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. Our mission is to improve the lives of autistic people and their families through research. We conduct ground-breaking scientific research to enhance our knowledge about support, education and outcomes for autistic people, their families and t
hose who support them. 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. CRAE is headed by Dr Anna Remington, whose research focusses on autistic people's skills and abilities, and making sure that they are recognised in the classroom and the workplace.
