Kennedy Center

Tennessee-based congressional staff members spent the day on campus June 25 to learn firsthand about Vanderbilt services and resources. Read More

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) recently recognized two Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) staff members and one VKC investigator for their service in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Read More

Ben Folds is featured at “Music and the Mind,” a free symposium sponsored by the Vanderbilt Brain Institute June 12. Read More

Russell the Robot, the two-foot humanoid that has demonstrated robots can help young children diagnosed with autism spread disorder learn basic social skills, was featured at the 20th annual Coalition for National Science Funding exhibit. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center website, with a wealth of disability-related resources, has undergone a makeover. Read More

Amanda Palmer discovered a love of working with children with autism during high school. That made the decision to attend Peabody College, with its top-ranked program in special education, easy. Read More

iStock Vanderbilt University’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and the Tennessee Department of Education are partnering to bring a novel intervention program to families of young children with autism in Middle Tennessee. Called the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), this new intervention… Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders has developed a special online resource for April’s Autism Awareness Month. Read More

The Sixth Annual Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) Conference will take place April 4-5 at Holiday Inn Vanderbilt. Read More

Sarah Jennings, a third-year master's student at Vanderbilt Divinity School, won the Vanderbilt Star songwriting contest March 14. Watch Jennings perform her winning song "Addicted to You." Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will serve as the lead site for a $500,000 grant focused on building capacity of faith communities, such as churches, mosques, synagogues and other religious organizations, to support employment for members with disabilities. Read More

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean visited the Vanderbilt campus March 12 for Spread the Word to End the Word, an annual event presented by the award-winning Vanderbilt chapter of Best Buddies. Read More

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will visit Vanderbilt University’s campus Wednesday to pledge his support to putting an end to the “R Word,” which has negative and hurtful connotations to people with disabilities. Read More

SENSE Theatre, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and University School of Nashville will present Mergatroid and the Candy Store March 7-8 at 7 p.m. at the Belmont University Black Box Theatre on Compton Ave. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is conducting a study to learn more about the lower rates of autism among Hispanic children. Read More

The antioxidant vitamin E prevented the buildup of toxic products in a model of a rare genetic disorder, suggesting new strategies for therapeutic development. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD program has collaborated with the Nashville Opera to create a free performance of "Billy Goats Gruff" for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read More

More independent work environments may lead to reductions in autism symptoms and improve daily living in adults with the disorder, according to a Vanderbilt study released in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Read More

An association between rigid-compulsive behaviors and gastrointestinal symptoms in autism spectrum disorder may point to a common biological pathway that impacts both the brain and the gut. Read More

“The Power of Your Voice: Impacting Public Policy Today” is the title of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Educate to Advocate event for 2014, scheduled for 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center/One Magnolia Circle Building. Read More