multidisciplinary research on autism
The Yale Child Study Center has received a $3.5 million National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant for an ongoing, multidisciplinary research program on autism and related developmental disorders.
The five-year research program focuses on developmental aspects of the condition and outcome. The project includes work on the earliest manifestations of autism, as observed in infants at risk for the condition in a prospective study, as well as work on predictors of outcome and determinants of subsequent functioning and communication skills.
This interdisciplinary program of work brings together existing and new expertise, infrastructure and resources focused on diagnosis, early detection, causes and treatment of autism.
The principal investigator on the project is Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the Yale Child Study Center and the Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, professor of pediatrics and psychology at Yale School of Medicine.
"This invaluable support from the federal government helps us understand how children with autism change over the course of development and helps us clarify factors most important in determining ultimate outcome," says Volkmar.
Other investigators at Yale include Ami Klin, Rhea Paul, Kasia Chawarska, Katherine Tstatsanis and Robert Schultz.
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