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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center hosts Rett Syndrome Education Day Oct. 27
Oct. 12, 2018—The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has partnered with the International Rett Syndrome Foundation to host a Rett Syndrome Education Day on Saturday, Oct. 27
Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards Youth Literary grant to VKC Reading Clinic
Sep. 6, 2018—The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded a $40,000 Youth Literacy grant to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Reading Clinic to provide partial and full scholarships to families of children who would not otherwise be able to afford clinic services.
VKC TRIAD’s Families First program celebrates 10 years with festival
Sep. 4, 2018—The TRIAD Families First Program is celebrating 10 years of serving parents of young children with an autism spectrum disorder.
Children with autism needed for study on sound processing
Jun. 12, 2018—Researchers at Vanderbilt are studying how nonverbal or minimally verbal children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 8-14 years old, process different kinds of sounds in their environment.
Network promotes inclusion for people with ASD
May. 3, 2018—The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorder (TRIAD) is bringing some of Nashville’s most prominent community organizations together to promote acceptance and inclusion of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
New report shows prevalence of autism rising in U.S.
Apr. 26, 2018—The prevalence of U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is now 1 in 59, according to new estimates released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a significant increase from the 1 in 68 estimate in 2016.
Children participants needed for research study on stuttering
Mar. 22, 2018— Children 4 to 6 years old who do or do not stutter are needed for a research study titled "Cognitive, Linguistic and Emotional Contributions to Childhood Stuttering.”
Vanderbilt’s Gavin Price receives NSF CAREER Award
Mar. 20, 2018—The National Science Foundation has awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Grant to Gavin R. Price, assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College.
Final Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series lecture set for March 28
Mar. 15, 2018—Margaret Livingstone, Ph.D., the Takeda Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, will present this year's final Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series Lecture on March 28.
Registration open for 2018 Tennessee Disability MegaConference
Mar. 15, 2018—Registration is open for the 2018 Tennessee Disability MegaConference, to be held May 24–25 at the Nashville Airport Marriott. This year’s theme is “Rising Strong Together.”
Silence, denial keeps America steeped in opioid addiction, Kennedy says
Mar. 14, 2018—Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy advocated for better treatment of mental health issues and spoke candidly about his struggles during a Chancellor's Lecture Series discussion on Tuesday.
Vanderbilt study affirms effectiveness, promise of telemedicine for autism evaluations
Mar. 12, 2018—Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have found that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be accurately diagnosed in young children via remote, telemedicine assessments, a method that could significantly increase access and reduce wait times for autism services. In a first-of-its-kind study, the researchers compared the accuracy of rapid telemedicine evaluations to in-person evaluations...