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Audiences hear the varied theories on autism from the experts in the field, well-known researchers of autism such as Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University; Dr. Temple Grandin, recovered autist and professor of animal behavior at...

In this article: Autism, Psychology, George Washington University, Cambridge University, Colorado State University, Simon Baron-Cohen, and Roy Richard Grinker

...extremity. Though experts are on hand - including Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, a Cambridge University psychologist - to tell us how little they know about autism, the film is not a primer on this heartbreaking condition. Instead it recounts...

In this article: Autism, Mongolia, Cambridge University, and Ulan Bator

...conditions, patients have difficulty with "set-shifting," or changing course mentally. "Both autism-spectrum conditions and anorexia share a narrow focus of attention, a resistance to change and excellent attention to detail," says Simon...

In this article: Anorexia, Autism, Maudsley Hospital, Simon Baron-Cohen, Asperger's syndrome, University of California, San Diego, and Psychotherapy

...steps to branch out from that. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge in England, notes the importance of ethics when discussing autism. "Although there are many books about...

In this article: Autism, Simon Baron-Cohen, IP Address, The Lancet, Cleveland, and England

...music. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University said "Autism and Asperger Syndrome invariably involves excellent attention to detail, and a strong love of systems and predictability. Music...

In this article: Autism, London, Asperger syndrome, Cambridge University, and Simon Baron-Cohen

...against a foetus purely because it might develop the condition. • Professor Simon Baron-Cohen is director of the Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University sb205@cam.ac.uk Response: Our research was not about prenatal screening for...

In this article: Autism, Testosterone, JavaScript, Cambridge University, and Simon Baron-Cohen

...Horse Boy" chronicles a couple in emotional and physical extremity. Though experts are on hand - including Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, a Cambridge University psychologist and eerily look-alike cousin of the comedian Sacha - to tell us how little...

In this article: Autism, Mongolia, and Cambridge University

...Study Links 27 Genes ScienceDaily (July 16, 2009) Scientists from the University of Cambridge have identified 27 genes that are associated with either Asperger Syndrome (AS) and/or autistic traits and/or empathy. The research will be...

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...amniotic fluid tests when pregnant. Study leader Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, from Cambridge University, one of the world's leading experts on autism, called for a debate on the ethical implications. He said: 'If there was a prenatal test...

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