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Uta FrithUta Frith (b. May 25, 1941) is a leading developmental psychologist working at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. She has published many papers on autism and dyslexia, as well as several books. Her most well known book is 'Autism: Explaining the Enigma' which provides an introduction to the cognitive neuroscience of autism. Additional recommended knowledge
Birth and educationUta Frith was born on 25th May 1941 in Germany. Her birth name was Uta Aurnhammer. She completed her undergraduate degree in experimental psychology at the Universitaet des Saarlandes, Saarbruecken. She trained in clinical psychology at the University of London's Institute of Psychiatry and went on to complete her Ph.D. on autism in 1968.[1] Work on AutismFrith's work on theory of mind in autism proposes the idea that people with autism have specific difficulties understanding other people's beliefs and desires. Much of this work was carried out with Simon Baron-Cohen who was Uta's PhD student. She has also suggested that individuals with autism have 'weak central coherence', and are better than typical individuals at processing details but worse at integrating information from many different sources [2] Personal lifeProfessor Frith is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Her husband Chris Frith is also a leading neuroscientist. PublicationsDr. Frith's published works include:
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