Projects
Autism in infancy
Focusing on the identification of early markers of autism in infancy.
Children's Body Image Development Study
Aims to find out more about the influences of age, gender, body size and the social environment on the body image of pre-school children.
Comorbidity of autism and Fragile X syndrome
Aims to establish phenotypic links between Fragile X Syndrome and Autistic Disorder.
Comparative studies of social and emotional development children with high functioning autism and Asperger’s Disorder
Aims to inform the debate about the diagnostic distinctions, or lack thereof, between Autistic Disorder and Asperger’s disorder.
Pathways to early language
Aims to gain more understanding of the factors that facilitate the development of spoken language for young children with cochlear implants.
Enhancing relationships in school communities
Working to create culturally respectful primary schools.
The New Statistics: Estimation for better research
ESCI - A set of interactive simulations that run under Microsoft Excel.
Growth in children with autism
Aims to establish whether growth anomaly in autism is specific to the brain, or also involves general body growth.
Lifengage – for life beyond psychosis
Researching treatments for the symptoms of psychosis.
Understanding pretend play in autism
Pretend play deficits are regarded as a hallmark of Autistic Disorder.
Genotype-phenotype relationships in fragile X associated disorders
Supported by the National Institutes of Health USA series of grants to Dr Danuta Loesch.