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1985-1999
1985: The ‘theory of mind’ (ToM) hypothesis of
autism
1987: Pretend play deficits demonstrated
1988: Pragmatic impairment demonstrated
1989: The ‘specific developmental delay’ hypothesis of autism
1989: Joint-attention recognized as a key
developmental precursor to ToM
1990-1994:
1992: Lowering the age of diagnosis of autism
to 18 months old in ‘baby sibs’ using
the Checklist
for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT)
1992: Gaze-direction as a cue to ToM
identified
1993: Understanding Other Minds
(OUP)
1994: The orbito-frontal cortex (OFC) theory
of the brain basis of ToM in autism
1995-1999:
1995: Mindblindness (MIT Press).
1996: Population study of the CHAT
1997: The extreme male brain (EMB) theory of
autism
1997: Teaching children with autism to
mind-read (Wiley).
1997: The broader autism phenotype identified
in parents
1997: Autism linked to parents or siblings who
are high ‘systemizers’
1997: The Reading the Mind in the Eyes
Test
1998: Superior attention to detail in autism demonstrated
1999: Establishing the rate of Tourette
Syndrome in autism
1999: The amygdala theory of the brain basis
of ToM in autism
1999: Reliability of early diagnosis of
autism established
2000-2004:
2000: Establishment of the Cambridge Lifespan
Asperger Syndrome Service (CLASS)
2000: Neonatal sex differences in social
interest
2001: Dimensionalizing autistic traits
on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)
2001: Linking mathematical talent to AQ
2001: Prevalence of Asperger Syndrome in
childhood reported as 1 in 166.
2001: Understanding Other
Minds-Second edition (OUP)
2001: The Reading the Mind in the Eyes
Test - Revised
2002: The prenatal testosterone theory of
autism
2002: The ‘empathizing-systemizing (E-S)’
theory of sex differences
2002: Linking foetal testosterone (FT) to
eye-contact and vocabulary development
2002: The ‘extreme male brain’ (EMB)
theory of autism
2003: Mind Reading DVD for teaching
emotion recognition (jkp.com)
2003: The Empathy Quotient (EQ) and
Systemizing Quotient (SQ)
2003: The Essential Difference
(Penguin)
2003: Amygdala lesions impair ToM
demonstrated
2004: Prenatal Testosterone in Mind
(MIT Press)
2005-2010:
2005: The EMB theory at the biological
level (Science)
2005: Linking FT to social development
and narrow interests
2005: Dysconnectivity with amygdala in
autism demonstrated
2005: Development of a diagnostic method
for adults with Asperger Syndrome
(Adult Asperger Assessment (AAA)
2006: The ‘Assortative
Mating/hyper-systemizing’ theory of autism
2006: The broader autism phenotype in
parents using fMRI
2006: Role of Cannabinoid Receptor Gene
(CNR1) in emotion perception and neural activity
2006: Linking FT to empathy and
systemizing
2006: Benefits of emotion recognition
training demonstrated
2006: The Adolescent AQ
2007: The Transporters (DVD) (www.transporters.tv)
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