Yale Autism Program

The Autism Program at Yale is an interdisciplinary group of clinicians and scholars dedicated to providing comprehensive clinical services to children with autism spectrum disorders and their families. We are also one of the leading research centers in the world and were recently recognized as a National Institutes of Health Autism Center of Excellence. Our program involves infants, toddlers, pre-school, and school-age children, as well as young adults (18-21 years) with autism and related disorders and integrates highly experienced professionals from the fields of clinical psychology, neuropsychology and neuroimaging, child psychiatry, speech-language pathology, social work, genetics and the biological sciences, as well as psychopharmacology and psychiatric nursing. Our clinical and research activities are located in the Child Study Center at Yale University, School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

• Dr. Ami Klin's Eye Tracking Research to be on Autism Awareness: Early Detection in Infants. Running on Guilford, Connecticut Community TV Wed-Sat 2, 6, 10 a.m. & p.m.
• Guiding Eyes presented their work at the Yale Child Study Center on January 15th. They have introduced a program in which its world-renowned dogs are trained to provide safety for children with autism. Visit http://www.guidingeyes.org/autism to learn more about their program.
• Dr. Kevin Pelphrey recently appeared on the Charlie Rose Brain Series Episode Four. You can view the episode online at http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10820?sponsor_id=1.
• Drs. Ami Klin and Warren Jones appeared on January 4, 2010 in the PBS series "This Emotional Life." You can view the episode online at http://video.pbs.org/video/1376586783.
• Warren Jones and Ami Klin were the highlighted authors in the May 14 issue of Nature (issue 459, 2009).
• We are also cosponsoring a Post-Doctoral position with the Center for Special Needs more…

Official Yale College program and course information is available at the Yale College Programs of Study.

Director's Welcome

Ami Klin, Ph.D.

Welcome to the Autism Program at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine. Our core mission is to advance the best science of clinical care for individuals with autism and their families. Our clinical services include evaluations, treatment and capacity-building consultations to schools and the community at large. Our research covers a wide range of clinical and basic science projects, from gene-finding to access to community services. more…

Dr. Fred Volkmar and his wife Dr. Lisa Wiesner recently wrote a book titled A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know, written specifically for parents, family members, and teachers this book is designed to provide easy access, reliable information on the range of issues relevant to autism and related disorders. For more information visit Wiley Publishers.

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