Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Archive
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May 30, 2013
Team William raises funds
Inspired by William Spickard, Peabody alumna Andrea McDermott Sanders, M.Ed., founded “Team William” in 2005 to support scholarships for children with Down syndrome to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Reading Clinic. -
September 24, 2012
Little evidence supports medical treatment options for adolescents with autism
Despite studies that show that many adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders are being prescribed medications, there is almost no evidence to show whether these medications are helpful in this population. -
August 27, 2012
Little evidence supports autism treatment options in adolescents
There is insufficient evidence to support findings, good or bad, for therapies currently used in adolescents and young adults with autism. -
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.