Current Kennedy Krieger Autism related research projects

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Current Kennedy Krieger Autism related research projects

From the new ARN website.

http://www.autismresearchnetwork.org/AN/wfResearch.aspx?ResearchID=43

Neurobiologic Origins and Innovative Treatment in Autism: Early

detection of autism and language disorders

Landa

STAART

Group I - Infants having an older sib with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

- Group II - Infants having an older sib Typical Development and no

family Hx of autism - Group III - Children with late onset of

language, aged 18-26m

Develop diagnostic criteria for autism in toddlers through the study

of late talkers and infants at risk for autism

fMRI Studies of Sensorimotor Integration in Children with Autism

Spectrum Disorders

Zeffiro

STAART

Children - High Functioning Autistic Disorder - Typical Development

Elucidate the neurobiological basis of attention, motor planning and

executive functioning in individuals with autism

This project is also being conducted at town University Medical

Center and the Children's National Medical Center, subcontracted sites

of the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

A Mouse Model for Autism: Postnatal Serotonergic Effects

Blue/ Hohmann

STAART

Balb/CByJ mice at various developmental ages and adulthood; cognitive,

sensory-motor and social behaviors; brain morphogenesis and plasticity.

To explore the serotonin hypothesis in autism using a mouse model in

which serotonergic afferents to the cortex are depleted neonatally.

This is a project conducted at State University, a

subcontracted site of the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Neurobiologic Origins and Innovative Treatment in Autism

Landa

STAART

Children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder - 18 to 33 months

Investigate the impact of early intervention targeting interpersonal

synchrony on the process of communication development

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Woohoo!!! Finally, some research into better diagnosing! Oh wait. Didn't

they already do that since the epidemic numbers are always attributed to

better diagnosing? Do they want to better train even MORE people? And if

so, will everyone in the US be diagnosed with autism before it's all over?

Current Kennedy Krieger Autism related research projects

Current Kennedy Krieger Autism related research projects

From the new ARN website.

http://www.autismresearchnetwork.org/AN/wfResearch.aspx?ResearchID=43

Neurobiologic Origins and Innovative Treatment in Autism: Early

detection of autism and language disorders

Landa

STAART

Group I - Infants having an older sib with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

- Group II - Infants having an older sib Typical Development and no

family Hx of autism - Group III - Children with late onset of

language, aged 18-26m

Develop diagnostic criteria for autism in toddlers through the study

of late talkers and infants at risk for autism

fMRI Studies of Sensorimotor Integration in Children with Autism

Spectrum Disorders

Zeffiro

STAART

Children - High Functioning Autistic Disorder - Typical Development

Elucidate the neurobiological basis of attention, motor planning and

executive functioning in individuals with autism

This project is also being conducted at town University Medical

Center and the Children's National Medical Center, subcontracted sites

of the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

A Mouse Model for Autism: Postnatal Serotonergic Effects

Blue/ Hohmann

STAART

Balb/CByJ mice at various developmental ages and adulthood; cognitive,

sensory-motor and social behaviors; brain morphogenesis and plasticity.

To explore the serotonin hypothesis in autism using a mouse model in

which serotonergic afferents to the cortex are depleted neonatally.

This is a project conducted at State University, a

subcontracted site of the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Neurobiologic Origins and Innovative Treatment in Autism

Landa

STAART

Children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder - 18 to 33 months

Investigate the impact of early intervention targeting interpersonal

synchrony on the process of communication development