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May 2016

May 2016

  • Through Play, Children with Autism Can Hone Thinking Skills

    Cognitive abilities, language skills and executive functioning can influence the development of play skills in individuals with autism. Our research seeks to investigate these aforementioned domains (e.g., language use) in families of children with both[...]

  • Questions for Elizabeth Berry-Kravis: Dodging Mouse Traps

    View our colleague and collaborator, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, professor of child neurology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago discussing the challenges of assessing cognitive problems in fragile X mice. We collaborate with Dr. Berry-Kravis on[...]

  • Autism Can Be an Asset in the Workplace, Employers and Works Find

    Employment opportunities and social services available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder: our research lab partners with Have Dreams, Project SEARCH Collaborates for Autism, an internship program for individuals with ASD in their final year[...]

  • NDL team presents findings at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research

    Our team recently presented exciting new findings at the International Meeting for Autism Research in Baltimore, Maryland. Presentations focused on results related to visual processing patterns linked with particular cognitive styles, characterizing genetically meaningful language[...]

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