Raun Melmed, Caroline Bliss Larsen

Dr. Raun Melmed is a practicing developmental and behavioral pediatrician. He founded the Melmed Center in 1989 in Scottsdale and is a cofounder and medical director of the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. Dr. Melmed serves on the faculty of the University of Arizona and at Arizona State University. Dr. Melmed has been instrumental in setting up nationally recognized physician training programs for the early identification of infants and toddlers with developmental and behavioral concerns and has authored a program geared toward the early screening of autism spectrum disorders. He is the coauthor of Succeeding with Difficult Children and is principal investigator in numerous studies, including the use of novel therapeutic agents in the treatment of ADHD and autism. Dr. Melmed strives to integrate various approaches in the evaluation and treatment of children and adults. Both traditional and new interventions are utilized. In this way, the whole child, adult, and family can be treated in a respectful and individualized context. - Caroline Bliss Larsen edits BYU Independent Study courses by day and writes and edits novels by night. She is also a freelance acquiring editor for Jolly Fish Press and Flux, imprints of North Star Editions. She holds a BA in English language from Brigham Young University, with minors in editing and English literature. Her first foray into writing fiction was at age six, with a story about a goldfish named Goldeen (before Caroline had any concept of trademark or copyright). Years later, Marvin’s Monster Diary 2 (+ Lyssa) is her debut novel. And she couldn’t be more thrilled—when she never outgrew her collection of chapter books and young adult novels, she knew she’d found both a passion and a career path. Originally an East Coast girl, Caroline lives in Utah with her game-developer husband. To c