Excellence in Research
Key staff in NCAS are currently involved in research projects into autism funded by the Scottish Executive in collaboration with the National Autistic Society, the Scottish Society for Autism and local authorities.
Current research focuses on training for professionals in autism, on the provision of services to support behaviour and leisure for young people on the autistic spectrum, on the use of a joint-play intervention and assessment method (JPIAM) in relation to young children with autism and on developing social interaction and understanding in autism.
NCAS provides a research base for Masters, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral research in autism, and will also host and organise research seminars, collaborative research networks, dissemination events and conferences, with the 1st NCAS International Research Conference in planning for 2007.