Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Our current research study examines speech characteristics in children and adolescents. We are recruiting typically developing children between the ages of 8 and 14 years to participate.
The Quantitative Brain Imaging Technology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is recruiting infants and young children between 1 and 24 months of age for a research study aimed to develop new brain imaging methods to assess brain development. Participation in this study may consist of either one or two visits to the Waisman Center. …
The purpose of this research is to better understand how skills related to executive function like memory and flexible thinking are related to grammar and language comprehension and production in children with FXS, DS, and DLD, and a comparison group of neurotypical children.
Our Goals: We hope you will be a part of the first study for young adults with Down syndrome to combine: Who can help? Young adults with Down syndrome who are: How much time will I need to be there? We would like you and your Caregiver to come for 2-3 days so we will …
Our study aims to learn more about how language samples collected in the home can be used to measure the language development of children with Down syndrome.
¿Qué es el Estudio HBCD? El Estudio HBCD inscribirá a un conjunto grande de familias participantes de todos los Estados Unidos y hará un seguimiento a estas familias y a sus hijos durante la primera infancia. Los investigadores quieren comprender mejor cómo se desarrolla el cerebro y cómo se ve afectado por la exposición a …
What is the HBCD Study? The HBCD Study will enroll a large cohort of participating families from across the U.S. and follow them and their children through early childhood. The researchers want to better understand how the brain develops and is affected by exposure to substances and other environmental conditions during pregnancy and after birth. …
Recruiting typically developing children 7-12 years of age who meet the following criteria: Native English speakers, normal hearing, no history of recurring ear infections, and pressure equalization (PE) tubes. To find out more visit the website: https://bhsl.waisman.wisc.edu/ or contact Shelly Godar, MA, CCC-A at 608.262.7483 or godar@waisman.wisc.edu. PI: Ruth Litovsky, PhD Keywords: Infant & Child Development, …
The National Institutes of Health-funded Alzheimer’s Biomarkers Consortium – Down Syndrome (ABC-DS), a large multi-center research initiative to find biomarkers to track Alzheimer’s disease in Down syndrome. The Waisman Center is part of this multi-site study across the United States and at University of Cambridge in England. As part of the study, the Waisman Center …
Children between 4-7 years old with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder are invited to participate in our new study about autism and ADHD. Families will be asked to visit the Waisman Center once per year for three years. During these visits, a parent completes a clinical interview and questionnaires about their child, while their …
