The Yale Child Study Center is a department at the Yale University School of Medicine. The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include autism and related disorders,Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research , Medical News Today, Jan 27, 2007 Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, parenting, and neurobiology.Welcome from Director, Fred R. Volkmar, MD , Yale Child Study Center website, accessed April 15, 2012
Mission The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include autism spectrum disorders,Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research , Medical News Today, January 27, 2007. Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, parenting, and neurobiology.Welcome from Director, Fred R. Volkmar, MD , Yale Child Study Center website. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
History The center was started in 1911 as the Yale Clinic of Child Development by Arnold Gesell. Dr. Gesell, who is considered the father of child development in the United States, led the center until 1948.Yale Child Study Center History . Retrieved April 15, 2012. Subsequent directors were: Milton J.E. Senn, 1948–1966 Albert J. Solnit, 1966–1983 Donald J. Cohen, 1983–2001 John E. Schowalter, (interim) 2001–2002 Alan E. Kazdin, 2002–2006 Fred R. Volkmar, 2006–2014 Linda C. Mayes, (interim) 2014–2016; 2016-present
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Further reading
Mayes LC (2015). Vision(s) for the Yale Child Study Center
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