Written question asked by Baroness Uddin (Non-affiliated), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 April 2014.
Autism
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering how to increase research into autism spectrum disorders to improve the lifetime prospects of individuals affected; and what assessment they have made of the steps taken by the government of Australia in that area.[HL6188]
- Answer
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The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funds a range of research on autism spectrum conditions (ASC) across the lifespan.
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is currently inviting research proposals on guided self-help for depression in adults with ASC. The programme is also funding a team led by the University of Newcastle to conduct an evidence synthesis in measurement in ASC under review. This is due to report in January 2015. In addition, the programme is funding a £0.5 million study aiming to develop a manualised social stories intervention for use with children with ASC in mainstream schools that has the effect of reducing challenging behaviour. The report of the study is expected to be published in April 2015.
The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health has a £2.5 million, five-year research theme on neurodevelopmental disorders. This is focussed mainly on ASC and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and aims to enable more rapid diagnosis and improve treatment of individuals with these disorders.
Since June 2013, the NIHR has been funding a clinical doctoral research fellowship at King’s College London studying treatment with adapted cognitive behaviour therapy of co-morbid social anxiety disorder in ASC.
The Government is aware that a new Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism Spectrum Disorders has recently been launched in Australia. This centre is based at the University of Queensland.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL6188; 753 c164WA
- Session
- 2013-14
- Subjects
- Autism Research
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