Professor Robyn Young

Professor

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

+61 8 8201 5104
place Social Sciences North
GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

Robyn Young's interest in autism began while studying savants as part of her PhD in Savant Syndrome. This work became the subject of an ABC documentary titled Uncommon Genius. She went on to develop a screening tool for Autistic Disorder suitable for use in children as young as 12 months of age. This tool, known as the Autism Detection in Early Childhood (ADEC; ACER, 2007), clearly operationalises early behaviours indicative of autism. Together with colleagues at Flinders University she has developed an intervention program called SPECTRA (ACER, 2009). Her work has now turned to older persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Specifically she is interested in why persons with ASD may become unwittingly involved in crime.

Qualifications
B.A. (Hons.), Grad. Dip. Psych. Prac., Ph.D. (Adelaide)
Teaching interests
  • Autism
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Assessment
  • Atypical Development
  • Ethics
Topic coordinator
PSYC2022 Psychological Assessment and Measurement
PSYC1102 Psychology 1
Expert for media contact
Autism
Disability
Intelligence
Psychology
Savant syndrome
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Media expertise
  • Autism
  • Disability
  • Intelligence
  • Psychology
  • Savant syndrome
Interests
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