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Are Parents of School-Age Children Valid Reporters of Their Children's Grammatical Skills?
It’s important for speech language pathologists to learn about children’s grammar because grammar deficits are often a sign of a language impairment. For this experime...
Visual perception with motor practice leads to lasting brain changes that support learning
This research explored how combining visual perception with motor practice—specifically drawing unfamiliar symbols—leads to lasting brain changes that support learning...
Identifying new therapies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a neurodevelopmental disease which affects about 100,000 people in the US. Around 80% of these patients experience cognitive and inte...
Caregiver familiarity with mental health services for children with IDD
Although children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) more often experience mental health concerns, they do not always receive mental health service...
Social Exclusion and Schizophrenia
While public attitudes towards many stigmatized groups have improved in recent years, the same has not been true for people living with schizophrenia, making those wit...
Support needs of siblings who have brothers and sisters with disabilities
The needs of siblings of individuals with disabilities are under studied. The research presented in this episode highlights theme areas of support as raised by 446 sib...
Activation Mechanisms for Context-Dependent Allosteric Modulation of the mGlu7 receptor
This research examines mGlu7, a transmembrane receptor involved in several neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Rett syndrome, ADHD, schizophrenia, and Neurofibromato...
Associations Between Executive Functioning Impairments and Anxiety Symptoms among Youth with Autism
Many people with autism experience executive functioning (EF) impairments, and its widely acknowledged that these challenges play a significant role in autism. Anxiety...
Chronic developmental manganese exposure alters response to amphetamine and methylphenidate
Manganese is essential for brain development and human health. However, excess manganese can be toxic. The Harrison lab discusses how manganese exposures can alter the...
Investigating markers of Alzheimer’s in individuals with Down syndrome
Adults with Down syndrome have a greatly increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life. Ongoing research focuses on investigating different markers of...
Erik Carter: A career in friendships, flourishing, and faith
In 2022, VKC UCEDD Co-Director Erik Carter announced he would be leaving Vanderbilt and taking a position at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In this episode, we sit ...
Exploring memory circuit changes in neurodevelopmental disorders
In this podcast we discuss our research using mice with a genetic deletion similar to a human neurodevelopmental disorder to understand how brain regions important for...
Neurocognitive effects of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome
Rates of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) have increased, and prenatal opioid exposure is thought to have profound effects on the developing nervous system a...
Building social connection for neurodiverse children and families through music class
Community participation is important for family well-being but many families of autistic children report more difficulties and more negative experiences with recreatio...
Accessing disability information and resources: Tennessee Disability Services Study
The Tennessee Disability Services Study surveyed more than 3,000 individuals with disabilities, family members, educators, providers, agency staff, and health care wor...
Potential Rett syndrome drug shows promising results in phase 3 trial
This episode features a discussion of the need for meaningful therapies in Rett syndrome (RTT), and highlights the Lavender™ study, a phase 3, 12-week, double-blind, r...
Training for special education teachers in augmentative and alternative communication
This episode features discussion of a national survey of special education teachers to assess the level of training they received in augmentative and alternative commu...
Tracking autism prevalence in Tennessee and the U.S.
The estimated prevalence of children in the U.S. with autism spectrum disorder has increased in 2021. Principal investigators from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s TRIA...
Reducing risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in individuals with Down syndrome
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers in this episode are studying the connection of Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease. The Trial-Ready Cohort-Down Syndrome St...
Wearable technology and identifying pre-cursors of challenging behaviors
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers in this episode are studying how technology (wearable sensors, new apps, and machine learning) might improve how we understan...
