Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Podcast
1) Are Parents of School-Age Children Valid Reporters of Their Children's Grammatical Skills?
The Promise of Discovery Season 5, Episode 5 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 ...Show More
2) Visual perception with motor practice leads to lasting brain changes that support learning
The Promise of Discovery Season 5, Episode 4 This research explored how combining visual perception with motor practice—specifically drawing unfamiliar symbols—leads to lasting brain changes that sup...Show More
3) Identifying new therapies for Neurofibromatosis Type 1
The Promise of Discovery Season 5, Episode 3 Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a neurodevelopmental disease which affects about 100,000 people in the US. Around 80% of these patients experience cogni...Show More
4) Caregiver familiarity with mental health services for children with IDD
The Promise of Discovery Season 5, Episode 2 Although children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) more often experience mental health concerns, they do not always receive mental ...Show More
5) Psychological, social and physical development of girls with autism before, during and after puberty
The Promise of Discovery Season 5, Episode 1 Significant physical, psychological, hormonal and social changes occur during pubertal development. Adolescence may be uniquely challenging for girls, esp...Show More
6) Social Exclusion and Schizophrenia
The Promise of Discovery Season 4, Episode 7 While public attitudes towards many stigmatized groups have improved in recent years, the same has not been true for people living with schizophrenia, mak...Show More
7) Negative social experiences, mental health, and autistic LGBTQ+ youth
The Promise of Discovery Season 4, Episode 6 Autistic LGBTQ+ youth are at increased risk of experiencing negative social experiences and associated psychological distress. This episode discusses a st...Show More
8) Support needs of siblings who have brothers and sisters with disabilities
The Promise of Discovery Season 4, Episode 5 The needs of siblings of individuals with disabilities are under studied. The research presented in this episode highlights theme areas of support as rais...Show More
9) Activation Mechanisms for Context-Dependent Allosteric Modulation of the mGlu7 receptor
The Promise of Discovery Season 4, Episode 4 This research examines mGlu7, a transmembrane receptor involved in several neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Rett syndrome, ADHD, schizophrenia, and N...Show More
10) Associations Between Executive Functioning Impairments and Anxiety Symptoms among Youth with Autism
The Promise of Discovery Season 4, Episode 3 Many people with autism experience executive functioning (EF) impairments, and its widely acknowledged that these challenges play a significant role in au...Show More