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 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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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Georgene Troseth, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Psychology with Peabody College. Her specialty is child development and cognitive development and young children’s perception and symbolic reasoning. In recent years, Troseth…
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The rapidly evolving challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have caused countless disruptions for individuals with disabilities and families across the country. In response, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has developed a variety of resources for…
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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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