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News from the Center on Human Development and Disability at the University of Washington Health Sciences Center
UW Autism Center Study Reveals Benefits of Early Intervention for Toddlers by Joel Schwarz
Spotlights the groundbreaking study by the University of Washington’s Autism Center of early intervention for children with autism who are younger than 2½ years of age. Ashton, who is now 6, is among 48 youngsters who received an intensive intervention program which showed dramatic improvements in participants' social interaction, IQ, language ability and autism diagnosis.
2009 Issues
UW Employment Training Program Fosters Opportunity by Kris Freeman
Spotlights the University of Washington’s Employment Training Program (UWETP). For more than 30 years UWETP employment specialists, counselors, and staff helped employers develop new jobs, place clients with intellectual disabilities in existing jobs, provide or arrange job training, and offer ongoing support once a client is established in a job.
Working to Reduce Brain Damage from Stroke by Kris Freeman
Spotlights the work of CHDD research affiliates Thomas Moeller, Jonathan Weinstein, and Sean Murphy. Their goal is to reduce a significant cause of developmental disabilities by researching stroke that occurs before or just after birth, both the basic mechanisms of inflammation and medications with the potential to reduce that inflammation.
2009 Issue#1
Genetic ‘Hot Spots’ Linked to Developmental Disabilities by Kris Freeman
Spotlights the work of CHDD research affiliate Evan Eichler, a pioneer in discovering genetic mutations and detecting their associations with developmental disabilities.
For more information, contact: chdd@uw.edu
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