Jo Billington

Responsibilities:

Student Training and Support:

MSc Theory and Practice in Clinical Psychology placement supervisor
Autism acceptance and understanding
Neurodiversity-affirming professional practice

Areas of interest

My research focuses on the lived experience of autistic children in mainstream primary schools. My work is rooted in the neurodiversity paradigm and I use various qualitative and arts-based methods to involve autistic children with a range of abilities and communication preferences in research. I am particularly interested in autistic thriving and am currently setting up a Wellbeing Hub with the Centre for Autism with the aim of supporting autistic children and their families to explore what thriving means to them.

Research centres and groups

Phemonenology in Health and Relationships (Aston University)
Group for Research in Relationships and Neurodiversity (UCL)

Academic qualifications

BA Applied Linguistic
PhD Psychology