autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Archive — Page 11 of 11

Panel discussion with five seated speakers facing an audience in a conference room; audience members are visible in the foreground.
April 14, 2011

Researchers discuss ethical considerations of ‘curing’ disabilities

Vanderbilt researchers from the Department of Pediatrics, Peabody College and the Divinity School joined with parent advocates for a panel discussion on the ethical considerations of “curing” disabilities.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A young child in a red shirt reaches toward a small white humanoid robot beside a computer, while two adults observe in a laboratory. One adult wears a blue sweater.
April 4, 2011

Better tools needed to target autism treatments for children

Although an evaluation of existing treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders found positive results in some studies, better information is needed to target the right treatments to specific children.

By Craig Boerner
Darius Rucker with campers
March 28, 2011

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center campers join Darius Rucker at ACM Awards

A special performance at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards April 3 at 8 p.m. on CBS featuring country music star Darius Rucker and participants in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp will benefit the Kennedy Center.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Black graphic with the headline “Gene Variant Doubles Risk Of Developing Autism,” a yellow-and-black emblem, and Vanderbilt News and Public Affairs branding.
January 1, 2008

Gene variant doubles risk of developing autism

A Vanderbilt research team reports, in the largest study of any single gene, that a gene, identified in cancer, is also involved in autism.

By Vanderbilt Health News
February 19, 2007

Vanderbilt Center for Human Genetics Research investigators join international team of experts to find genetic links to autism; Results published in Nature Genetics

A team of Vanderbilt Center for Human Genetics Research investigators and colleagues from around the world are releasing findings from the largest study to date seeking to identify genes that might increase the risk of autism.