Uta Frith went to which school from 1961 to 1966?
Uta Frith Uta Frith ( née Aurnhammer ; born 25 May 1941 ) is a German developmental psychologist working at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London . She has pioneered much of the current research into autism and dyslexia , and has written several books on the two subjects arguing for autism to be considered a mental condition rather than being caused by parenting . Her book introduces the cognitive neuroscience of autism . She is credited for creating the Sally-Anne test along with fellow scientists Alan Leslie and Simon Baron-Cohen . She also pioneered the work with child dyslexia . Among the students she has mentored are Tony Attwood , Maggie Snowling , Simon Baron-Cohen and Francesca Happé . Education . Frith was born Uta Aurnhammer in Rockenhausen , a small village in the hills between Luxembourg and Mannheim in Germany . She attended the Saarland University in Saarbrücken with her initial plan for her education in art history , but changed to experimental psychology after learning of its empirical nature . She was inspired by the work of many psychologists and psychoanalysts , such as Hans Eysenck , and decided to train in clinical psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry in London . While at the Institute of Psychiatry , she worked closely with Jack Rachman . She went on to complete her Doctor of Philosophy , on pattern detection in neurotypical and autistic children , in 1968 . She was mentored , during her early career , by Neil OConnor and Beate Hermelin and has described them as pioneers in the field of autism . Research . Friths research paved the way for a theory of mind deficit in autism . While she was a member of the Cognitive Development Unit ( CDU ) in London , in 1985 she published with Alan M . Leslie and Simon Baron-Cohen the article Does the autistic child have a theory of mind? , which proposed that people with autism have specific difficulties understanding other peoples beliefs and desires . Frith , along with Alan Leslie and Simon Baron-Cohen , created two theories of autism . The first is lack of implicit mentalization – lack of the ability to know ones own mental state . The second is weak central coherence , by which she suggested that individuals with autism are better than typical at processing details , but worse at integrating information from many different sources . Frith was one of the first neuro-scientists to recognize autism as a condition of the brain rather than the result of cold parenting . In 1985 , Frith , Leslie , and Baron-Cohen created the Sally-Anne test to measure a childs cognitive understanding . A child with autism would generally get the Sally-Anne questions incorrect , while a typical child or a child with Down Syndrome would generally get the questions correct . In 1996 , Frith , Eraldo Paulesu , and Maggie Snowling conducted a longitudinal research study showing that , while completing tasks requiring phonological processing , people with autism show a lack of connectivity between the front and back of their brain . She was one of the first in the UK to study Aspergers syndrome , at CDU London . Her work focused on reading development , spelling and dyslexia . Frith attacked the theory that dyslexia was linked to lack of intelligence or caused by impairment in visual recognition . In 1980 , she published a book on dyslexia , recounting how patients with dyslexia can be perfectly apt readers , but have persistent spelling errors , whereas it had commonly been thought was that the two entities were not mutually exclusive . Her research , along with Maggie Snowlings , showed that dyslexics tend to struggle with phonological processing . She has been supported through her career by the Medical Research Council at University College London . Frith is an active collaborator at the Interacting Minds Centre at Aarhus University in Denmark . The goal of the centre is to provide a trans-disciplinary platform , upon which the many aspects of human interaction may be studied . The project is based in part on a paper written with Chris Frith : Interacting Minds – a Biological Basis . Supporting women in science . Frith has advocated the advancement of women in science , in part by developing a support network called Science & Shopping , which she hopes will encourage women to share ideas and information that are inspiring and fun . She also co-founded the UCL Women network , a grassroots networking and social organization for academic staff ( postdocs and above ) in STEM at UCL , in January 2013 . In 2015 she was named chair of the Royal Societys Diversity Committee , where she has written about unconscious bias and how it affects which scientists receive grants . In the media . On 11 May 2012 Frith appeared as a guest on the American PBS Charlie Rose television interview show . On 4 December she appeared as a guest on the Brain episode of BBC Twos Dara Ó Briains Science Club . On 1 March 2013 she was the guest on BBC Radio 4s Desert Island Discs . Frith has written on the visibility of women in science , by promoting an exhibition on female scientist portraits at The Royal Society in 2013 . From 31 March to 4 April 2014 , to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April , she was the guest of Sarah Walker on BBC Radio 3s Essential Classics . On 1 April 2014 , she featured in Living with Autism , an episode of the BBCs Horizon documentary series . On 26 August 2015 she presented the Horizon episode entitled OCD : A Monster in my Mind , and on 29 August 2017 she presented the Horizon episode entitled What Makes a Psychopath? . On 13 December 2017 Frith gave an interview to the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health , in which she talked about her early life and her passion for autism research in children . Frith is also active on twitter ( @utafrith ) . Awards . Frith was elected a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2001 , a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2005 , an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 2006 , a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2008 , an Honorary Fellow of Newnham College , Cambridge in 2008 , a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences in 2012 , an Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 , and a Williams James Fellow Award in 2013 . She was President of the Experimental Psychology Society in 2006–2007 . In 2009 Frith and her husband jointly received the European Latsis Prize for their contribution to understanding the human mind and brain . She was awarded the Mind & Brain Prize in 2010 . In 2014 , she and her husband won the Jean Nicod Prize , for their work on social cognition . In 2015 , she was listed as one of BBCs 100 Women . Personal life . Frith is married to Chris Frith , professor emeritus at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London . In 2008 a double portrait was painted by Emma Wesley . They have two sons . In 2009 Frith and her husband jointly received the European Latsis Prize for their contribution to understanding the human mind and brain . She holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Development at University College London . External links . - Profile , ICN Developmental Group - Profile , UCL IRIS ( Institutional Research Information Service ) - Interview with Uta Frith - Exploring Autism – A conversation with Uta Frith , Ideas Roadshow ( 29 March 2013 ) - A historical look at the transition from mentally defective etc . to autism , August 2014 , by Uta Frith