Uta Frith

Dame

Uta Frith

DBE, FRS, FBA, FMedSci
Dame; Uta Frith; DBE, FRS, FBA, FMedSci
	Frith at the Royal Society, 2012
Born	Uta Aurnhammer; 25 May 1941; Rockenhausen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Nationality	German; British (since 2019)
Spouse	Chris Frith
Children	2
Awards	European Latsis Prize (2009); Mind & Brain Prize (2010); William James Fellow Award (2013); Jean Nicod Prize (2014);
Academic background
Education	Saarland University; University of London (Institute of Psychiatry);
Thesis	Pattern Detection in Normal and Autistic Children (1968)
Doctoral advisor	Neil O'Connor
Other advisors	Beate Hermelin
Academic work
Discipline	Psychologist
Institutions	University College London (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience)
Notable students	Simon Baron-Cohen; Francesca Happé; Ami Klin; Maggie Snowling;
Main interests	Autism; Dyslexia;
Website	Official website

Uta Frith DBE, FRS, FBA, FMedSci (née Aurnhammer; born 25 May 1941) is a German-British developmental psychologist and Emeritus Professor in Cognitive Development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (UCL). She pioneered much of the current research into autism and dyslexia. Her book Autism: Explaining the Enigma introduced the cognitive neuroscience of autism. She is credited with creating the Sally–Anne test along with fellow scientists Alan Leslie and Simon Baron-Cohen. Among students she has mentored are Tony Attwood, Maggie Snowling, Simon Baron-Cohen and Francesca Happé.

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