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.
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) are beginning a new five-year study that will characterize the role of a memory system in behavioral deficits commonly seen in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study,…
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Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center are investigating whether participation in a specially designed theatre program can improve social competence in adults with autism. The study, backed by $1.3 million in funding from the National Institute…
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The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. 8-year-olds rose 10 percent between 2014 and 2016, new data published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate. According to the report, 1 in 54 children…
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences has received three new grants from the U.S. Department of Education to train graduate students to work with children with autism and hearing loss. Combined, the…
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Researchers from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) and partners from technology start-up Adaptive Technology Consulting have been awarded $1 million from the National Institute of Mental Health…
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Researchers from the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) are partnering to examine how genes affect sleep and circadian disturbances in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a goal of creating a genetic risk…
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Two VKC faculty in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences have been recognized with annual awards from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), VUMC’s credentialing organization. Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Hearing…
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An accurate diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is possible when a child is 18 months old, but the average age of diagnosis and initial intervention remains above 4 years. Many community providers and the families…
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Researchers at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center are on a quest to increase health care capacity for adults with autism by bringing quality care into their communities. Through a new grant provided by the Department of Defense,…
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently received a $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve outcomes for children with significant hearing loss by providing individualized, prescription-like programming for their cochlear implants. The…
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