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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.

    Taking part in Research - Volunteers

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

    Volunteer Now!

    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
    Organizational effects of fetal testosterone on human corpus callosum size and asymmetry

    Atypical neural self-representation in autism

    Visual attention in autism families: 'unaffected' sibs share atypical frontal activation

    Talent in autism

    Vacancies
    CLAHRC Fellows Programme

    Applications are invited for the CLAHRC fellowship programme commencing 1st November 2010.

    News
    Transporters wins an Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award.
    Molecular Autism is launched, publishing high-quality research into the molecular basis of autism. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen is one of the joint Editors-in-Chief of this new peer-reviewed, open access journal.
    People with autism 'have problem with self-awareness' 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
    The ARClub talks are informal seminars held biweekly at the Autism Research Centre