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SUMMARY:Specificity and social cognitive impairment in autism - Professor 
 Sue Leekam\, Chair of Autism\, School of Psychology\, Cardiff University
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CONTACT:Louise White
DESCRIPTION:Social cognitive impairments are often described as a specific
  cognitive problem for individuals with autism. In our own work we have fo
 und evidence for social cognitive and social attention impairments in auti
 sm\, but our studies also show general non-social cognitive impairments in
  representational understanding\, attention allocation and sensory process
 ing suggesting different explanations. In this talk\, I consider the case 
 for the specificity of the social cognitive impairment and discuss the dev
 elopmental implications of a non-domain-specific impairment.\n\nSue Leekam
  has been at Cardiff University since 2009 as Chair in Autism and Director
  of the Wales Autism Research Centre. She was previously Professor of Deve
 lopmental Psychology at Durham University. She completed a DPhil in Experi
 mental Psychology at Sussex University followed by postdoctoral\, lecturer
  and senior lecturer appointments at La Trobe University\, Australia and a
 t the University of Kent.\n
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology
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