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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 ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge suggests.

Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge has shown.

Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen has been awarded an honorary fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine, in recognition of his contribution to health, healthcare and medicine.

̽»¨Ö±²¥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 ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, 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 ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge. Their findings, published in the journal Molecular Autism, have important implications for the clinical care of autistic people.

̽»¨Ö±²¥largest ever study of the genetics of the brain – encompassing some 36,000 brain scans – has identified more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure. ̽»¨Ö±²¥results of the study, led by researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, are published in Nature Genetics.

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.

Females, on average, are better than males at putting themselves in others’ shoes and imagining what the other person is thinking or feeling, suggests a new study of over 300,000 people in 57 countries.

Autistic people are more vulnerable to depression and anxiety during pregnancy, according to new research from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge. ̽»¨Ö±²¥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.