Psychology 315 - SEM: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Peter de Villiers
MW 01:10-02:30
Smith College
41035-S16
MCCONN 102
pdevilli@smith.edu
This seminar discusses research on the neurocognitive basis of autism spectrum disorders, considering genetic, neuroscientific, psychological and linguistic factors in their etiology and characterization. Topics include the history of the diagnosis, the incidence of the disorders, cross-cultural conceptions of autism, studies of the underlying neural mechanisms, and the cognition and language of children with ASD. Prerequisites: One of EDC 235, PSY 216, or PSY 253, or permission of the instructor.
Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores