Yale Child Study Center

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,^[1] Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, and neurobiology.^[2]

Mission

The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include autism spectrum disorders,^[3] Tourette syndrome, other pediatric mental health concerns, and neurobiology.^[4]

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.^[5] Subsequent directors were:^[5]

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^[6]
Linda C. Mayes, (interim) 2014-2016; Chair 2016-^[7]

References

↑ Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research, Medical News Today, Jan 27, 2007
↑ Welcome from Director, Fred R. Volkmar, MD, Yale Child Study Center website, accessed April 15, 2012
↑ Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research, Medical News Today, January 27, 2007.
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[1] Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research, Medical News Today, Jan 27, 2007

[2] Welcome from Director, Fred R. Volkmar, MD, Yale Child Study Center website, accessed April 15, 2012

[3] Yale Child Study Center Receives Over $3.5 Million NIH Grant For Autism Research, Medical News Today, January 27, 2007.

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v t e Tourette syndrome (F95.2, 307.23)
Main	Causes and origins History Sociological and cultural aspects Treatment
Terms	Coprolalia Copropraxia Echolalia Echophenomenon Echopraxia Palilalia PANDAS Sensory phenomena Tic Tic disorder Tourettism
Physicians	Jean-Martin Charcot Donald J. Cohen Georges Gilles de la Tourette Jean Marc Gaspard Itard James F. Leckman Arthur K. Shapiro
Organizations	Tourette Association of America Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada Tourettes Action Yale Child Study Center
Media	Front of the Class I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me John's Not Mad "Le Petit Tourette" Maze Motherless Brooklyn Quit It The Tic Code Tic Talk: Living with Tourette Syndrome
Notable people	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Howard Ahmanson Jr. Basshunter Pete Bennett Brad Cohen James Durbin Jim Eisenreich Jamie Grace Tim Howard Samuel Johnson André Malraux Dash Mihok Ruth Ojadi Tobias Picker Nick van Bloss Michael Wolff

v t e Pervasive developmental disorders and autism spectrum (F84, 299)
Main	Causes Comorbid conditions Epidemiology Heritability Sociological and cultural aspects Medical model Therapies
Diagnoses	Autism spectrum (High-functioning autism Classic Autism Asperger syndrome Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified Childhood disintegrative disorder Rett syndrome)
Related conditions	Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Anxiety disorder Einstein syndrome Epilepsy Fragile X syndrome Hyperlexia Savant syndrome Sensory processing disorder Intellectual disability Developmental coordination disorder Multiple complex developmental disorder
Controversies	Autism rights movement Autistic enterocolitis Facilitated communication MMR vaccine Thiomersal (Chelation)
Diagnostic scales	Gilliam Asperger's disorder scale Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Revised autism diagnostic interview Autism-spectrum quotient Childhood Autism Rating Scale
Lists	Autism-related topics Fictional characters Schools Speculated historical figures

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