Centre for Research in Autism and Education

Our centre

Director: Professor Anna Remington 

The UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) is based within the Department of Psychology and Human Development at UCL IOE.

Purpose

CRAE’s mission is to help enhance the lives of autistic people and their families.

CRAE is a team of autistic and non-autistic people, headed by Professor Anna Remington. We conduct ground-breaking scientific research to enhance our knowledge about support, education and outcomes for autistic people, their families and those who support them. This research aims to be collaborative in nature; doing research with autistic people, rather than on or about them. 

We work to ensure that this evidence-based knowledge is translated to that it can have meaningful impact and make a real difference to people’s everyday lives. 

We are committed to actively engage with autistic people and their allies (e.g., families, teachers, clinicians), as well as policy-makers and the wider public to promote awareness and acceptance of autism. We strive to achieve this through collaborative research practice, sharing knowledge and hosting an active programme of free public engagement events.