Tony Charman MA, MSc, PhD, C Clin Psychol

Tony Charman holds the Chair in Clinical Child Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London. His main research interest is the investigation of social cognitive development in children with autism and the clinical application of this work via screening, diagnostic, epidemiological, intervention, and ’at risk’ studies. He is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and works in a specialist service for children with autism and complex neurodevelopmental conditions at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Tony has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and over 30 book chapters and has served on a number of expert panels for the Medical Research Council and NICE in the UK, NIH in the USA, and the WHO. Tony has worked closely with Ambitious about Autism, the National Autistic Society, Research Autism, and Autistica to advocate for services and positive policy development for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.