Autistic people are more likely to experience mental health distress than the general population. Unfortunately, therapy services for this community are limited and rarely designed with and for autistic people. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researcher Jessica…
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World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. WDSD falls on Mar. 21, or more specifically, the 21st day of the third month,…
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Pictured: Next Steps at Vanderbilt students at the Cordell Hull State Office building. Each year, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VKC UCEDD), The Arc Tennessee, and AbleVoices collaborate to produce a…
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VKC member Sophia Vinci-Booher, Ph.D., serves as assistant professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. Her research investigates the neural mechanisms by which written communication tasks, such as handwriting and drawing, facilitate the learning…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently appointed Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D., to the National Advisory Mental Health Council. The council advises the current U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services and the director…
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