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Research interests
Reader in Psychology and Head of the Psychology and NeuroDiversity Applied Research Unit at the University of Hertfordshire. She specialises in research addressing the impact on living with a neurodevelopmental disorder both from the child and family perspective; and has published in areas addressing parental stress and daily challenges, ability to access adult and mental health services, child-led sensory and eating difficulties.
External positions
Research Associate , HEI: University of Birmingham
1 Jan 2014 → …
External Examiner, Oxford Brookes University
1 Jan 2012 → …
External Examiner, Middlesex University
1 Sept 2011 → 30 Aug 2014
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Understanding School non-attendance
Chavda, J. (Researcher), Denyer, L. (Researcher) & Ludlow, A. (PI)
1/03/24 → …
Project: Research
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Access to mental health services and support for children and adults with neurodiversity; Affiliated to NIHR ARC East of England Mental Health Theme
Chavda, J. (Researcher), Ludlow, A. (CoPI), Trivedi, D. (CoPI) & Denyer, L. (Researcher)
2/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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Adapt-Ed: Co-designing adaptations to a whole school intervention to improve the uptake and impact of food provision in special schools
O'Connell, R. (PI), Ludlow, A. (CoI), Brady, L.-M. (CoI), Wellsted, D. (CoI), Hamilton, L. (CoI) & Denyer, L. (Researcher)
NIHR - National Institute for Health Research - Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC)
1/06/24 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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"How do I explain something I don’t understand?”: Young people’s experiences of functional tics
Oates, N., Hedderly, T., Owen, T. & Ludlow, A., 27 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Disability and Rehabilitation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experiences of self-identification, diagnosis and support for adults seeking a recognition of tic disorders in the United Kingdom
Phoenix-Kane, D., Keville, S., Davies, B. & Ludlow, A., 18 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Primary Health Care Research & Development (PHCR&D). 27, 12 p., e23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sensory Reactivity and Intolerance to Uncertainty: What characterises demand avoidance behaviours in Children and Adolescents with Pathological Demand Avoidance?
Rai, A., Gutierrez, R., Rishworth, B. & Ludlow, A., 31 Mar 2030, In: Research in Autism. 131, 12 p., 202816.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pathological Eating Patterns in Adults Displaying Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Scoping Review
Kucukterzi-Ali, S., Ludlow, A., Gutierrez, R., Fineberg, N. & Gale, T., 23 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Eating Disorders Review. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Making the shoe fit: A thematic analysis exploring the journey of adult tic recognition and acceptance in the United Kingdom
Phoenix-Kane, D., Keville, S., Davies, B. & Ludlow, A., 14 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advances n Mental Health. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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