The The Center of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders at Southern Connecticut State University is holding a series of lectures and events related to the science of autism. The first one is called “ Seeing the Forest AND the Trees: Diagnostic Complexities for Autism in the Age of DSM-5” and it features Fred R Volkmar MD from Yale. Volkmar has authored and co-authored a number of important articles related to autism research including

“Limited attentional bias for faces in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders”

“Social skills interventions for individuals with autism: evaluation for evidence-based practices within a best evidence synthesis framework”

You can watch Volkar’s lecture an Introduction to Autism below

You can register for The Science of Autism talk series here: https://secure.touchnet.net/C21400_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=535&SINGLESTORE=true