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German developmental psychologist (born )

Dame Uta Frith (néeAurnhammer; born 25 May ^[2]) 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^{[3][4][5][6][7]} and dyslexia.^[8][9] Her book Autism: Explaining the Enigma^[10][11] 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.^[12][13] Among students she has mentored are Tony Attwood, Maggie Snowling, Simon Baron-Cohen and Francesca Happé.

Education

Uta Aurnhammer was born in Rockenhausen, a small town in the hills between Luxembourg and Mannheim in Germany.

She attended Saarland University in Saarbrücken with