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Research

Are you interested in Research? You don't have to be a Researcher to join in. Most recent group discussions are:

Sensory Problems in Parents of Children with ASD
Click here to find out about a new paper from our group published in the Molecular Autism Journal is the first study to explore the presence of sensory atypicality in parents of children with ASD.
Theory of mind in autism - Where are we now?
Following a recently published study in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology by Dr Lai-Sang Iao and Prof Susan Leekam, the authors would like to open an online discussion to anyone (researchers and practitioners) with an interest in theory of mind in autism.
Introduce yourself ! Tell us a little about you and your research: include a weblink, twitter .
Introduce yourself ! Tell us a little about you and your research: include a weblink, twitter etc as well if you like.
Separating 'emotion' from 'the science': Exploring the perceived value of information for parents and families of children with autistic spectrum disorder.
A recent study published in the Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry Journal explored how best to communicate information about ASD to parents of children with ASD. Qualitative interviews revealed three main themes: vulnerability of families, value of information sources and need for validated experience.

Policy

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Think Autism: fulfilling and rewarding lives, the strategy for adults with autism in England: an update
‘Think Autism’ sets out a clear programme the Department of Health and other government departments will be taking to improve the lives of people with autism, primarily through taking actions that
UK Policy Leads - Discussion, Update and Outcomes
The Policy Conversation
Autism Employment Event in Northern Ireland
Autism Northern Ireland hosted an Autism Employment Breakfast which was attended by the Minister of Employment and Learning, local employers, the Institute of Directors and Employment Agencies.

Practice

Are you interested in Practice? You don't have to be a Practitioner to join in. Most recent group discussions are:

Pediatric Healthcare Professionals’ Views on Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening
A study recently published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders explored beliefs, opinions, challenges, capabilities, and willingness of the broad array of pediatric healthcare professionals to monitor, screen, and refer children between 12 and 18 months for ASD.
Diagnostic Methods: Online Seminars
Click here for information about the online seminars.
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HOT TOPIC: Overcoming Barriers to Employment
Click here to join the online discussion on Employment issues in autism.

Most Recent News

The Potential of Accelerating Early Detection of Autism through Content Analysis of YouTube Videos. (19/04/2014)

A new study has explored the role that home videos may have in the early detection of autism through content analysis. The reserarch group applied "gold standard" diagnostic instruments to brief and unstructured home videos across 100 public videos on YouTube. The videos were either of self-reported diagnostic status of ASD or not. The primary analyses were conducted using the ADOS scores from non-clinical raters, which found excellent classification accuracy (96.8%).
Atypical Cross Talk Between Mentalizing and Mirror Neuron Networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder (18/04/2014)

A new study published in the JAMA Psychiatry used the functional connectivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in a group of children and adolescents with ASD and control group of typically developing controls to explore the function of and the connectivity between two networks crucial for the social cognition: theory of mind (TOM) network and mirror neuron system (MNS).
Autism traits in children and adolescents with Cornelia de Lange syndrome. (17/04/2014)

A recent study published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics has explored autistic traits in individuals with Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a genetic developmental disorder to further detail the behavioural phenotype.

Most Recent Articles & Resources

Barriers to employment in autism: Future challenges to implementing the Adult Autism Strategy (17/04/2014)

Dr Beatriz López and Liz Keenan have completed an evaluation study of the impact of the Autism Strategy implemented by the English Government in 2010 on training and employment of individuals with ASD.
Think Autism: fulfilling and rewarding lives, the strategy for adults with autism in England: an update. (09/04/2014)

The 'Think Autism' strategy is an update to the 2010 autism strategy aimed at improving the lives of adults with autism in England. It was released on 2nd April 2014. The full policy document is attached.
DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder: In search of essential behaviours for diagnosis (09/04/2014)

Click here to read a recent study from our centre published in the Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders that aimed to identify behaviours that could be considered ‘essential’ for the diagnosis of DSM-5 ASD.