Welcome
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
2026 SA-ACAPAP Congress a huge success!
A big thank you to Prof John-Joe Dawson Squibb and Prof Michal Harty for organising a very successful 2026 SA-ACAPAP Congress from 12-14 March 2026! Thank you to all CARA researchers who contributed to this success by presenting their work.
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CARA projects presented at INSAR 2026 in Prague
Both the ACACIA project and the Global PET project gave presentations at INSAR in Prague in 2026.
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INSAR 2027 will be in Cape Town!
We are delighted to announce that the annual meeting for the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) will by hosted by CARA in Cape Town in May 2027!
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TAND consortium at SSBP 2025
CARA members of the TAND consortium participated in the 27th International Research Symposium of the Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes (SSBP), Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 4-6 September 2025.
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