New Autism Prevalence Estimate
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now estimates that 1 in every 36 children in the United States has an autism diagnosis representing the importance of continued research in this area.
Dr. James Pennebaker at NU
Dr. James Pennebaker, an expert in the computational analysis of language, recently visited Northwestern from the University of Texas-Austin. […]
2018 Night of Dreams gala
The NDL was proud to sponsor the 2018 Night of Dreams gala on April 27 in support of Have Dreams, an organization that provides job training and other services to individuals with autism. […]
2018 Autism Speaks Walk Des Moines
As part of our recognition of Autism Awareness Month, The NDL was proud to sponsor the 2018 Autism Speaks Walk in Des Moines, Iowa on April 29. […]
Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month! […]
DevSci and Dr. Rashmita Mistry
Many of the NDL graduate students are members of The Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci) at Northwestern University, a collaborative, cross-campus research and training initiative focused on research in the developmental sciences. Last week, our students had the opportunity to learn about Dr. Rashmita Mistry's work by attending a focused reading group in [...]
Thank you!
Members of the NDL team had a wonderful time this past weekend working with a whopping four generations of one family! Thank you to all of the amazing families who participate in our research.
Happy Halloween from the NDL!
The NDL team had a great time working on new research grants while in costume!
Dr. Losh at Autism Speaks Town Hall
On Saturday, October 28, Dr. Losh was a panelist at the “Autism Research Series: Discovery to Solutions” Town Hall, sponsored by Autism Speaks at Rush University in Chicago, where she highlighted the importance of studying phenotypes in autism. […]
Dr. Losh at “The Latest Trends in Fragile X Research”
Dr. Losh was one of the keynote speakers at “The Latest Trends in Fragile X Research” conference, sponsored by the Fragile X Association of Southern California, on October 1st. […]