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Understudied but ‘significant public health issue’ FXTAS is focus of first-of-its-kind research at KU
Juniper Gardens Children's Project Enrolling Preschoolers with Autism for a Research Study
This study is a good match if:...
Researchers Looking for Toddlers Who May Have Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder Study for ages 5-35
Participants Needed for FMR1 Premutation Carrier Study
The BRAIN Lab is seeking individuals ages 60-75 years for our studies of behavioral and brain changes during aging in healthy individuals and individuals with premutations of the Fragile X gene, FMR1. Both individuals with and without the premutation are eligible to participate. ...
Female Participants Needed for Research on Fragile X Gene Premutation
KU project aims to identify risk factors for toddlers with autism who may remain minimally verbal
KU Autism Conference to feature wide range of sessions for professionals, scientists, families
LAWRENCE — Researchers, students, professionals, educators, families and advocates are invited to Autism Across the Life Span, an annual conference presented by the Kansas Center for Autism Research & Training (K-CART) at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute. ...
Study shows differences in rapidly processing sensory feedback among people with autism spectrum disorder
LAWRENCE — Sensorimotor issues aren’t well understood in people with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, yet they are important because they can be observed before social and communication indicators for the disorder, and they can predict worse functional outcomes. Such skills can affect everything from handwriting to zipping up a...
Grants worth $13M will support interventions for families affected by autism spectrum disorder
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas, through the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, is a partner in two autism spectrum disorder research projects that have recently been awarded $13 million in federal grants. ...