ORGANIZERS:

Nurit Yirmiya, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Cory Shulman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

 

The workshop will explore current issues in autism research and directions for future research.

 

LECTURES INCLUDE:

David Oppenheim and Nina Koren-Kariv, Haifa University: "Attachment in Children with Autism"

Nirit Bauminger, Bar-Ilan University: "Social Relationships and Social Emotions in Autism"

Jacob A. Burack, McGill University: "The Developmental and Executive Components of Attentional Processes"

Joseph Piven, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: "The Integration of Neuropsychological, Family, and Molecular Genetics Studies of Autism"

Helen Tager-Flusberg, Boston University: "A Dual-Deficit Model of Language Impairment in Autism"