From the Cyprus News Agency: Performing arts, like theatre and music, may provide an enriched, supportive and inclusive education setting for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Dr. Blythe A. Corbett, a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Psychology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, told the Read more…
Dr. Blythe Corbett, SENSE Lab Director, was recently interviewed for an article published by My Vanderbilt Health. The article, which was published Tuesday, April 16th, discusses the topic of adult diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and misinformation. The full article can be found at this link.
Please join us on January 24, 2024 at 3 PM ET (2 PM CT) for Dr. Corbett’s presentation of “Art and Science to Enhance Social Competence for Students with Autism.” The webinar is being presented as part of the Arts and Special Education Webinar series hosted by The John F. Read more…
The August 2023 issue of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s (VKC) monthly e-newsletter, Notables, includes a feature of the most-recent SENSE Theatre(R) production. To read the story and all the exciting new updates from SENSE Theatre, visit the VKC Notables website here. For more information on SENSE Theatre, you can visit sensetheatre.com or Read more…
A recent paper, published in the journal Autism, from Drs. Schwartzman, Muscatello, and Corbett reporting on the utility of a commonly-used suicide-risk screener in autism spectrum disorder has been featured in the latest issue of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Notables. The full story can be found at the VKC Notables web Read more…
Watch Dr. Blythe Corbett share her “idea worth spreading” for the 2023 TEDxVanderbilt University event. The recording of her talk is available at the link below, where you can watch Dr. Corbett share about the SENSE Theatre program and the transformative power of theatre in our lives through her TEDx Read more…
In honor and celebration of the individuals with autism who have participated in our research and impacted us in meaningful ways, the SENSE Lab arranged for the Downtown Nashville Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge to be illuminated ‘Autism Blue‘ Saturday, April 29th. Although April is over, autism awareness and acceptance doesn’t Read more…
We are excited to share that Vanderbilt Human Resources Employee Learning and Engagement team will host the 7th Annual TEDxVanderbiltUniversity event on April 18, 2023. Blythe Corbett, Ph.D., Professor of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Psychology will be one of the six speakers from the Vanderbilt Community Read more…
The SENSE Lab’s NIMH-funded, R01 multisite SENSE Theatre research study was recently featured in Dr. Joshua Gordon’s NIMH Director’s Message, “Research Along the Autism Spectrum: Diverse Research to Meet Diverse Needs.” The multisite intervention study, led by Dr. Blythe Corbett, and including additional sites at University of Alabama and Stony Read more…
Performance Details: Dates: Friday, April 15, 2022 & Saturday, April 16, 2022 @ 7:00 PM CT (Doors open at 6:30 PM) Location: Wyatt Center Rotunda (1930 South Drive, Nashville, TN 37212) *FREE ADMISSION Audience Registration Link: https://redcap.link/TheAdultSchool_Apr_22 ———————————————————- Event Description: Adults with autism will take the stage with Dr. Blythe Read more…