Most cited CAMH paper #7 of 25: Measurement Issues: Screening and diagnostic instruments for autism spectrum disorders – lessons from research and practise

Tony Charman, Katherine Gotham.
Key Practitioner Message includes; Screening and diagnostic instruments help clinicians least in the cases where they are most in want of direction as their accuracy will always be lower for marginal cases

7 February 2020

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex, life-long, neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others. Children with autism experience higher rates of mental ill health and behaviour problems.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and emotions: are we missing something?

A higher prevalence of mental health difficulties for autistic people has been demonstrated, we need to ask ourselves why. Increasingly research is highlighting the differences between autistic and neurotypical (NT) emotional development.

27 November 2019

Connecting the senses: an area of difficulty in infants later diagnosed with autism?

Autism Spectrum Disorder, or autism for short, can be diagnosed from around 2-3 years in most cases (although in practice, it is often done much later – for various reasons). It is a neurodevelopmental condition, meaning that in order to understand it we need to understand the underlying developmental processes, in both brain and behaviour.

1 April 2019

Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and Conference 2018 – Intellectual Disabilities and Autism

8 June 2018

Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and Conference 2018 – Intellectual Disabilities and Autism; Panel Discussions

Recordings and panel discussions from the Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and National Conference 2018 on Intellectual Disability, and Autism.

6 June 2018

Autism & Intellectual Disability

This edition of the Bridge is on Autism & Intellectual Disability.

1 June 2018

Autism Symposium with Dr Ann Ozsivadjian

Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian on ‘Cognitive pathways to mental health problems in ASD’.

3 May 2018

Minecraft for young people with Autism

The Bridge spoke to Stuart Duncan, who has developed Autcraft – Minecraft for young people with Autism.

1 February 2018

Anxiety, Depression and Autism (ASD) Conference

21 November 2017