News and Information from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Notables is a monthly e-newsletter to share stories about discoveries and best practices that are opening doors and transforming lives for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) network, have reported an increase in the number of children in Tennessee and the U.S….
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Direct support professionals (DSPs) often are the backbone of support for many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). DSPs provide not only physical assistance but also emotional support and daily stability. Despite their essential role,…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) recently received a grant from the WITH Foundation to increase the use of its IDD Toolkit by health care clinicians, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), and family members as…
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VKC Associate Director Laurie Cutting wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award Laurie E. Cutting, Ph.D., a pioneering educational neuroscientist devoted to unlocking the mysteries of brain function in learning, has been named the 2025 SEC Faculty Achievement…
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The time, care, and attention that go into meeting the needs of a child with disabilities or complex medical needs can be daunting at times, and responsibilities are often shared with the whole family, including siblings….
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This is a monthly email of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Notables published by the Communications staff of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Between issues of Notables, you can stay up to date on the latest Vanderbilt Kennedy Center news, information, and resources via the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Facebook page.