Faculty:Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:Psychology and Sport Science
Location: Cambridge
Research Supervision:Yes
hannah.belcher@pgr.anglia.ac.uk
Autism spectrum disorders in females: late diagnosis - misdiagnosis and the role of social mimicking.
Hannah is a member of our Development and Lifespan Group, part of our ARU Centre for Mind and Behaviour.
Hannah's research looks at the late and often missed diagnoses of females with autism spectrum disorders and the prevalence of misdiagnosis, as well as female-specific coping mechanisms which may mask impairments.
May 2014, Organization of Autism Research
Belcher, H.L., Stagg, S.D., and Ford, R. (2016) The hidden disorder: Undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder in women. Presented at International Society for Autism Research Meeting, May 2016, Baltimore, USA
Stagg, S.D., and Belcher, H.L. (2016). Receiving a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder after the age of 50. Presented at International Society for Autism Research Meeting, May 2016, Baltimore, USA
Belcher, H.L., Stagg, S.D., and Ford, R. (2016) The hidden disorder: Undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder in women. Presented at British Psychological Society Annual Conference, April 2016, Nottingham, UK.
December 2015 - Lecture – ‘Lived Experiences’, Anglia Ruskin University
November 2015 - Presentation – ‘Females on the Autism Spectrum’, National Autism Society Cambridgeshire Branch
June 2015 - Interview – ‘Girls and Autism.’ ABC Radio Australia
March 2015 - 'How many girls mask autism spectrum disorder, like me?' New Scientist, 3011, pp 27
March 2015 - 'Autism and Me.' Cambridge News
March 2015 - Interview –'Asperger’s in Women.' Cambridge TV
February 2015 – Interview - 'Asperger's in Women', BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
February 2015 - Interview - 'Asperger's in Women', BBC Look East