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The Centre for Autism Research in Africa (CARA) is an interdisciplinary clinical research programme based in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town.
New CARA Publications
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is considered a global public health concern, yet little is known about ASD in sub-Saharan Africa. Read some of the key publications by members of CARA under our publications section.
Welcome and introduction to CARA
Maame Amoako from Duke University conducts research with the ACACIA study team
Maame Amoako of Duke University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, was recently awarded the Bernard Carroll Research Scholarship which allowed her to visit CARA and conduct research with the ACACIA Project Team.
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Prof Petrus de Vries presides over first INSAR conference held in the southern hemisphere
Prof de Vries, currently president of the International Society of Autism Research (INSAR), recently presided over the annual INSAR conference held in the southern hemisphere for the first time - in Melbourne, Australia
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SA-ACAPAP 2024 a resounding success
Congratulations to the many CARA members who organised and participated in the highly successful SA-ACAPAP conference held in Stellenbosch from 7-9 March.
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First ever situational analysis of child and adolescent mental health in Khartoum, Sudan
Drs Abdalhai, Mokitimi and de Vries of CARA recently published the first ever situational analysis of child and adolescent mental health in the Khartoum district, Sudan
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