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Welcome to the ARC
 

The mission of the ARC is to understand the biomedical causes of autism spectrum conditions, and develop new and validated methods for assessment and intervention. The ARC fosters collaboration between scientists in Cambridge University and outside, to accelerate this mission.

The ARC has six research programs focused on autism spectrum conditions:

  • Perception and Cognition
  • Screening and Diagnosis
  • Intervention
  • Hormones
  • Genetics and Proteomics
  • Neuroscience

  • Third Autism Neuroscience Conference


    We are delighted to announce the next Autism Neuroscience Conference, to be held in Cambridge in September 2010. This is an opportunity for autism scientists to communicate their latest research to each other, and to the wider autism community.

    Training Courses

    Assessment and Diagnosis of Adults – An Integrative Clinical Approach

    A two-Day Training Course for clinicians who are interested in setting up their own diagnostic services or who want to improve their diagnostic skills.

    Taking part in Research - Volunteers

    Many of the research projects at ARC would be impossible without the help of volunteers like you!

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    Projects Recruiting NOW

    We are currently looking for volunteers to take part in the following projects. This may involve coming to our lab in Cambridge or filling in a questionnaire.
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    Latest published research
    Genes Associated with Autistic Traits, Empathy, and Asperger Syndrome

    Child EQ & SQ: Sex Differences in Typical Development and in ASC

    Prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions

    Talent in autism

    Autism: The Empathizing–Systemizing (E-S) Theory

    Auditory-Visual Synesthesia Linkage to Chromosomes

    Fetal Testosterone Predicts Sexually Differentiated Childhood Behavior

    Neural Correlates of Eye Gaze Processing in the Infant Broader Autism Phenotype
    News
    People with autism 'have problem with self-awareness' BBC News

    New Prevalence Study

    One in every 64 children could have autism The Telegraph

    Autism: study finds 12-fold rise in cases The Independent

    Many autism cases 'undiagnosed' BBC News

    Asperger Diagnosis and DSM-V

    Simon Baron-Cohen contributes an op-ed piece on autism diagnosis in
    The New York Times
    Re-release of The Transporters DVD - UK Edition This BAFTA nominated children's animation features vehicles with emotions and has been shown to help children with autism improve in emotion recognition. Now available at www.thetransporters.com
    Autism and Asperger Syndrome is Simon Baron-Cohen's new book in the facts series by OUP. It summarizes the current understanding of autism and Asperger Syndrome.
    The ARClub talks are informal seminars held biweekly at the Autism Research Centre