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Does a baby's eye gaze really predict future autism?
A recent paper published in Nature was widely reported in the media as it claimed to show evidence that a future diagnosis of autism could be predicted by looking a baby's eye gaze. Here, Dr Jon Brock critiques the paper and argues that some of the claims made in the media may be excessivehttp://crackingtheenigma.blogspot.co.uk/ Jon research fellow at the ARC Centre for Cognition and its Disorders at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. HIs research focuses on cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in developmental disorders including autism, Williams syndrome, and Down syndrome.
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Follow up on the autism policy conversation - What does it mean for practice, research, families and those with ASD? Join us on the Autism RPP Hub
Last month, the lead policy officials in the UK from Wales (AlistairDavey), Northern Ireland (Maura Briscoe), England (Michael Swaffield) and
The Four UK Lead Policy Officials for Autism - The Big Conversation
On Wednesday 6th November at 3pm GMT the lead policy officials from Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland took part in their first online discussion about the developments in legislation, funding and strategies for delivering services for people with Autism.
Study Shows Job Training Results in Competitive Employment for Youth with Autism
According the National Autistic Society, in the UK only 15% of people with an ASD are in full time employment.
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HOT TOPIC: Autism and Employment
10th December onwards the Autism RPP Hub in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth is focusing on Employment.The employment issue for people with autism is worldwide.This online discussion is open to anyone with an interest in Employment issues in autism. The following people will join the discussion: Dr. Beatriz López (University of Portsmouth), Robert Lloyd-Griffiths (Wales Autism Employment Ambassador), Dr. Sue Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh).
Online seminars - Diagnostic Interview Methods -3di, ADI and DISCO
Diagnostic interviews are a central part of the diagnostic process. Currently there are three popular methods that clinicians use internationally. These are the 3di, ADI and DISCO. The purpose of these seminars is to help to give more information about these different methods and the research behind them. We want to encourage follow up discussion within the Autism RPP Hub as part of its mission to encourage evidence based practice and policy.
Discussion topics arising from the online autism conference with Professor David Skuse
We hope you enjoyed the online conference with Professor David Skuse on http://www.awares.org/conferences/
The NICE guideline on recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum
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Most Recent News

Cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy in children with autism spectrum disorder (13/12/2013)

A study recently published in the Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders journal investigated the cost-effectiveness of cognitive -behavioural therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders in children with ASD when compared to the treatment as usual.
The gender of participants in published research involving people with autism spectrum disorders (12/12/2013)

An interesting review article recently published in the Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders journal examined all research articles published between 2010 and 2012 in four autism journals to obtain information on the gender of people with ASD who took part in research.
A Systematic review on approaches to enhancing the early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (11/12/2013)

A systematic review the literature on early detection approaches of ASD in primary care and other community settings has been recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Most Recent Articles & Resources

Child n’Parent-A great resource of information about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (13/12/2013)

Child n’Parent is a very useful online resource for helping parents.
Improving Participation for Autistic People and their Families Discussion Panel (12/12/2013)

A video of the panel to discuss the topic of participation of autistic people in decisions that shape their lives organised by the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) and Research Autism at The Institute of Education is now available online.
Sensory problems in autism spectrum disorders (11/12/2013)

Sensory problems are very common in people with ASD. In this document Dr Mirko Uljarevic reviews the research that has been carried out on this topic.