Autism Research Centre

10/02/2026

We’re inviting people aged 18+ with current or past menstrual cycles to take part in an anonymous research survey exploring how menstrual cycles affect individuals across diverse neurotypes.

👉 Take the anonymous survey here: https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_74n19kVY0689GXI

04/08/2023

Help researchers learn if parents' psychological traits can predict their children's development. Parents of autistic children are invited to participate in this online study by completing personality questionnaires and sharing information about their children's strengths and challenges.
Click the link to get started: https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b2QizxRkeKKPKaq?org=1

28/07/2023

🧠 Are you a problem-solving whiz? Participate in our survey and put your systemising skills to the test! 📊 Help us gather valuable data while discovering your own strengths. Click the link to get started: https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bP1FYdy7Ly8Vqpo

06/06/2023

04/05/2023

Information on the Spectrum 10K consultation. Links to the consultation survey. Details of responses to comments and questions received about the study.

06/03/2023

Do you have exceptional memory? 👀

Please follow the link if you would like to take part in this novel study of exceptional memory at the University of Cambridge.

https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eFYFJCUtGpbc3RA

03/11/2022

CALLING ALL SCHOOLS
We need your help to research new forms of support for children in education.

It has been suggested that improvisational music therapy could be a helpful tool to develop autistic children’s social communication skills and could improve their wellbeing more broadly. We are seeking to test this claim.

To participate, schools would be asked to:
-Circulate information about the study to parents/carers
-Provide a space to hold music therapy sessions with an academically qualified music therapist
-Provide a space for a researcher to conduct research assessments with participants

In return, we can offer the improvisational music therapy courses absolutely FREE!
The study will run for two years, with each individual participant engaging in nine months of sessions. Autistic students aged 7-11 years old would be invited to participate.

Interested? If you would like to know more, please contact Dr. Claire Howlin by email, [email protected]

27/05/2022

Our latest research shows that individuals are more likely to have chronic mental and physical health conditions, and report lower quality healthcare.

Lead research Elizabeth Weir says:

"This study should sound the alarm to healthcare professionals that their autistic patients are experiencing high rates of chronic conditions alongside difficulties with accessing healthcare"

Thank you to everyone who took part in this work and told us of their healthcare experiences.

If you'd like to help with future studies at the ARC you can sign up at autismresearchcentre.net

Read more> https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autistic-individuals-have-poorer-health-and-healthcare

10/05/2022

ARC researcher Elizabeth Weir, recently gave a TEDx talk about "Dying Young and Misunderstood: Autism in Adulthood".

Autism in adulthood is often overlooked, leading to worsened physical and mental health outcomes. Elizabeth argues for a reformation of current support systems to increase safeguarding and support for neurodiverse communities

🚨🚨 Content warning - includes discussion of: abuse, substance use, suicidality, mental health symptoms. Includes use of bright colours.

Autism in adulthood is often overlooked, leading to worsened physical and mental health outcomes. Elizabeth argues for a reformation of current support syste...

06/04/2022

Latest work from ARC researchers and international colleagues: a series of brain charts spanning our entire lifespan to show how our brains expand rapidly in early life and slowly shrink as we age have been developed, with the aim of developing a clinically useful tool.

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21/03/2022

Do you have exceptional skills or talents? Are you interested in participating in research on autism and talent?

We are looking for autistic and non-autistic adults to participate in our online survey study ->

https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_037AlwMPXnPLBXM

By completing the survey, you could win one of 3 £50 Love2Shop vouchers!

Qualtrics makes sophisticated research simple and empowers users to capture customer, product, brand & employee experience insights in one place.

15/03/2022

Our latest research shows that autistic defendants are not being provided with adequate support or adjustments within the criminal justice system.

Read more > https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/autistic-defendants-are-being-failed-by-the-criminal-justice-system

Thank you to everyone who helped with this important research.