Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
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VKC seeks young adults for research study on effects of noise conditions on brain activity
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is seeking adult participants, ages 18–30, for a research study investigating the effects of different noise conditions on brain activity during the Attentional Network Task. Read MoreJan 20, 2023
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Mothers of autistic girls needed to help VU researchers understand camouflaging in high school
Is your daughter enrolled in a public high school (grades 9–12) and in inclusion for at least 80 percent of the school day? If so, we are seeking the perspective of both you and your daughter on how and why autism characteristics are masked in school via an interview and questionnaire. Read MoreOct 12, 2022
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VKC Conversation Series: ‘Centering Autistic Perspectives in Applied Behavior Analysis’ Oct. 20
"Centering Autistic Perspectives in Applied Behavior Analysis" will be on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CT. Read MoreOct 10, 2022
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VKC Lecture: ‘Designing Multi-user Collaboration and Learning Technology for Neurodiverse Groups’ Sept. 19
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will host a special lecture, "Designing Multi-user Collaboration and Learning Technology for Neurodiverse Groups," on Monday, Sept. 19, from 4:10 to 5:10 p.m. at One Magnolia Circle, Room 241, and online. Read MoreSep 16, 2022
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‘Community Engagement as a Valuable Tool in Shaping Socially Valid Practice’ Sept. 6
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will host a special lecture on community engagement on Tuesday, Sept. 6. “Community Engagement as a Valuable Tool in Shaping Socially Valid Practice” will be from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read MoreSep 2, 2022
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VKC lecture: ‘Neurodevelopmental Etiology of Huntington’s Disease’
A Vanderbilt Kennedy Center special lecture, "A New Concept: Neurodevelopmental Etiology of Huntington’s Disease," will be on Friday, Aug. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. at One Magnolia Circle, Room 241. The talk also will be available online via Zoom. Read MoreAug 15, 2022
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Registration open for fall semester of VKC Reading Clinic
Registration is now open for the fall 2022 semester of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Reading Clinic. The fall term will occur Sept. 12 through Nov. 18. Read MoreAug 15, 2022
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VKC introduces new toolkits promoting neurodiversity, self-determination in early childhood services
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center recently introduced two brand-new educational resources created by the VKC’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND Training Program. Read MoreAug 3, 2022
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VKC introduces new toolkits promoting neurodiversity, self-determination in early childhood services
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center recently introduced two brand-new educational resources created by the VKC’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND Training Program. Read MoreAug 3, 2022
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Youth with autism perform ‘The Year of the Ladybug’ June 17–18
Youth with autism will take the stage to perform The Year of the Ladybug, a play that reminds us that everything you need to know about life you can find in the garden. Performances are scheduled for Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18, at 7 p.m. in Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Center Rotunda. Read MoreJun 13, 2022
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Next Steps at Vanderbilt graduates to join their peers at Commencement
For the first time, graduates from Vanderbilt’s Next Steps program for students with developmental disabilities will walk in the full campus Commencement ceremony. Read MoreMay 6, 2022
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center data shows increase in autism spectrum disorder prevalence, provides new data on 4-year-olds
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers, as part of the CDC Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring network, report an increase in the number of children in Tennessee with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreApr 26, 2022
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VKC Conversation Series: ‘Studying the Connection Between Reading Comprehension and Math Word Problem-Solving’ May 16
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Conversation Series on Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities will host "Studying the Connection Between Reading Comprehension and Math Word Problem-Solving" on Monday, May 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. CT. Read MoreApr 25, 2022
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Children 8 and older with or without autism sought for research study on emotions, physical sensations
The Autism Laboratory of Affective Sensory Research (LASR) is seeking participants for a study investigating relationships between emotion and interoception, which is the physical sensation of internal organs working, such as the feeling of your heartbeat. Read MoreApr 21, 2022
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Adult research participants needed for sound sensitivity study
Researchers in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences are running a study to better understand why some people are more sensitive to everyday sounds than others and how this relates to the way the brain processes sound. Read MoreApr 21, 2022
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VKC TRIAD welcomes Rajaraman as director of Behavior Analysis Research
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) announces the hiring of Adithyan Rajaraman as director of Behavior Analysis Research. As an assistant professor in pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a VKC investigator, Rajaraman will lead the research and dissemination of TRIAD’s innovative behavior analytic services and the growing portfolio of related projects. Read MoreApr 19, 2022
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Class of 2022: Dillon Pruett draws on personal experience in genetic research of stuttering
Class of 2022: Growing up, Dillon Pruett didn’t know anyone who stuttered like he did, but he was well aware of how widely misunderstood the disorder was, both among children and adults. As he learned more about the science behind it, he became determined to dispel those misconceptions. Today the Basic Sciences Ph.D. candidate is conducting novel genetic research to provide a better understanding of stuttering and ultimately develop new therapies to treat it. Read MoreApr 13, 2022
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center introduces toolkits to mitigate stress caused by needlesticks in patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has introduced two brand-new toolkits created to alleviate fear and stress in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities when needlesticks are part of a medical appointment. Read MoreApr 1, 2022
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Families of children ages 3-6 with autism needed for assistive listening device research
Researchers are seeking families with a child age 3-6 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to study the use of an assistive listening device in the home. Read MoreFeb 8, 2022
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s ‘Applying Foundational AI Models to Research’ workshop is Feb. 10
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center will hold its IDDRC Data Sciences Core spring training, “Applying Foundational AI Models to Research: A Hands-On Workshop,” on Thursday, Feb. 10, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. CT. Read MoreFeb 8, 2022