08-21-2004, 11:07 PM
Autism charity focuses on intervention
Story dated: 25 June 2004
The Autism Research Centre (ARC) at the University of Cambridge launched the Autism Intervention Research Trust (AIRT) on June 22 in Cambridge.
AIRT has been established with The National Autistic Society (NAS) to specifically focus on intervention. The Trust seeks to discover the most effective forms of intervention through scientific research. Speakers at the launch, including Jane Asher, President of the NAS, and Professor Simon Baron Cohen, Director of the ARC, discussed how despite a raised awareness of autism there is still too little scientific research into ways of helping those with the condition.
Autism (including Asperger syndrome) is a lifelong developmental disability It is a spectrum condition occurring in varying degrees of severity and affects more than an estimated 500,000 people in the UK. It is characterized by a triad of impairments that involve difficulties forming social relationships, problems with verbal and non-verbal communication and the development of strong narrow obsessional interests.
Therapeutic or remedial itervention in autism are designed to improve or enhance social, communication, academic, or intellectual functioning, or raise awareness and understanding by professionals, or prevent or reduce any disabling effect of the condition and enhance quality of life. Such interventions shall be ethical, definable, replicable and susceptible to scientific monitoring and evaluation. Methods of intervention shall include; psychological, psycho educational, behavioural, medical, biomedical, pharmacological and other approaches.
This article can be found online at the University of Cambridge News Service at "http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2004062401"
Story dated: 25 June 2004
The Autism Research Centre (ARC) at the University of Cambridge launched the Autism Intervention Research Trust (AIRT) on June 22 in Cambridge.
AIRT has been established with The National Autistic Society (NAS) to specifically focus on intervention. The Trust seeks to discover the most effective forms of intervention through scientific research. Speakers at the launch, including Jane Asher, President of the NAS, and Professor Simon Baron Cohen, Director of the ARC, discussed how despite a raised awareness of autism there is still too little scientific research into ways of helping those with the condition.
Autism (including Asperger syndrome) is a lifelong developmental disability It is a spectrum condition occurring in varying degrees of severity and affects more than an estimated 500,000 people in the UK. It is characterized by a triad of impairments that involve difficulties forming social relationships, problems with verbal and non-verbal communication and the development of strong narrow obsessional interests.
Therapeutic or remedial itervention in autism are designed to improve or enhance social, communication, academic, or intellectual functioning, or raise awareness and understanding by professionals, or prevent or reduce any disabling effect of the condition and enhance quality of life. Such interventions shall be ethical, definable, replicable and susceptible to scientific monitoring and evaluation. Methods of intervention shall include; psychological, psycho educational, behavioural, medical, biomedical, pharmacological and other approaches.
This article can be found online at the University of Cambridge News Service at "http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2004062401"