Sarah Hampton

Graduate student
Cambridge University

Sarah Hampton is a graduate student at the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge.

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Spectrum

Studying pregnant women with autism may offer clues to the condition

By Simon Baron-Cohen, Sarah Hampton
22 August 2017 | 5 min read

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