Professor Simon Baron-Cohen

The Autism Research Centre (ARC), of which I am Director, has 6 programs of research, all focusing on autism. 3 of these are in basic research: (a) Perception, Cognition, and Neuroscience; (b) Genes, Hormones and Environment; (c) Pregnancy and Early Development. The other 3 programs are in applied research: (d) Education, Employment, and Human Rights; (e) Randomised Trials; and (f) Physical and Mental Health. Each research programme has a range of projects. These are described on the Autism Research Centre website (www.autismresearchcentre.com). Support comes from the Wellcome Trust, the Simons Foundation, the Rosetrees Trust, NIHR, the Yang Tan Collective, Autism Action, and CUDAR, among other sources.