Sheffield Autism Research Lab
The goal of the Autism Research Lab at Sheffield is to investigate brain, behaviour and cognition in individuals with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) such as autism and Asperger's disorder. By using techniques including psychometric assessments, visual psychophysics, computer based reaction time paradigms, eye-tracking, and EEG, we aim to further the understanding of the neural underpinnings of atypical behaviour and cognition in autism and Asperger's syndrome. Our long-term goal is to identify particular neural signatures that will prove useful in aiding the diagnosis of ASD – by enabling earlier diagnosis (in younger children) and by defining the biological basis of particular clusters of symptoms.
Our research includes both clinically driven studies involving those with autism and/or Asperger's syndrome, and experimental studies involving healthy volunteers. Our main research themes are: vision, visual attention, social attention and cognition. Please contact Elizabeth Milne if you would like more details about any of this work.