A new paper from Dr. Gary Martin and the NDL, “A Multimethod Analysis of Pragmatic Skills in Children and Adolescents With Fragile X Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Down Syndrome,” was recently published […]

A recent study on the PEERS program at UCLA confirmed that this young adult/adult social skills program is providing lasting benefits to those who complete it! […]

Congratulations to Dr. Molly Losh, who recently received the Clarence Simon Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring! […]

The Illinois LEND program and the UIC Department of Disability and Human Development will be conducting free autism screenings […]

There are some great sensory-friendly events coming up in the Chicago area! […]

We want to thank everyone who made our experience at the Iowa State Fair so wonderful! We are so grateful to the 200+ Iowans who signed up to be a part of this important research, and the countless others we[...]

After realizing there are few resources for young adults with autism a group at the UC Davis MIND Institute designed a curriculum to help adults with autism better maneuver through the adult world and the challenges that come along with[...]

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Our group will be at the Iowa State Fair from August 9-19 to share information about our studies with Iowans! […]

Kritika Nayar, a 5th year doctoral student in the lab, presented her work at Northwestern University’s Seven Minutes of Scholarship on Wednesday, August 1st. […]

In a study recently published in the European Journal of Neuroscience, researchers conducted a number of experiments comparing eye movements in typically developing individuals and individuals with autism. […]

In 2015, Jenny Lay-Flurrie, the chief accessibility officer at Microsoft, helped create a new hiring system focusing on key talents of candidates with autism. […]