The module aims to explore common psychiatric disorders of childhood from a range of perspectives. Different speakers are invited to speak to their...

Multiple Perspectives on Development and Psychopathology 2 (PSYC0118)

The module aims to explore common psychiatric disorders of childhood from a range of perspectives. Different speakers are invited to speak to their understanding of each disorder from the position of their own discipline or theoretical framework, including psychiatry, neuroscience, CBT and psychoanalysis among others. This provides a unique opportunity to reflect on what it means when we speak, for example, about PTSD, ADHD or autism. Key aims are to encourage students to question and engage with different perspectives on psychiatric disorders and to reflect on the opportunities and limits of combining them in our understanding of mental health.

Cognitive Neuroscience|Speech and Language Sciences|Subjects Allied to Medicine

DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS SPEECH LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION COGNITION WILLIAMS AUTISM LITERACY NUMERACY

This module covers a number of key questions related to research in developmental disorders of communication and cognition. Each lecture will consider how...

Developmental Disorders of Language Learning and Cognition (PALS0016)

This module covers a number of key questions related to research in developmental disorders of communication and cognition. Each lecture will consider how researchers attempt to answer these questions, using a different developmental disorder to illustrate the approach. The module is situated in the causal model approach to understanding developmental disorders, focusing on biological, cognitive and behavioural levels of explanation and how these interact with each other and with the environment to yield a heterogeneous clinical profile.
Disorders covered include Developmental Language Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Down syndrome, William syndrome and Reading Disorders. We will address questions such as ‘how are language and non-verbal cognition related?’, ‘why is language ability so variable in autism?’ and ‘why do children with the same condition have such variable outcomes?’

Aims

Convey the major theories (historical and current) of developmental disorders of communication and cognition
	Consider the brain systems which may contribute to atypical development of communication and cognition
	Discuss the relevant methodologies in this area
By the end of the module the students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

The alternative types of research methods used to explore atypical development of communication and cognition
	Theories of specific development disorders of communication and cognition
Undergraduate enquiries to d.newton@ucl.ac.uk
Postgraduate enquiries to pals.langsci@ucl.ac.uk