Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
A child's first word is a special moment, their eyes widening in curiosity, one chubby finger pointing to an object in sudden recognition as "juice" or "train."
Robin Chapman, professor emerita of Communicative Disorders and Waisman principle investigator, received the 2006 Career Research Scientist Award on Tuesday, May 22, at its Atlanta, GA. meeting from the Academy on Mental Retardation. The award was made for her outstanding contributions to research in mental retardation and developmental disabilities. On Waisman grants funded by the National Institutes of …
Outreach program manager/augmentative and alternative communication specialist at the Communication Aids and Systems Clinic (CASC) and Communication Development Program (CDP) at UW-Madison's Waisman Center.
Addressing a persistent debate in the field of dyslexia research, scientists have disproved the popular theory that deficits in certain visual processes cause the spelling and reading woes commonly suffered by people with dyslexia.
You may not know it, but you took a course in linguistics as a baby.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recently recognized Lawrence D. Shriberg, Ph.D. with Honors of the Association. Shriberg is a Professor Emeritus of Communicative Disorders at UW–Madison, an investigator in the Waisman Center’s Communication Processes Unit, and co-director of the Center’s Phonology Clinic. The Honors of the Association is ASHA’s highest award and recognizes distinguished contribution to …
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recently bestowed Fellow status to Susan Ellis Weismer, PhD, a UW–Madison Professor of Communicative Disorders and Coordinator of the Waisman Center’s Communication Processes Unit. The status of Fellow is retained for life and is one of ASHA’s most prestigious awards. It recognizes professional or scientific achievement and outstanding contributions to the …
Children with Down syndrome can face many challenges - health problems, hearing impairments and learning disabilities, including those affecting language development.
