Elizabeth Milne


I have a BA(MA) in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University and a PhD in Psychology from University College London. I currently work as an academic at The University of Sheffield. I have previously worked at University College London and at the National Institutes of Health in the USA.

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Spectrum

Hallucinations unusually common in adults with autism

By Elizabeth Milne, The Conversation
24 May 2017 | 5 min read

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