Dr Andrew Stanfield

Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist

Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (Division of Psychiatry)
Patrick Wild Centre

Tel: 0131 537 6265
Email: andrew.stanfield@ed.ac.uk

Biography

Background

Following completion of his basic specialist training in psychiatry, Dr Stanfield took up a position as a clinical lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Within this post he obtained a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship to examine the relationship between the autism and schizophrenia spectrums.

Following this, he was appointed as a Senior Clinical Research Fellow in the Division of Psychiatry and Co-director of the Patrick Wild Centre.

He undertakes clinical work as an honorary consultant psychiatrist for NHS Lothian Learning Disability Services, including sessions for the Regional Autism Spectrum Disorders Consultancy Service.

He is also a founding board member of Tailor Ed Foundation, a lottery funded charity which provides behavioural interventions to children with autism.

Responsibilities & affiliations

Co-director of the Patrick Wild Centre for Research into Autism, Fragile X Syndrome & Intellectual Disabilities

Member of the Scottish Government Autism Reference Group

Member of the Executive Committee of the Academic Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Board member, Tailor Ed Foundation

Research

Research summary

Dr Stanfield’s research interests primarily relate to the autism spectrum, intellectual disabilities and related neurodevelopmental disorders. While our understanding of these conditions has increased dramatically in recent years, in many cases this has yet to be translated into meaningful clinical benefits for individuals affected by them. His research is aimed at bridging this gap.

Publications

"The languages that you know draw the boundary of your world": A thematic analysis of the experiences of autistic bilingual adults living in the United Kingdom 13 Dec 2022 In: Autism in Adulthood, vol. 4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2021.0077
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Clinical and behavioural features of SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability: a parent and caregiver description 2 Jun 2022 In: Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, vol. 14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-022-09437-x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Community views on medication use in fragile X syndrome (10 pages) 25 Mar 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1349758/v1
Research output: › Preprint (Published)
“A Group of Fellow Travellers Who Understand”: Interviews With Autistic People About Post-diagnostic Peer Support in Adulthood 7 Mar 2022 In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.831628
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
EEG as a translational biomarker and outcome measure in fragile X syndrome 24 Jan 2022 In: Translational Psychiatry, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01796-2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)

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This article was published on 1 Jun, 2023