Professor Queen's University Canada. Interested in genetics of intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders.

London UK
Joined July 2011
Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary I joined X 13 years ago. At the time I did not realize the importance and potential of social media. We are living in a time where the world is completely different from what it was when we were growing up.
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The official sites celebrate Peter’s achievements in science & leadership. But Peter was more than this. His unending generosity to colleagues & trainees is now called ‘positive research culture’ For Peter it was everyday life, and a life well-lived. Thank you, Peter
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Recessions and downturns are awful. BUT they're also a chance to take a step back. Make sure you're running efficiently, not just speedily. Feel free to follow @Codie_Sanchez and repost here if you found this helpful: xitter.cf/Codie_Sanchez/status/1…
This fall, all our businesses did an expense analysis with a goal to cut 20%. Bloat happens naturally, and costs will kill your business. Here’s how we cut costs by 16% across most companies:
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Clinical services in Pakistan are observing an upsurge in the number of adults with ASD seeking help. Some of them come with a self-diagnosis. I have seen many adults in recent months who had not received a diagnosis beforehand. – at Punjab, Pakistan
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The services will need to step up, to meet the increasing demand. – at Punjab, Pakistan
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ECT is an under utilised treatment and one reason is its stigmatisation fuelled by ideology rather than evidence. In a polarised debate the truth is lost. – at Punjab, Pakistan
The 2021 ECT dataset report is now published, the most comprehensive report on ECT in the UK so far. New data on subjective ratings of memory. 41% remission rates in depression. The results will be of no surprise for those working in the field. rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-featu…
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To avoid repetition of effort in resource poor settings, sharing materials and training resources for evidence based practices should be mandated by the funding agencies. – at Punjab, Pakistan
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Many interventions in healthcare die after evidence is created in research settings. There are many under utilised therapy manuals lying in cupboards in university departments gathering dust. This is an acute problem in low and middle income countries. – at Punjab, Pakistan
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Excellent research evidence is only meaningful if its fruits are shared and implemented in practice. – at Punjab, Pakistan
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Culture and CBT. I presented this morning in King Edward Medical University conference. Cultural adaptation of CBT has gathered pace over the last couple of decades. There is clear evidence that CBT works well across different cultures and languages 1/2 – at Punjab, Pakistan
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The next challenge is its broader implementation and making it part of normal healthcare. That requires different tools for measuring success. – at Punjab, Pakistan
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Embarked 10 days trip to China from the "Great Wall of China" in extreme cold weather, ranging minus 7 degree to minus 12 degree Celsius on December 6, being compensated with extreme warmth hospitality by the host, Chinese government.
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ARTLIT REVIEW WITH ARSHAD WAHEED | 26-11-2023 | The Evolution of Novel a... youtu.be/e2MbFD7hNpo?feature… via @YouTube Arshad is a close friend and a novelist himself. Discussion in this video is enlightening. @Myaqubawan @HakimHazik @omarali50 @DoctorUsmanAli – at South West, England
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The symptoms that we consider for autism are influenced by language and culture. They are exaggerated form of what we see in the population without autism and also are influenced by development as the child grows up. It means that point of reference 1/2 – at South West, England
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2/2 keeps changing. Experience of seeing people with Autism across different age groups and severity levels equips one with a skill to unpick this complexity. – at South West, England
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How can I access this scale. Is there an Urdu version? Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism – at South West, England
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