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Fred R. Volkmar. Fred Robert Volkmar (born 1950 in Illinois) [1] is a psychiatrist, psychologist, and the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the Yale School of Medicine. [2] From 2006 to 2014, he was the director of the Yale Child Study Center and the head of child psychiatry at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Clinical Psychology. Institutions. Yale Child Study Center (Founder), [1] Yale University. Arnold Lucius Gesell (21 June 1880 – 29 May 1961) was an American psychologist, pediatrician and professor at Yale University known for his research and contributions to the fields of child hygiene and child development. [2][3]
2 April 2025. (2025-04-02) Frequency. annual. First time. 2008. World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day annually on 2 April, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about autistic individuals throughout the world. [1][2] It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly ...
Becca R. Levy is a professor of Epidemiology (Social and Behavioral Sciences) at Yale School of Public Health and Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She is a leading researcher in the fields of social gerontology and psychology of aging. [ 1 ] She is credited with creating the field of how age stereotypes, which are assimilated from ...
The history of Autism spans over a century; [ 1 ] Autism has been subject to varying treatments, being pathologized or being viewed as a beneficial part of human neurodiversity. [ 2 ] The understanding of Autism has been shaped by cultural, scientific, and societal factors, and its perception and treatment change over time as scientific ...
Dementia is a devastating disease that impacts one in 10 older Americans. But while many people want to avoid developing dementia, the exact causes of the condition have remained largely a mystery.
Another reason people are reluctant to seek help, Knuckles said, is because there's a mistaken belief that Alzheimer's and dementia is a mental illness. It is not.
Thomas Cech. Scott A. Strobel is the provost of Yale University as well as a professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry. He was the vice provost for Science Initiatives and vice president for West Campus Planning & Program Development. An educator and researcher, he has led a number of Yale initiatives over the past two decades.