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Hallmarks of autism are characteristic behaviors - repetitive motions, problems interacting with others, impaired communication abilities - that occur in widely different combinations and degrees of severity among those who have the condition.
A gift of $500,000 from George E. Prescott, a member of the Waisman Center's board of visitors, will benefit the Parkinson's disease research program at the Waisman Center.
Marsha Mailick Seltzer, professor, School of Social Work and Waisman Center director, and Hill Goldsmith, professor of psychology and coordinator, Waisman Social and Affective Processes Unit, were appointed UW Foundation Chair Bascom Professorships, which honor former chairs of the UW Foundation board. These professorships recognize faculty for their balanced contributions to the university’s teaching, research …
The Friends of Autism, a grass-roots, recently founded organization, has donated $36,000 to benefit the Waisman Center's research program on autism.
The Waisman Center was awarded $1.6 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to participate in a multi-institutional STAART Center (Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment Center). Awarded in May and one of eight selected by NIH in the United States, the autism center is led by Boston University School of Medicine and …
Waisman Center director Marsha M. Seltzer announced the appointments of two new associate directors: Len Abbeduto as Waisman Center Associate Director for the Behavioral Sciences and Albee Messing as Waisman Center Associate Director for the Biological Sciences.
