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December 12, 2013

Children with autism benefit from peer solicitation

By VUMC News and Communications
November 27, 2013

Autism narrows brain’s reward response

MRI brain scans reveal that children with autism spectrum disorders respond to a narrower range of familiar rewards.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2013

Tool predicts risk for developmental delays in early childhood

A non-invasive measure of electrical brain activity in preterm infants predicts cognitive and communication functioning during early childhood, according to a new Vanderbilt University study.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 22, 2013

Theatre offers promise for youth with autism, Vanderbilt study finds

A novel autism intervention program using theatre to teach reciprocal communication skills is improving social deficits in adolescents with the disorder that now affects an estimated one in 88 children, Vanderbilt University researchers released today in the journal Autism Research.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 12, 2013

ACM, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center camp culminates in Grand Ole Opry performance

By VUMC News and Communications
(Joe Howell / Vanderbilt)
July 11, 2013

Model for MADD mitochondrial disease

A zebrafish model of a severe mitochondrial disease will be useful for developing new therapeutic approaches.

By Leigh MacMillan
July 11, 2013

Training program meets ‘critical need’ for earlier autism identification

A three-year study that evaluated the effectiveness of a training program designed to enhance autism spectrum disorder identification and assessment within community pediatric settings was released this week in the journal Autism.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 20, 2013

ACM, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center hold annual ‘Lifting Lives’ music camp

By VUMC News and Communications
June 7, 2013

Autism speeds motion perception

Children with autism spectrum disorder are better at perceiving the motion of certain objects than are typically developing children their age.
By Bill Snyder
May 23, 2013

Adults with disabilities gain entertainment industry experience through ACM, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

By VUMC News and Communications
March 23, 2013

Humanoid robot helps train children with autism

An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts at Vanderbilt University have developed an adaptive robotic system and used it to demonstrate that humanoid robots can be powerful tools for enhancing the basic social learning skills of children with autism.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 7, 2013

Warren lands AAIDD early career award

Zachary Warren, Ph.D., has been named to receive the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities' (AAIDD) 2013 Early Career Award.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 4, 2013

Gene ‘dose’ may be key to autism

Individuals with overexpression of the gene MECP2 have core features of autism spectrum disorder.
By Bill Snyder
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