The Yale Child Study Center is a department at the
Yale University School of Medicine. The center conducts research and provides clinical services and medical training related to children and families. Topics of investigation include
autism and related disorders,[1]Tourette syndrome, other pediatric
mental health concerns, parenting, and
neurobiology.[2]
The center was started in 1911 as the Yale Clinic of Child Development by
Arnold Gesell. Dr. Gesell, who is considered the father of
child development in the United States, led the center until 1948.[5] Subsequent directors were:[5]