A new study will investigate if language differences can predict the development of a neurodegenerative disorder in people that carry a premutation of the gene FMR1.
Month: December 2022
James J. Li, PhD – Slide of the Week
Parenting behavior is a well-established correlate of offspring ADHD. However, little is known about how parenting exerts its effects on offspring ADHD symptomatology.
Margarita Kaushanskaya, PhD – Slide of the Week
Code-switching occurs regularly in the input to bilingual children. Yet, the effect of code-switched input on language development is unclear.
Waisman investigator receives award recognizing her outstanding mentorship of women scientists
Pelin Cengiz, MD, was recently awarded the 2022 Women’s Health Research Mentorship Award by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UW SMPH) Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) and the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH).
Katherine C. Hustad, PhD – Slide of the Week
Young children (between 30 and 37 months in age) repeated single words, and these words were transcribed by listeners.
Community TIES Series: Supporting individuals with disabilities through community training
Lapin recounts that he could sense the tension rising as his autistic client’s behavior started escalating after he had been triggered by something in the store.
How Community TIES builds support networks for individuals with disabilities
Their mission is to address the behavioral, psychological, and emotional needs of individuals with disabilities using therapeutic approaches that assure continued participation in supported society.