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  • 1990 - Spearman Medal, British Psychological Society
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Simon Baron-Cohen is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The primary fields of their research encompass Neuroscience and Psychology, with significant contributions specifically in Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Genetics, Education, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Child Development and Digital Technology, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Family and Disability Support Research, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Carrie Allison
  • Rosemary Holt
  • Declan Murphy
  • Tony Charman
  • Eva Loth

The scientist has published regularly in several venues, primarily:

  • Molecular Autism
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Autism
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among recent publications are:

  • "Brain charts for the human lifespan," 2022, Nature
  • "Elevated rates of autism, other neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diagnoses, and autistic traits in transgender and gender-diverse individuals," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Is social camouflaging associated with anxiety and depression in autistic adults?", 2021, Molecular Autism
  • "Association of Race/Ethnicity and Social Disadvantage With Autism Prevalence in 7 Million School Children in England," 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Evidence-based support for autistic people across the lifespan: maximising potential, minimising barriers, and optimising the person-environment fit," 2020, The Lancet Neurology

Simon Baron-Cohen has received recognition through awards, including the Spearman Medal from the British Psychological Society in 1990 and an appointment as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Does the autistic child have a theory of mind

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Alan M. Leslie;Uta Frith

  • Mindblindness : An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind

    Simon Baron-Cohen

  • The autism-spectrum quotient (AQ): evidence from Asperger syndrome/high-functioning autism, males and females, scientists and mathematicians.

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Sally Wheelwright;Richard Skinner;Joanne Martin

  • The ''Reading the Mind in the Eyes'' Test Revised Version: A Study with Normal Adults, and Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High-functioning Autism

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Sally Wheelwright;Jacqueline Hill;Yogini Raste

  • The empathy quotient: an investigation of adults with Asperger syndrome or high functioning autism, and normal sex differences.

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Sally Wheelwright

  • The extreme male brain theory of autism

    Simon Baron-Cohen

  • Another advanced test of theory of mind: evidence from very high functioning adults with autism or asperger syndrome.

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Therese Jolliffe;Catherine Mortimore;Mary Robertson

  • Frontal Lobe Contributions to Theory of Mind

    Valerie E. Stone;Simon Baron-cohen;Robert T. Knight

  • Social intelligence in the normal and autistic brain: an fMRI study.

    Simon Baron‐Cohen;Howard A. Ring;Sally Wheelwright;Edward T. Bullmore;Edward T. Bullmore

  • The essential difference

    Simon Baron-Cohen

  • The autistic child's theory of mind: a case of specific developmental delay

    Simon Baron-Cohen

  • The amygdala theory of autism.

    S Baron-Cohen;H A Ring;E T Bullmore;S Wheelwright

  • Recognition of Faux Pas by Normally Developing Children and Children with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Michelle O'Riordan;Valerie Stone;Rosie Jones

  • Sex differences in the brain : Implications for explaining autism

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Rebecca C. Knickmeyer;Matthew K. Belmonte

  • Can autism be detected at 18 months? The needle, the haystack, and the CHAT.

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Jane Allen;Christopher Gillberg

  • Gaze Perception Triggers Reflexive Visuospatial Orienting

    Jon Driver;Greg Davis;Paola Ricciardelli;Polly Kidd

  • Understanding Other Minds: Perspectives from developmental social neuroscience

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Helen Tager-Flusberg;Michael V. Lombardo

  • Measuring empathy: reliability and validity of the Empathy Quotient

    E J Lawrence;P Shaw;D Baker;S Baron-Cohen

  • A meta-analysis of sex differences in human brain structure

    Amber Nathalie Ruigrok;Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi;Meng-Chuan Lai;Simon Baron-Cohen

  • Prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions: UK school-based population study

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Fiona J. Scott;Carrie Allison;Joanna Williams

  • A Screening Instrument for Autism at 18 Months of Age: A 6-Year Follow-up Study

    Gillian Baird;Tony Charman;Simon Baron-Cohen;Antony Cox

  • Understanding other minds : perspectives from autism

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Helen Tager-Flusberg;Donald J. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bhismadev Chakrabarti
Bhismadev Chakrabarti University of Reading
Meng-Chuan Lai
Meng-Chuan Lai Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Michael V. Lombardo
Michael V. Lombardo Italian Institute of Technology
Bonnie Auyeung
Bonnie Auyeung University of Edinburgh
Sally Wheelwright
Sally Wheelwright University of Sussex
Carrie Allison
Carrie Allison University of Cambridge
Edward T. Bullmore
Edward T. Bullmore King's College London
Tony Charman
Tony Charman King's College London
Declan G. Murphy
Declan G. Murphy King's College London
John Suckling
John Suckling University of Cambridge

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