SciNaPPS Seminar: Measuring Empathy in Autism
8 June 2012
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SciNaPPS - Science, Neurology, and Psychiatry/Psychology Seminars - presents this free seminar on measuring empathy in autism at the Brain and Mind Research Institute.
Presented by Dr Sander Begeer, from the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney.
Deficient empathic skills are a core diagnostic feature of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
However, the instruments for measuring empathy in normally intelligent individuals with ASD are limited.
Various new instruments and approaches will be discussed, that also highlight the need to specify the definition of empathy.
Time: 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Location: Level 5 Lecture Theatre, 94 Mallet St, Camperdown.
Cost: Free
Contact: Wayne Reid
Phone: (02) 9114 4006
Email: 35544b450d1f1b0b0d0501201a1e5f1c09162c5c075d0720
More info: http://sydney.edu.au/bmri/