why some autistic people struggle considerably with...
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Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation
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Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation

...article considers the importance of their experiences of menstruation. ...Why do we need to pay particular attention to autistic people’s experiences of menstruation? Menstruation is a topic that is rarely discussed openly – and the culture of silence, discomfort and shame surrounding it could mean that we fail to consider how the physical realities of periods are...
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Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
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Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...article, means we make lots of assumptions that our preparation of women athletes is optimal. In turn this means there are often lots of unexploited opportunities for females looking to really optimise training and performance that we don’t consider. What if Kipchoge had been female? Let’s imagine Eliud Kipchoge had been a female athlete and we wanted to leave no...
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Why would British athletes choose winter sports?
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Why would British athletes choose winter sports?

...more athletes to consider taking it up. Any British athletes gaining medal honours in Beijing will certainly be ambassadors for winter sports and have the potential to inspire a generation to take to the slopes, ice rink or track. This article was originally published on The Conversation and has been updated for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Read the original article....
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Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role
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Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role

...article explores the impact...Find out more about The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications Psychological contract When we go to work, we have a set of expectations about how and what our employment relationship will be with our employer and colleagues, added to our employment contract. This is what psychologists call a psychological contract (Rousseau...
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Ramadan: What do you need to know?
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Ramadan: What do you need to know?

...article...During Ramadan, millions of Muslims around the world will be fasting from dawn to dusk, which will involve refraining from drinking and eating and of course through the fasting learning to be a better person. This is not always easy as when you haven’t eaten or drunk anything, it’s hard to keep your cool and ensure you are being fair, honest, humble and so...
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Accessibility statement for OpenLearn

...article pages). We have conducted a manual survey of the site for video transcripts and set up a system report for alternative text for images. We have also conducted an automated preliminary sample audit of 23 popular and important pages of the site. The latest testing of this website involved using the Accessibility Compliance Toolkit (ACT) which is an internal toolkit...
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