Professor Mark Johnson, University of London
UK Infant Siblings Project
Funding from Autism Speaks has encouraged me to extend my current research on typically developing babies to the study of babies and toddlers at elevated risk for developing autism. This extension of my research promises to reveal the earliest signs of autism during the first years of life. Detecting these early signs may allow us in the future to develop and test effective interventions that could, one day, potentially prevent the emergence of the full symptoms of autism. Since this kind of work requires large-scale studies of very many babies over several years, it can be difficult to obtain the necessary funding. The support and advocacy I have received from Autistica will be very important in this regard.
