Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior
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Ruth Perou

Ruth Perou, PhD, is the team leader in the Child Development Studies Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Perou is working on implementing CDC's public health research agendas on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette’s Syndrome and related comorbidities. She is the Project Director of Legacy for ChildrenTM, CDC's national program to promote optimal child development outcomes in low income families. Additionally, she is working on the CDC initiative on developmental health, an effort to promote child health and well-being by recognizing the importance of early identification and early intervention for children with or at-risk for developmental delays, developmental disabilities, and childhood disorders. Dr. Perou represents CDC on multiple federal workgroups on child development and children mental health. She also serves as the Child Mental Health Task Lead on the CDC-wide Mental Health Workgroup. Dr. Perou received her PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders, Tourette’s Syndrome