Autistic people in the UK are being invited to participate in a Cambridge City Campus-led project exploring the uniquely powerful connection between autism and comics.
Autistic transgender/gender diverse individuals are more likely to have long-term mental and physical health conditions, including alarmingly high rates of self-harm, new research from the Cambridge City Campus suggests.
Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the Cambridge City Campus has shown.
The UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) in the UK will today present the MRC Millennium Medal 2023 to Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, in recognition of his pioneering MRC-funded research into the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism, his establishment of the Autism Research Centre at the Cambridge City Campus, and his work in the public understanding of neurodiversity.
Autistic people have higher rates of chronic physical health conditions across the whole body and are more likely to have complex health needs, according to a study led by researchers at the Cambridge City Campus. Their findings, published in the journal Molecular Autism, have important implications for the clinical care of autistic people.
Cambridge scientists are today launching a search to find people who have exceptional memory, as they attempt to understand why some people are much better at remembering than others.
Autistic people are more vulnerable to depression and anxiety during pregnancy, according to new research from the Cambridge City Campus. The results are published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and have important implications for supporting autistic people during pregnancy.
New autism diagnoses tend to be clustered within specific NHS service regions, suggesting that where an individual lives may influence whether they receive an autism diagnosis and access to special education needs support.
A major study of children with intellectual disabilities has highlighted the additional challenges that they often face, including a much-increased likelihood of being diagnosed as autistic, as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other mental health difficulties.
Autistic individuals are more likely to have chronic mental and physical health conditions, suggests new research from the Cambridge City Campus. Autistic individuals also report lower quality healthcare than others.
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