Dr Mottron, researcher and psychiatrist, is one of the world's leading specialists in the field of autism

Congratulations Laurent Mottron for this Acfas recognition!

A radical rethinking of what autism is and isn't

Laurent Mottron

A new study conducted by Alexia Ostrolenk under the supervision of Laurent Mottron reveals that autistic children show an exceptional interest in letters and numbers. This is often overlooked because of their preference for solitary activities.

Portrait of Valérie Courchesne

who joined the Department of Psychology at the University of Montreal in fall 2024 as an assistant professor.

Comic strip on explanatory myths and legends.

According to Dr. Mottron “It's very good, I'm so glad that the bifurcation model passed muster and you present it in an excellent way!”

View the comic

The spring issue of Sur le Specter Magazine

is now available !

Dans le bureau de ... Notre chercheur Laurent Mottron

Le Projet Pondération

In this month of autism, discover the project “Another intelligence”.

We are following a cohort of autistic children from the moment of diagnosis, at pre-school age (between 2 and 5), for a few years, in order to track their development.

Time for a radical change in the autism diagnosis, status as a human variant, and intervention: the prototypical autism paradigm

Conférence de Laurent Mottron at The 2nd Brian Science Forum for Autism Spectrum Disorder

31 mars 2023 Beijing, Chine

Dr. Laurent Mottron receives the "Excellence" distinction from the Collège des médecins du Québec

Distinction Excellence
The Distinction recognizes a physician's remarkable achievements in the clinical, research or teaching fields, and his or her outstanding contribution to the medical community or to the evolution of the profession.

Prizewinner - Dr. Laurent Mottron
Psychiatrist and international leader in autism research, Dr. Laurent Mottron stands out for his innovative approach, his contribution to the advancement of knowledge, his societal stance and the impact of his discoveries on the well-being of autistic patients. A pioneer in his field, he was the first to discover perceptual alterations in autistic people, first in the visual and then in the auditory domain.

5 questions to Dr Laurent Mottron
Prix et Distinctions du Collège winners

Congratulations to Anh Bonenfant, a doctoral student in Dr. Mottron's laboratory !

For receiving the FRQS Alice-Girard award for publication in French for her scientific article "Évaluation de l'impact des décharges épileptiformes infracliniques sur l'aptitude à la conduite automobile en neuropsychologie : une étude de cas" published in the Revue de neuropsychologie. This study was not directed by Dr. Mottron.

Les écrans nuisent-ils aux enfants autistes, ou leur permettent-ils d'apprendre le langage ?

Conférence très intéressante de Laurent Mottron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vis6Z-UqC8

Congratulations Alexia Ostrolenk on her thesis defense, which went wonderfully well and was :

Recommended for the Dean's Honor List and for the best thesis in the field!

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Has your child already taken part in the SITUATION DE STIMULATION DE MONTRÉAL (SSM-1) event at Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies?

As part of the research project: Clinical utility of the Montreal Stimulation Situation-Module 2 to document repetitive behaviors, preferred interests and emotional expressions of school-aged children with autism. We are looking for autism child school-aged children (6 to 12 years old) who have already participated in the Montreal Stimulation Situation (MSS-1).

We need you, for more information

Has your child already participated in the SITUATION DE STIMULATION DE MONTRÉAL (SSM-1) at Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies?

As part of the research project: Clinical utility of the Montreal Stimulation Situation-Module 2 to document repetitive behaviors, preferred interests and emotional expressions in school-age children with autism. We are looking for typical school-aged children (6 to 12 years old) who have already participated in the Montreal Stimulation Situation (MSS-1).

If so, we need you, for more information :

Prototypical autism: New diagnostic criteria and asymmetrical bifurcation model

A new article by Laurent Mottron and David Gagnon published in Acta Psychologica

On the Spectrum Podcast - Conversation with a person with autism.

The second episode of the series is now online!

In this episode, a controversial topic in the field is discussed: autism in women. Jessica Buteau, a woman with autism, and Dr. Laurent Mottron, a psychiatrist, question the diagnostic process, the cover-up and the possible distinctions that can be made between men and women with autism.

To watch the episode :

Youtube - https://youtu.be/2UfGrafjvhk

World Autism Day Events | The 2nd Autism Brain Science Forum hosted by the Sixth Hospital of Peking University

Virtual conference in English by Laurent Mottron
Prototypical Autism: new criteria and the asymmetrical bifurcation model
Friday, March 24, 8:10 am to 8:50 am (date and time of Montreal)

Zoom link to the conference : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5544050961?pwd=Y08rNlJXOXNvN1djeGZ6Y3I4dVdZdz09

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ARRkZajlyLQNjiHwJg5UAQ

Spectrum Podcast - Conversation with a Person with Autism

The brand new podcast On the Spectrum is now online. 

For the first episode, we discuss parenting with Valérie Jessica Laporte, the content creator behind Bleuet atypique and a woman with autism, and with professor Isabelle Courcy (UdeM). In the episode, they look at the challenges that can be encountered by being autistic in the different stages of parenthood, from pregnancy to child rearing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNvdZnA4iIQ&t=5s

Conference on "Prototypicality in Autism

Presented in English by Laurent Mottron in collaboration with the University of Guangzhou in China

March 1st, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Join the Zoom conference

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77872291080?pwd=4fQ1aO5OY8UOY9QGqxTfYhfEHZQkla.1 

CIUSSS-NIM Research Day 2022

Congratulations to Jade Desrosiers (L. Mottron), recipient of the "Network to Transform Autism Care (RTSA-TACC)" award ($500), in the Dynamic Poster Presentation category.

To see all the recipients 

The fall issue of our popular magazine On the Spectrum

is now available.

To read this issue 

To see all the issues and to subscribe to the mailing list it's here:

http://grouperechercheautismemontreal.ca/Magazine.aspx

26è Congrès de l'Ordre des psychologues du Québec

Formation par Dr. Laurent Mottron et Dre Isabelle Marleau

4 novembre 2022, 10h

Les enjeux cliniques et scientifiques du diagnostic d’autisme :

où s’arrête le « spectre autistique » ?

Nous présen