News from the Center on Human Development and Disability at the University of Washington Health Sciences Center

CHDD Outlook Archive (1999-2009)

Winter 2009 Vol. 20, #1 (.pdf)	Newborn Screening Update Adolescent Health Transition New CHDD Research Affiliates Mirror Neurons Key to Social Skills: Researchers Explore Differences in Children with ASDs
Spring 2008 Vol. 19, #1 (.pdf)	Social Interest is Crucial: Understanding Obstacles to Language Learning in Children with ASD X vs. Y: Sex Chromosomes and Brain Development Gene Repeat Research May Guide Therapies for the X-Linked Neurodegenerative Disorder FXTAS Improving Inclusive Classrooms
Fall 2007 Vol. 18, #2 (.pdf)	New Joubert syndrome gene discovered Helping families raise children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders CHDD addresses complex legal and ethical issues related to growth limitation Nicotine, dopamine, and behavior disorders
Spring 2007 Vol. 18, #1 (.pdf)	Hunting proteins to diagnose neurological disorders Finding better treatments for emotional and behavioral disorders Improving the mental health of Infants in foster care Head Start Outreach: Training teachers in best practices
Summer 2006 Vol. 17, #2 (.pdf)	Supporting children's development by supporting families who are homeless Deciphering viral defenses: CMV Youth with FASD and the law: Helping them stay straight Children with autism see faces differently: Brain scans may diagnose disorder in toddlers
Spring 2006 Vol. 17, #1 (.pdf)	Preventing infections, protecting the developing brain Expanding medical care for children with autism spectrum disorders Pediatric Neurogenetics team: Diagnosing rare disorders Thousands of genes at a Time: microarray core component helps design microarray experiments
Fall 2005 Vol. 16, #3 (.pdf)	Implications of skull shape: Possible links between subtle malformations and developmental delays Brain studies show distinctions in persons with FASD Use of assistive technology by persons with spina bifida Interdisciplinary team provides new diagnoses and insights for children in mental health treatment
Summer 2005 Vol. 16, #2 (.pdf)	Screening young children for later-onset hearing loss Role of the p53 gene in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders Imaging the brain to help unravel autism's mysteries Bright Futures for Early Childhood health initiative
Spring 2005 Vol. 16, #1 (.pdf)	Refining functional MRI analyses for more accurate results CHDD and the Developmental Disabilities Council Fragile X methylation and mosaicism: research advances Promoting health in adults with developmental disabilities
Fall 2004 Vol. 15, #3 (.pdf)	Social workers as part of CHDD's interdisciplinary teams Role of dopamine in movement disorders and addiction Developmental consequences of infant-caregiver attachment Distance learning program to promote children's oral health
Spring 2004 Vol. 15, #2 (.pdf)	Animal model of epilepsy arising from traumatic brain injury Project ACCESS: Technology tools to assist people with cognitive disabilities Treating Tourette syndrome Functional MRI helps correlate FAS brain damage and functioning
Winter 2004 Vol. 15, #1 (.pdf)	Preventing behavior problems in Head Start preschoolers Counseling and Advice on Reproductive Exposures: CARE Northwest Possible role of Epo in preventing newborn brain damage from lack of oxygen Nutrition and feeding problems
Summer 2003 Vol. 14, #3 (.pdf)	Joubert syndrome research Immigrant and refugee children with developmental disabilities Apoptosis: programmed cell death in neurons of the CNS PKU Clinic
Spring 2003 Vol. 14, #2 (.pdf)	Pediatric Audiology Clinic Huntington's disease research Medical Genetics Clinic, Neurogenetics Clinic Neural Plasticity
Fall 2002 Vol. 14, #1 (.pdf)	Dementia in HIV patients Improving health care access for adults with developmental disabilities Glial cell reactivity in traumatic brain injury and epilepsy Interdisciplinary online training at CHDD
Summer 2002 Vol. 13, #4 (.pdf)	Tuberous sclerosis and epileptic seizures Down syndrome: brains may be wired differently Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and new imaging techniques Access-IT: Making information technology available to all
Winter 2002 Vol. 13, #3 (.pdf)	Center on Infant Mental Health and Development established X chromosome inactivation Craniofacial disorders Legal rights of people with disabilities

Winter 2001 Vol. 13, #2 (.pdf)	Autism Center established Primary immunodeficiency CHDD Open House Employment Training Program
Fall 2000 Vol. 13, #1 (.pdf)	GBS infection Neurodegenerative diseases Parenting skills for homeless mothers Ketogenic diet to treat intractable epilepsy
Winter 2000 Vol. 12, #2 (.pdf)	Hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (HNA) Fragile X syndrome Childcare and children with special needs Community Disability Policy Initiative
Fall 1999 Vol. 12, #1 (.pdf)	Pesticide exposure and the developing brain Social competence in children with developmental delays Impacts of DNA testing on symptom-free people at risk for genetic diseases Improving health care for adults with developmental disabilities
Summer 1999 Vol. 11, #3 (.pdf)	Effects of drug therapy on the developing brain Clues to epilepsy in non-neuronal cells Services for children with autism spectrum disorders Early intervention for children in foster care

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