The Yale Child Study Center's Lecture Series in Branford

A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know

Monday, November 9, 2009 from 7- 8 P.M. at the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library
146 Thimble Islands Road, Stony Creek, CT 06405
Speaker: Fred R. Volkmar, M.D.
Director of the Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine

Fred Volkmar, M.D. is Director of the Yale Child Study Center and a world renowned expert on autism. He is the primary author of the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV section on autism and pervasive developmental disorders. Dr. Volkmar will be discussing his new book, A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know, published August 2009 by Wiley and co-authored by his wife, Lisa Wiesner, M.D., who is a pediatrician. Copies of his book will be made available for purchase and signing. He will also talk about recent advances in research and treatment. FREE.

Registration is REQUIRED as space is limited. Register online at http://www.wwml.org or call (203) 488-8702

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Parenting the Anxious Child

Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 7-8PM at the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library
146 Thimble Islands Road, Stony Creek, CT. 06405
Speaker: Michael Crowley, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist, Yale Child Study Center
Associate Director, Developmental Electrophysiology Laboratory

How can parents recognize anxieties that affect their child's happiness and well being? What can they do to help their child overcome them? A clinically-trained child research scientist answers this important two-part question by describing various anxiety-caused behavior patterns and advising parents on ways to help their child within the context of both family and school environments.

Registration is REQUIRED as space is limited. Register online at http://www.wwml.org or call (203) 488-8702

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For more information about the Yale Child Study Center's lecture series in Branford, please contact Emily Deegan at emily.deegan@yale.edu or call (203) 785-5759.