Presenter: Michael Waddell, Ph.D.
Michael Waddell holds the Edna and George McMahon Aquinas Chair in Philosophy and is founding director of the Master of Autism Studies program at Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame, IN. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Notre Dame. His interests include the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic intellectual tradition, and philosophical and theological issues related to autism. He has lectured on these subjects at prominent universities including Oxford and Cambridge, and is currently working on a book-length project on autism and the Catholic Tradition. He is a member of the Ethics and Public Policy Committee for NCPD. He and his wife have three daughters, two of whom are on the autism spectrum.
The course is one of eight courses that comprise
Autism and the Church.
Please note that you can enroll for all eight courses of Autism and the Church at a discounted rate if preferred. Click "All Products" and view the Bundles section at the bottom of the page for more information.
Example Curriculum
- Introduction (2:17)
- Language Used to Describe Autism (2:37)
- Agenda (0:41)
- Characteristics of Autism (1:24)
- Characteristics 1 and 2 (6:12)
- Complexity 1: Asperger Syndrome (8:46)
- Complexity 2: Autism Spectrum (3:34)
- Complexity 3: Gender and Sexual Orientation (5:08)
- Complexity 4: A Disability or an Identity (5:40)
- Liturgical and Pastoral Implications (4:48)
- Autistic Families (4:01)
- The Need to Educate our Communities (3:48)
- How Parishes Identify Children with Disabilities (3:48)
- Survey Questions
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