Ami Klin
Ami Klin | |
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| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem University College London |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Employer(s) | Marcus Autism Center Emory University School of Medicine Yale Child Study Center (formerly) |
| Known for | Autism research |
| Notable work | An agenda for 21st century neurodevelopmental medicine: lessons from autism[1] |
Ami Klin is a clinical psychologist who researches autism. He is the first director of the Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.[2][3] Klin is also a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar at Emory University School of Medicine[2][3] and the director of the university's Division of Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities in its Department of Pediatrics.
Background and education
Klin was born in Brazil to parents who were survivors of the Holocaust.[4]
Klin earned undergraduate degrees in psychology, political science and history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1983 and his doctorate in psychology at University College London in 1988 under the co-supervision of Uta Frith.[5] He is board-certified in clinical psychology.[5]
Klin worked as an autism researcher at the Yale Child Study Center from 1989 to 2010, where he was eventually appointed the Harris Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.[2][3][6][7][8][9]
Awards
Klin has received numerous professional and academic awards and recognition including Researcher of the Year from Business New Haven in collaboration with Yale, Pearl H. Rieger Award for Excellence in Clinical Science from the Rush Medical Center in Chicago, and the Robert McKenzie Prize for Outstanding PhD Thesis from the University of London.[5][10]
Publications
Klin has published research in numerous medical journals and is the author or co-author of the books:
- Asperger Syndrome (2000, ISBN 978-1-57230-534-2)
- Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants and Toddlers: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment (2008, ASIN 001EHEBBM)
- Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Diagnosis, Development, Neurobiology, and Behavior (Volume 1) (2005, ISBN 978-0-471-71696-9)
- Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Assessment, Interventions, and Policy (Volume 2) (2005, ISBN 978-0-471-71697-6)
- The Autistic Spectrum: A Parents' Guide to Understanding and Helping Your Child (2001, ISBN 978-1-56975-257-9)
Lectures
On February 27, 2015, Klin was a keynote speaker at the 14th Annual Alabama Autism Conference. His lecture was titled, Bringing Science to the Community: A New System of Healthcare Delivery for Infants and Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders.[11]
On May 24, 2025, Klin appeared with Center for Autism and Related Disorders founder and anti-vaccine activist[12] Doreen Granpeesheh at the 51st annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Klin and Granpeesheh gave a presentation focused on the early diagnosis of autism, which included the promotion of diagnostic technology Klin developed and holds a patent on.[13][14][15]
External links
References
- ^ Klin, A.; Jones, W. (2018-03-01). "An agenda for 21st century neurodevelopmental medicine: lessons from autism". Revista De Neurologia. 66 (S01): S3 – S15. ISSN 1576-6578. PMC 6606044. PMID 29516447.
- ^ a b c "SFARI | Ami Klin". SFARI. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ^ a b c Makkad, Harsimran (2018-04-12). "Dr. Ami Klin". The Leaf. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ^ Klin, Ami. "Ami Klin | Speaker | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
- ^ a b c "Curriculum vitae: Ami Klin, Ph.D." (PDF). Yale Child Study Center. January 2009. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
- ^ "Ami Klin: Reaching Children With Autism". WebMD.com. 2009-03-30. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ Hitti, M. "Autism: New Clue to Earlier Detection". WebMD.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ "Ami Klin, Ph.D." Yale Child Study Center. Archived from the original on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
- ^ Hughes, V (2008-05-06). "Ami Klin & Warren Jones: Melding art and science for autism research". Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ "People & Blogs: Ami Klin Ph.D." This Emotional Life. PBS. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). training.ua.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Liu, Phoebe. "This Psychologist Got Rich Selling Her Chain Of Autism Treatment Centers. Now She's Trying To Buy It Back". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "Event Detail - Association for Behavior Analysis International". www.abainternational.org. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ "About Us - Company History". EarliTec Diagnostics, Inc. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ^ Klin, Ami (May 19, 2021). "Redefining Autism: A new framing for more effective early childhood interventions and policy" (PDF). Alliance for Early Success. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ami Klin, Harris Professor of Child Psychology and Psychiatry: Biography". Yale School of Medicine. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2024.