Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published the most recent numbers from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) that shows an increase in autism prevalence and shifting demographics for diagnosis. The CDC found that 1 in 36 (2.8%) 8-year-old kids were diagnosed with autism which is an increase from the 1 in …
For Women’s History Month we are celebrating all of the women of Waisman who are advancing knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities and providing cutting-edge clinical care.
Since 1978, more than 2.5 million Wisconsin babies have been touched by the University of Wisconsin–Madison within their first few days of being born.
Retinal cells grown from stem cells can reach out and connect with neighbors, according to a new UW study, completing a “handshake” that may show the cells are ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders.
Research projects in the Child Emotion Lab are focused on children’s emotional development and the relationship between early life experiences and children’s mental health. We are particularly interested in understanding two related aspects of emotional development: We invite families with children ages 4-15 to participate in our studies. For more information, please contact us at …
In 2001, newborn screening of Hmong babies had an alarming number of positive results for an enzyme deficiency called MBADD.
Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA16) is a progressive vision loss disorder caused by point mutations in the KCNJ13 gene, which encodes an inward-rectifying potassium channel, Kir7.1.
We have a number of projects examining the learning processes that underlie language learning. Children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years are currently being recruited. http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/infantlearning/Welcome.html PI: Jenny Saffran, PhD Keywords: Infant and Child Development, Speech and Language Development
More than 10,000 children are born each year with cerebral palsy (CP) making it the most common motor disability in childhood.
The Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Waisman Center is currently recruiting children ages 2 through 5 to participate in research on language development in monolingual and bilingual children. If your child speaks either only Spanish, or both English and Spanish, you may qualify to participate. Some of our studies are …
