Jul 31, 2025  
2023-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home

  Governance
  Administration
  2024-2025 Academic Calendar
  2025-2026 Academic Calendar

  Ponce Campus

  General Information
  Academic Information
  Tuition and Fees
  Policies
  Registrar
  Student Affairs
  Academic Programs
  Course Descriptions
  Facilities and Services
  Ponce Health Sciences University Faculty

  St. Louis Campus

  St. Louis Branch Campus General Information
  Admissions Information
  Academic Information
  Student Complaint Log Policy
  Bullying and Cyber-Bullying Policy
  Registrar
  Financial Information
  Academic Programs
  Course Descriptions
  Faculty

  San Juan Campus

  San Juan University Center General Information
HELP
2023-2026 Academic Catalog

PSY 8650 - Autism Spectrum Disorders: Contemporary Theories and Intervention Models

(2 Credits)

The student will be able to understand the basis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This course integrates the history, diagnostic criteria, classification, contemporary theories of neurodevelopmental processes, current knowledge about its neurobiology and pathogenesis, evaluation methods and instruments, and intervention models. Didactic and practical approaches are used to integrate the information. The information to be presented is based on the scope of current research and evidence-based models on interventions.