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.
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has received a 1-year grant in the amount of $604,000 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to use Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) electronic medical record…
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A study building upon a decade of data collected on sensory responsiveness and multisensory speech perception and integration in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) confirms that neural measures of sensory function align with clinical measures…
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A telediagnostic service in a rural community to triage autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments in young children increased the number of evaluations, reduced family wait times, and reduced family referrals to a metropolitan tertiary care diagnostic…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment & Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) has provided 10 years of free monthly workshops for caregivers of young children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through…
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The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded a $40,000 Youth Literacy grant to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Reading Clinic to provide partial and full scholarships to families of children who would not otherwise be able to afford…
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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.