Nilanjan Sarkar Archive — Page 1 of 1

Stylized side view of a person wearing a white virtual-reality headset and raising one hand, rendered with vivid red and blue glitch effects against a pale background.
September 23, 2026

Social Mode: Activated

Avatars help autistic adults connect with
each other — and to the world

By Bill Snyder
Black silhouettes of five people dancing in front of a colorful retro geometric patterned background.
August 21, 2024

Study tests wearable technology to detect problem behavior before it happens

The goal of the wearable technology is to improve behavioral assessment of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities by predicting the precursors of problem behaviors and using that information to adjust therapeutic approaches.

By Nancy Humphrey
autoScreen logo with the tagline “A real-time application to assess autism risk in toddlers and young children.”
October 16, 2019

New app to help pediatricians recognize autism risk in young children

Researchers have been awarded $1 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to evaluate a new mobile app designed to help pediatricians recognize autism risk in young children.

By Kelsey Herbers
Elderly caucasian woman with her hands on a cane
February 12, 2018

‘Smart cane’ could one day help flag gait problems, falling risks more quickly

Falling is no joke when you’re a senior citizen or have other balance issues. Vanderbilt engineers are working on a ‘smart cane’ that could help physical therapists spot and treat problems sooner.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Child reaching toward a small humanoid robot in the background.
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 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