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 at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, University of Washington, and Duke University have found correlations between brain waves and sensory under-reaction in toddlers at high risk for ASD, suggesting that distinct features of neural activity could…
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A telehealth intervention has been developed and is being tested that is aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness in young adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). This Vanderbilt Kennedy Center pilot study is the first to…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s TRIAD (Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders) has offered the Families First Program live in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2008. The free workshop series for parents and other caregivers of young children…
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We learn a lot from other people about who we are as unique individuals and as members of groups. A well-articulated sense of self is a compilation of integrated, fluid identities based in contexts like gender,…
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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.