Dr Richardson is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and the founder of Food and Behaviour Research (FAB). She has published over 80 scientific papers, particularly on the links between nutrition and brain development and the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders. Her book, They Are What You Feed Them, explains how and why children's diets can affect their behaviour, learning and mood. She works closely with autism, dyspraxia and dyslexia charities.