330.646.11
Autism Spectrum Disorders in Public Health
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 16, 2014
End Date
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
M, Tu, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Li-Ching Lee
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
none
Since the number of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically over the past two decades and is now a major public health issue, students learn about the state of the science of autism epidemiological and etiological research, and the emerging questions for Public Health. Students also learn about prescriptive epidemiology, genetics, environmental risk factors, and prognosis of ASD, as well as long-term outcomes.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- State the history of autism diagnostic criteria
- Recognize developmental trajectories, prognosis, and outcomes of ASDs
- Discuss measurements and assessments of ASD, and evidence supporting competing theories about rising prevalence
- Assess existing evidence for demographics and environmental risk factors and be familiar with new research directions
- List promising avenues for genetic research while being mindful of remaining challenges
- Summarize status and challenges of global public health efforts for ASDs
- Identify other areas of public health research and practice that can inform ASD prevention, identification, treatment, and services