Yale Child Study Center
department at Yale University
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, Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, parenting, and neurobiology.
Mission
The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include autism spectrum disorders, Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, parenting, and neurobiology.
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. 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
References
Further reading
Andrés Martin; Phyllis Cohen-Gladstein (June 2011). "The Yale Child Study Center Centennial: An International Perspective" (PDF).
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