Sarah Hampton

Graduate student
Cambridge University

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

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Illustration of pregnant woman standing in the dark, looking toward a doorway letting light into the room.
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Studying pregnant women with autism may offer clues to the condition

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