Robyn Young

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Professor Robyn Young

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-8515
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1989 …2024

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Research Biography

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 persosn with ASD may become unwittingly involved in crime.

Research Interests

Together with colleagues at Flinders University I have developed a screening tool that will identify Autistic characteristics in children as young as 12 months of age. This tool, the Autism Detection in Early Childhood (ADEC) is now being published through the Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER).Research teams in Mexico, China, the USA, Malaysia and Sweden are also investigating its use.   This research has led to the development of an Early Intervention Research Program (EIRP) based at Flinders University.   The EIRP uses behaviour analysis techniques to provide an intensive, individualised, intervention program. The activities developed in this program have led to the development of SPECTRA, a behavioural intervention package published by ACER. Other interests include savant syndrome, diagnostic issues surrounding Asperger syndrome and childhood trauma.

Supervised Students Successes

  • Dec 2014 Yong-Hwee Nah - Flinders Best Student Paper Award
  • Aug 2014 Rebecca Flower - 3 Minute Thesis University Finalist
  • Jan 2013 Clare Holmes - Playford Young Citizen of the Year
  • Aug 2012 Clare Holmes - 3 Minute Thesis University Finalist
  • Feb 2012 Darren Hedley - Flinders Best Student Paper Award

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisions:
  • Autism (1)
  • Autism, Early detection, ADEC validation (1)
  • Autism, Female Presentation (1)
  • Crime, Autism, Obsessive Interests (1)
  • Early signs of Autism (1)
  • Emotion and sport (1)
  • Emotional Recognition, Autism (1)
  • Joint Attention, Autism (1)
  • Sport psychology (1)
  • Adults with Autism, Diagnoses
Associate Supervisions:
  • Forensic (2)
  • Emotion recognition (1)
  • Prosody in Speech, Autism (1)

Supervision

  • Registered

Research Areas

  • Clinical psychology
  • Psychology

Supervisory Interests

  • Autism
  • Savant syndrome

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