Centre for Attention, Learning and Memory

What have we learned from CALM?
Read some highlights in our latest blog-post with The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH). Including an accessible overview of our approach to neurodevelopmental research https://bit.ly/3nfHC6t
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

The Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM) Approach to Neurodevelopmental Research - MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit University Of Cambridge - ACAMH Our thinking around neurodevelopmental disorders is undergoing a period of rapid change. The traditional approach, endorsed by classification systems such as the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, defines neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as....

Are you an educator, mental health professional, or a parent interested to learn more about developmental research?
Our friends from the Centre for Family Research are launching FREE virtual webinar series with a brilliant line-up of speakers discussing a wide range of developmental topics.

Including a talk by Dr Joni Holmes on Thursday 6th May (4pm-5pm) discussing mental health in the CALM cohort.

Please share widely.

See the schedule below:https://www.cfr.cam.ac.uk/files/cpd_programme_ready_or_not_22feb.pdf

Here is the registratiion link to the first event: ‘Understanding Children’s Worry’
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ready-or-not-launch-understanding-childhood-worry-depression-tickets-143173312231

Ready or Not! Launch: Understanding Childhood Worry & Depression Launching Ready or Not Study CPD programme: For educators, mental health professionals, parents et al Register here to receive zoom link

CALM COVID SURVEY
Many children who have taken part in the CALM project over the years have experienced some difficulties in school at some point. We are interested in knowing how children who took part in the CALM study are doing during lockdown. For many children it is likely that there will be little impact, but for others the lockdown period could have positive, mixed or more negative consequences. We have put together a brief questionnaire about children’s current experiences. We are inviting families who have visited CALM to complete this questionnaire. If you have visited CALM and would like to help with this study, please email: [email protected] for more information.

We are hosting two FREE practitioner workshops in Ireland. Spread the word! Tue 8th Oct, Limerick http://bit.ly/-LMK and Wed 9th Oct, Tralee http://bit.ly/-tralee
Joni Holmes Sinead O'Brien

Want to know more about what we do in CALM and why? Read our preprint protocol paper here:

A transdiagnostic study of children with problems of attention, learning and memory (CALM) Background: A substantial proportion of the school-age population experience cognitive-related learning difficulties. Not all children who struggle at school receive a diagnosis, yet their problems are sufficient to warrant additional support. Understanding the causes of learning difficulties is the...

CALM postdoc Joe Bathelt wins I’m a Scientist and uses his prize money to develop a lesson to teach children about working memory. Well done Joe, an amazing achievement and fantastic use of the money

winner of used his prize money to collaborate with a primary school and create a lesson for students to investigate their own .
https://t.co/Vkyw48YnEv https://t.co/aa7lMssnpo

I'm a Scientist Team on Twitter “ winner of used his prize money to collaborate with a primary school and create a lesson for students to investigate their own . https://t.co/Vkyw48YnEv”

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in CALM!

BrainCanDo conference at Queen Anne's School next March. Relevant to teachers and other educational professionals. Come along to hear about the fantastic work carried out in the Centre for Attention Learning and Memory.

External member of CALM Management Committee, Dr Ayla Humphrey, recognised by the BOS for her hard work developing children's psychology services

https://www.facebook.com/cpftnhs/posts/1683960871645094

National award for CPFT psychologist - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Some photos from the fantastic CALM children's summer party in June. The party was organised as a thank you to families for their past and future participation in our studies. Find out more about the event here: http://calm.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/events/past-events/

Wonderful day for the CALM team: filming for the Big Life Fix