Autism
Manchester is a leading UK centre for autism intervention research at all developmental ages.
Professor Jonathan Green leads the MRC pre-school autism communication trial (PACT), currently the largest intervention trial internationally in this area. We are undertaking basic research into early parent/child communication in infants at high risk of autism and pre-schoolers with autism.
In middle childhood, Professor Green has led basic research into co-morbidity in autistic spectrum disorders and collaborates in studies of communication intervention in middle childhood. We are working to develop new interventions in infancy and middle childhood and studying case management approaches to the treatment of developmental disorders.
Professor Green works in an MRC methodology group to develop new trial designs to test complex interventions in developmental disorder. He also collaborates on the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium.
Research issues
- Can we develop the design of clinical trials in child mental health so (especially using process measures) so as to maximise their relevance and external validity?
- Can we develop effective treatment interventions for autistic spectrum disorders?
- Can we use techniques from ongoing treatment trials (along with parallel developmental studies) to understand social impairments underlying other disorders in child mental health?
Further information
- For more details see: Pre-school Autism Communication Trial (PACT) and Intervention within the British Autism Study of Infant Siblings (iBASIS)
