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 held its 15th annual VKC Science Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Vanderbilt University’s Student Life Center. More than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and faculty members showcased…
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The Vanderbilt Lab for Immersive AI Translation (VALIANT) is collaborating on research that is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to more accurately determine if a person has a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), or concussion. The research…
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Children with developmental disabilities — 1 in 6 children in the United States — are less likely to access a gold-standard hearing assessment in the first three months of hearing care, a recent paper in the Journal…
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Children with autism are more likely than their typically developing peers to engage in challenging behavior, which can lead to injury, lower rates of social inclusion, and adverse effects on learning. To support these children, special…
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A new paper* authored by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center members Blythe A. Corbett, Ph.D., and Rachael A. Muscatello, Ph.D., examines the developmental trajectory of depressive symptoms in autistic and neurotypical female and male youth. For many individuals, mental…
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