Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., is the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the Child Study Centre, Yale University, Connecticut, where he recently served for eight years as Director of the Center. Currently the Editor of the Journal of Autism, his grants and publications list runs just short of 100 pages in his CV, and he has served as teacher and mentor to many trainees who are now leaders in the field. He has dedicated his career to understanding and treating children with developmental disorders and is a leader in the field of autism research.