The Neurocognitive Development of Autism Research Laboratory

03/12/2014

Can't wait to see more about the connection between vitamin D and neurotransmitters involved with social interaction. Another piece of the puzzle.

Serotonin and vitamin D have been proposed to play a role in autism, however, no causal mechanism has been established. Now, researchers show that serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin, three brain hormones that affect social behavior related to autism, are all activated by vitamin D hormone. Supplem...

03/12/2014

The hearing is today! Best of luck!

Kansas lawmakers will hear from opponents Wednesday of a bill that mandates insurance coverage for children with autism.

12/19/2013

Ten years ago, University of Kansas research psychologist Linda Heitzman-Powell and researcher Jay Buzhardt had an idea to help parents of children with autism who live in communities without access to behavioral therapists: Train those parents remotely, via live TV and online modules. That idea has...

11/04/2013

We'll be at Wonderscope's Sensory Friendly Event this year! If you are available, please consider volunteering as a room assistant on Monday, 11/18, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Thanks!

10/30/2013

We have posted a new note for a collaborator's study at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. This study is focused on training children with ASD how to delay gratification (i.e. to wait).

Please contact Matt Reese ([email protected], 913- 588-5918) for more information or to sign up for participation!

10/30/2013

Happy Halloween! Here are some tips from Autism Speaks for trick-or-treating with your child with ASD. http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2013/10/22/halloween-tips-kids-autism-spectrum-disorders

() Halloween is an exciting holiday for kids, but it may offer certain challenges for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

09/19/2013

There is a new note describing our upcoming Transitions study. We would like to invite interested parents to contact us for more information and a screening packet. This study can be combined with the Looking Development study so that both can be completed with just two visits that last about 2.5 to 3 hours.

Feel free to email [email protected] for more information or call (785) 864-6485. We look forward to hearing from you!

09/19/2013

Interesting study on early intervention and its effect on brain activity. Describing children with autism who received early intervention: "When they viewed the faces, their brain activity patterns matched those of the children without autism. Their more-normal patterns of brain activity were associated with improved social behavior including improved eye contact and social communication."

  New research suggests that the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) behavioral program for autism improves not only social skills, but also brain activity in response to social cues

09/10/2013

As school routines are finally being put into place, we'd like to invite parents of children with autism to consider participation in one of our studies. We are looking for boys with autism from age 2 to 13 years old to come to a one-time visit at our lab in Lawrence, KS. The research involves eye-tracking, a very noninvasive activity. Feel free to email [email protected] for more information or call (785) 864-6485, and there is also info in the Notes section on this page. There is $20 compensation for time and travel.

07/30/2013

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