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In The Life Scientific on Radio 4, Professor Uta Frith spoke about her pioneering work which has changed the way we view autism and dyslexia.

Professor Frith came to Britain from post war Germany in the 1960s, when research into these conditions was in its infancy.

At the time, many people thought there was no such thing as dyslexia and that autism was a result of cold distant parenting. But Professor Frith was convinced that the explanation lay in the brain.

Together with her students, Frith developed the idea that people with autism find it hard to understand the intentions of others, known as theory of mind.

She also revealed through neuro-imaging experiments that there is a region in the brain which is linked to dyslexia.

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