The SENSE Lab’s ongoing longitudinal study, “Examining Pubertal Development in Youth with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder,” has received a lot of positive press lately! Multiple outlets, including the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Reporter and Spectrum News have featured a recent publication from the lab, published in Autism Research, Read more…
Dr. Blythe Corbett was recently featured in an interview with Spectrum Autism Research News to discuss a newly published study from the SENSE Lab on early pubertal timing in females with autism. According to the study, females with autism start puberty around 9.5 months earlier than females without autism. Dr. Read more…
SENSE Lab director Dr. Blythe Corbett and Ph.D. candidate Rachael Muscatello recently presented new research findings at the International Society for Autism Research in Montreal, Canada. They shared some exciting early results from SENSE Lab studies supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and Autism Speaks. Read more…
SENSE Lab Director, Dr. Blythe Corbett, was recently interviewed for a featured article in the VUMC Reporter, highlighting the SENSE Lab’s NIMH-funded “Teen Development in Youth with and without Autism”. To read the article and hear from Dr. Corbett on the importance of studying adolescence and pubertal development, click here! Read more…
Read the featured news story on SENSE Theatre and our new multisite intervention study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/01/15/vanderbilt-participates-in-study-investigating-impact-of-theatre-on-youth-with-autism/ If you would like more information on how to participate in this research program, click here.
The SENSE Lab is actively enrolling participants for a new, NIH-funded grant to investigate pubertal development in autism. Puberty is an important developmental period, and this important transition in ASD lacks research. The study is seeking both typically developing children and children with autism, ages 10-13! More information can be Read more…