Kevin A Pelphrey Editor & Author

Fred R. Volkmar, M.D. is Irving B Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center where he directs the autism research program. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Autism and the American Journal of Psychiatry. He is the author of several hundred scientific papers and chapters as well as a number of books including A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Teacher and Family Members Needs to Know.

Rhea Paul, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Founding Director of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Sacred Heart University, an affiliate at Haskins Laboratories, Editor of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, and Past President of the Connecticut Speech, Language, and Hearing Association. She has been Principal Investigator on research projects on language disorders and autism funded by many associations, including the National Institute of Child Health and Development. She received the 2010 Inaugural Ritvo/Slifka Innovative Clinical Research Award from the International Society for Autism Research and has been a Fellow of the American-Speech-Language Hearing Association since 1991.

Sally J. Rogers, Ph.D., UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute. Her clinical interests include early intervention for children with autism and social skills groups for autistic adults. She serves on the editorial board of many publications, including the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Kevin A. Pelphrey, Ph.D., is the Harris Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry and director of the Child Neuroscience Laboratory at the Yale Child Study Center.