UCL Centre for Research in Autism & Education CRAE
The UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) is based within the Department of Psychology and Human Development at UCL Institute of Education. CRAE is a team of autistic and non-autistic people, headed by Dr 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.
Our mission is to improve the lives of autistic people and their families through research.
This research is participatory in nature; doing research with autistic people, rather than on, about or for them. We work to ensure that this evidence-based knowledge is translated so that it can have meaningful impact and make a real difference to people’s everyday lives. We actively engage with autistic people and their allies (e.g., families, educators, clinicians), as well as policy-makers and the wider public, to promote awareness – and acceptance – of autism. We achieve this through collaborative research practice, sharing of knowledge and hosting an active programme of public engagement events.