Author: Ruth Griffiths
Alternate names: Ruth Florence Griffiths, O.B.E., M.A., Ph.D., Dip. Ed., F.B.Ps.S; Ruth GRIFFITHS
Born: 1895
Died: 1973
Bio: In 1957 Dr Griffiths co-founded the Association for Research in Infant and Child Development along with Dr Brian Burne FFPH (a Founding Trustee) and Dr Rose Unmack.
In 1935 Dr Griffiths published a book entitled Imagination in Early Childhood (Routledge, 1935). During the post-war years Dr Griffiths systematically examined hundreds of typically developing children and published her findings in two books: The Abilities of Babies, 0-2 years (University of London Press, 1954) and The Abilities of Young Children, 0-8 years (ARICD, 1970). Dr Griffiths contributed a chapter (Chapter VII) to Foundations of Child Psychiatry, edited by Miller, E. (Pergamon Press, 1968). Dr Griffiths also published the record forms and booklets for the Griffiths Mental Development Scales.