Fred Volkmar is professor of child psychiatry, pediatrics and psychology at the Yale Child Study Center.
Fred Volkmar
Professor
Yale Child Study Center
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Narrowing of ‘autism’ in DSM-5 runs counter to idea of broad spectrum
The strict definition of autism in the latest version of the diagnostic manual is antithetical to the idea that autism comes in a wide variety of forms.
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Brian Reichow, Fred Volkmar
9 May 2018 | 5 min read
Fred Volkmar: A decades-long perspective on autism research
Over the past 30 years, autism research pioneer Fred Volkmar says he has learned that researchers should be humble when assigning meaning to autism behavior, and seek to translate their findings into useful applications.
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