Edward Brodkin
Psychiatrist and autism researcher
Edward "Ted" Brodkin is a psychiatrist at the University of Pennsylvania who founded its Adult Autism Spectrum Program. He co-wrote Missing Each Other, a book about building meaningful connections.
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About Edward Brodkin
Edward S. ("Ted") Brodkin, M.D., holds a tenured post as associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He founded the Adult Autism Spectrum Program at Penn Medicine and directs it. His research lab and clinical work focus on social neuroscience and on autism in adults. Brodkin earned his A.B. magna cum laude at Harvard College and his M.D. at Harvard Medical School. He completed a psychiatry residency and a neuroscience research fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine, followed by a genetics research fellowship at Princeton University. He co-wrote Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections with Ashley Pallathra. Outside medicine, he has played clarinet in orchestras and chamber groups, played team sports, and practised Chen style Tai Chi, and he says these have taught him about connection and attunement.