In April, 2022, the SENSE Lab published research from the first year of the Teen Development study showing greater gender diversity in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. The study, which was novel in its inclusion of youth self-reports of their gender experiences in addition to parent reports, was recently featured 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…
A review of findings from a recent publication in Autism Research will be featured in the July 2021 edition of Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine. The article, titled “Girls with Autism Start Puberty Before Their Peers,” includes an overview of the research, significant findings, and implications, as well as paths for next steps. Read more…
Study findings from the “Examining Stress and Arousal Across Pubertal Development” project were recently featured in a story from Discover VUMC, which reports on recent medical science and patient care breakthroughs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The article highlighted several recent SENSE Lab publications, including those describing elevated BMI in Read more…
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…