Rachel Moseley is principal academic in psychology at Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom. Her research centers around issues that autistic adults face, including mental ill-health, suicidality, self-injury, aging and late diagnosis. She also investigates aspects of cognition and social communication in autistic people and how these differ depending on personal characteristics, such as sex.
Rachel Moseley
Principal academic
Bournemouth University
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