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Exploring Mental Imagery, Anxiety, and Trauma in Autistic Young People with Dr Alex Lau-Zhu
In this episode of NDV Podcast: Neurodiverse Voices, wewelcome Dr Alex Lau-Zhu, a Clinical Psychologist, MRC Fellow, and researcher at the University of Oxford’s Department of Experimental Psychology. Alex studies the role of mental imagery in anxiety and trauma, particularly in autistic young people—an area with little existing research but profound implications.
We discuss how mental imagery—our ability to visualise andimagine sensory experiences—plays a crucial role in trauma and anxiety, from intrusive memories to catastrophic thinking. While autistic individuals areoften assumed to lack…
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