“It is not often that there is an opportunity to honour the outstanding career of someone with the talent, dedication, integrity and generosity of Professor Margot Prior.” Editor, Sandra Lancaster

Understanding Children and Families is a tribute to Professor Margot Prior who in 2002 retired as Professor Director of the Psychology Department of the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. The book is a collection of previously published and unpublished papers that report research in paediatric and adolescent psychology undertaken by clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists in the Department of Psychology during the time she was Director.

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Margot Prior

Professor Margot Prior’s distinguished career in psychology spanned more than 25 years. Publishing books and papers covering many areas including autism, neuropsychology and learning difficulties, Professor Prior received international recognition for her research on autism and for her groundbreaking work on the Australian Temperament Study. She has also been responsible for the training of many clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists and has supervised the research of more than 100 postgraduate students.

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