World Autism Day 2026: From Awareness to Understanding
OxBAM marks World Autism Day 2026 with a look at what it means to move beyond awareness toward genuine understanding of autism and neurodiversity.
OxBAM marks World Autism Day 2026 with a look at what it means to move beyond awareness toward genuine understanding of autism and neurodiversity.
This week (9–15 February) marks Children’s Mental Health Week 2026, organised by Place2Be. The theme — This is My Place — focuses
Join Oxford Brain & Mind in marking World Mental Health Day 2025. Support mental wellbeing in Oxfordshire with compassionate, evidence-based care.
ADHD has long been pigeonholed as a childhood condition, often associated with noisy classrooms, restless energy, and missed homework assignments. But behind this narrow stereotype lies a more complex truth—one that often goes unrecognised well into adulthood. ADHD doesn’t simply disappear when someone turns eighteen; in fact, for many, the symptoms only begin to make themselves fully known when adult responsibilities pile up.
Explore gender-based variability in theta burst stimulation versus standard rTMS for treating late-life depression. Findings from Lee et al. 2025.
We are pleased to share that Dr Tina Malhotra, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, and Dr Sanjay Kumar, Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Oxford Brookes University, will be jointly presenting a workshop on repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) at the upcoming British Indian Psychiatric Association (BIPA) Annual Conference 2025 in Birmingham.
Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a developmental condition characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors.