Anthony John Attwood (born 9 February 1952) is a British

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

notable for his work on

Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a diagnostic label that has historically been used to describe a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and no ...

. He resides in

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, Australia, where he is an associate professor at

Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...

Education

He received an

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in psychology from the

University of Hull The University of Hull is a public research university in Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1927 as University College Hull. The main university campus is located in Hull and is home to the Hu ...

, an M.A. in

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well ...

from the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its Royal Charter, royal charter in 1966, along with a Plate glass university, number of other institutions following recommendations ...

and a Ph.D. from

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supervised by

Uta Frith Dame Uta Frith ( Aurnhammer; born 25 May 1941) is a German-British developmental psychologist and emeritus professor in cognitive development at the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University Coll ...

Research and career

His books include ''Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals'', which has been translated into 20 languages and provides information on diagnosis, problems of social relations, sensory issues, motor control and other typical issues which face people with Asperger's and their support networks. His other books include ''The Complete Guide to Aspergers Syndrome, Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Aspergers Disorder'', and ''From Like to Love for Young People with Aspergers Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder): Learning How to Express and Enjoy Affection with Family and Friends''. Attwood has a clinical practice at his diagnostic and treatment clinic for children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome, in

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, begun in 1992. It took Attwood thirty years to notice that his own son, Will Attwood, was autistic, when rewatching childhood videos of him. Will had become addicted to drugs as a teenager and young adult and was jailed several times. He later wrote a book on his experience, ''Asperger’s Syndrome and Jail''.

Publications

Books

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DVD

Selected papers

* Sofronoff K, Attwood T, Hinton S, Levin I. "A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for Anger Management in Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome." ''Autism Dev Disord''. 2006 Nov 3. * Sofronoff K, Attwood T, Hinton S. "A randomised controlled trial of a CBT intervention for anxiety in children with Asperger syndrome. ''J Child Psychol Psychiatry.'' 2005 Nov;46(11):1152-60. * Attwood T. "Frameworks for behavioral interventions." ''Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am.'' 2003 Jan;12(1):65-86. ''(A review article)''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Attwood, Tony 1952 births Alumni of the University of Hull Alumni of the University of Surrey Alumni of the University of London Autism researchers English medical writers English psychologists Living people Health professionals from Birmingham, West Midlands People from South East Queensland 21st-century Australian psychologists