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Global Autism Researcher Directory

Explore selected autism researchers, their research interests and official institutional profiles through a curated reference directory.

This directory is curated by GARC for reference and research discovery. Inclusion does not imply membership, employment, advisory status, partnership or endorsement of GARC. Entries link to researchers’ own institutional sources.

Country refers to the institution listed in the source, not the researcher’s nationality.

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Andrew Whitehouse

The Kids Research Institute Australia

Institution country: Australia

  • Early Development & Support
  • Assessment & Diagnosis
  • Global Research & Service Systems

The institutional profile connects autism research with early childhood support, clinical trials and national guidance. It describes studies embedded in community clinical practice and contributions to Australian assessment and support guidelines, offering context for research on translating evidence into services.

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Catherine Lord

University of California, Los Angeles

Institution country: United States

  • Assessment & Diagnosis
  • Lifespan Research
  • Early Development & Support

UCLA’s profile documents research on autism assessment, diagnostic measures and development from childhood into adulthood. Its listed research activities include longitudinal studies and family experiences, offering context for examining how assessment and support needs evolve across different stages of life.

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Damian Milton

University of Kent

Institution country: United Kingdom

  • Participatory Research & Inclusion
  • Global Research & Service Systems

Kent’s profile centres on meaningful autistic participation in research and social understandings of autism. Its research interests include qualitative approaches, autistic perspectives and educational practice, providing a reference for examining how research questions and processes can better reflect lived experience.

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Francesca Happé

King’s College London

Institution country: United Kingdom

  • Cognition & Mental Health
  • Lifespan Research
  • Biological & Neurodevelopmental Research

Research described by King’s College London explores social understanding, cognitive strengths and mental health in autism. The profile also addresses under-researched groups, including women and older adults, with methods spanning cognitive experiments and neuroimaging across the autism spectrum and lifespan.

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Gauri Divan

Sangath

Institution country: India

  • Early Development & Support
  • Global Research & Service Systems
  • Participatory Research & Inclusion

Sangath’s profile describes research responding to families’ experiences of delayed identification and limited access to support. The work spans community interventions, early development and detection-to-care pathways, with related studies on inclusive education and scalable approaches to supporting children and caregivers.

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Geraldine Dawson

Duke University

Institution country: United States

  • Early Development & Support
  • Assessment & Diagnosis
  • Biological & Neurodevelopmental Research

Duke’s institutional sources describe research on early autism detection, developmental interventions and brain function. The research programme also investigates digital approaches to screening and outcome monitoring, connecting developmental science with methods intended to improve the identification and support of young children.

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Laila Al-Ayadhi

King Saud University

Institution country: Saudi Arabia

  • Neurophysiology
  • Autism biology

The King Saud University profile places this work within brain and nervous-system physiology and university-based autism research. The institutional page provides a reference for exploring neurophysiological perspectives on autism and the research context of the university’s autism research and treatment centre.

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Mayada Elsabbagh

McGill University

Institution country: Canada

  • Early Development & Support
  • Participatory Research & Inclusion
  • Global Research & Service Systems

McGill’s profile describes research on developmental pathways, early brain-function markers and community-based autism interventions. Clinical, behavioural and qualitative methods inform work translating evidence into care and inclusion, with attention to diverse outcomes and the perspectives of people using services.

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Petrus J de Vries

University of Cape Town

Institution country: South Africa

  • Global Research & Service Systems
  • Assessment & Diagnosis
  • Early Development & Support

The Cape Town profile describes autism research in Africa and settings with limited resources. Listed projects examine screening, diagnosis, interventions and health and education systems, including technology-supported methods, providing a reference for understanding service development within varied local contexts.

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Simon Baron-Cohen

University of Cambridge

Institution country: United Kingdom

  • Cognition & Mental Health
  • Biological & Neurodevelopmental Research
  • Early Development & Support

Research at Cambridge examines social cognition, developmental differences and biological mechanisms associated with autism. The institutional profile describes work on cognitive theories, early identification and neurodevelopmental biology, providing a starting point for exploring these research questions and their interpretation.

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About this directory

This is a selective, non-exhaustive reference directory. Entries are selected for a documented connection to autism research and accessible public institutional sources. Names are ordered alphabetically, not ranked by importance. Inclusion does not mean that GARC endorses every view or conclusion of a listed researcher. Future development aims to broaden thematic and geographic coverage. Inclusion is not a benefit purchased through GARC membership.

Review dates record when GARC checked the public source, not when the institution last updated its profile. Professional appointments can change; consult the linked institutional source for current details.

Questions about the directory

Are the listed researchers members of GARC?

This directory establishes no GARC membership or institutional relationship. Each entry is an external reference to the researcher’s own institutional profile.

Is this a ranking of the world’s best researchers?

No. It is a selective research-discovery directory, arranged alphabetically. It does not rank researchers or compare their quality, impact or standing.

How can I suggest a correction or update?

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