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

CHDD Outlook Archive (1987-2009)

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
Summer 1998 Vol. 11, #2 (.pdf)	Expansion of CHDD Neuroscience Core to include Brain Imaging component Expansion of FAS Clinic into statewide network New diagnostic approach to FAS and related conditions Effects of behavior on recovery from brain damage
Winter 1998 Vol. 11, #1 (.pdf)	Mapping neural systems deaf signers use to process language (html) Electronic consultation service for nutritionists serving children with DD and chronic conditions (html) Assistive technology program (html) Programmed cell death in the brain (html)
Fall 1997 Vol. 10, #3 (.pdf)	Attorneys and advocates raise visibility of disability law in Washington (html) Molecular mechanisms underlying birth defects (html) Cleft lip and palate study (html) Empowering future leaders of the disability movement (html)
Spring 1997 Vol. 10, #2 (.pdf)	Comprehensive study of autism (html) Links between the brain and behavior in autism (html) Roots of language impairment in autism (html) Early autism markers and outcome measures (html) Neuroimaging project: brain chemistry and structure (html) Pinpointing genes related to autism (html)
Winter 1997 Vol. 10, #1 (.pdf)	Differences in brain structure caused by prenatal alcohol exposure (html) Attachment and Early Head Start outcomes (html) Language problems in children and adolescents with FAS (html) New CHDD clinic for young adults with metabolic disorders (html)
Fall 1996 Vol. 9, #2 (.pdf)	Learning disabilities research encompasses education and biology (html) Adolescent health unit focuses on youth at risk (html) Inclusive preschool programs (html) Neurological underpinnings and consequences of pediatric epilepsy (html)
Winter 1996 Vol. 9, #1 (.pdf)	Name change from CDMRC to CHDD (html) Tool to aid diagnosis of FAS (html) Training project to promote health of older adults with developmental disabilities (html) Causes of poor pregnancy outcomes sought beyond prenatal period (html)
Summer 1995 Vol. 8 #2 (.pdf)	CARE Northwest and TERIS database: information and counseling service answers questions about effects of exposure to drugs or chemicals during pregnancy Inherited deafness Medical Home Training and Resource Project: improving primary care for children with special health needs New play structure at EEU
Winter 1995 Vol. 8 #1 (.pdf)	Brain development and psychiatric disorders Child care for children with special needs Out-of-Home Teen Pregnancy Project: serving homeless teen mothers Effect of seizures on neurobehavioral development
Fall 1994 Vol. 7 #3 (.pdf)	Link between Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome Social competence Plight of America’s youngest children Feeding Clinic
Spring 1994 Vol. 7 #2 (.pdf)	Pregnancy loss: environmental and immunological factors Emotional life of parents impacts children's development Assistive Technology Resource Center Fragile X workshops for educators
Winter 1994 Vol. 7 #1 (.pdf)	Recovery from head injury Effects of adolescent mothers’ living arrangements Family-centered care at Center clinics Community outreach training projects strengthen care for high-risk families
Fall 1993 Vol. 6, #3 (.pdf)	Reducing infection in newborns Memory in children with Down syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Clinic: diagnosising FAS and identifying women at risk of having children with FASD Nutritionists serve Native American children in rural Washington State
Spring 1993 Vol. 6, #2 (.pdf)	Stimulating nerve cell growth in human ears MOMS Project: Drug and alcohol treatment programs for pregnant women Educating children prenatally exposed to alcohol and other drugs High-risk infants: transition from hospital to home
Winter 1993 Vol. 6, #1 (.pdf)	Head and spinal cord injury Screening program identifies hearing loss in high-risk infants Transition services for special education students
Fall 1992 Vol. 5, #3 (.pdf)	Neurobehavioral teratology: new research has influence on environmental regulation Young adults with PKU Impacts of child care on young children Assistive technology training
Spring 1992 Vol. 5 #2 (.pdf)	AIDS in children Fragile X Project Fragile X inheritance Influence of language on infants
Winter 1992 Vol. 5, #1 (.pdf)	Reducing birth defects caused by anti epileptic drugs Video Series: Keys to Caregiving Integrated classrooms at Experimental Education Unit Making schools safe for medically fragile children
Fall 1991 Vol. 4, #2 (.pdf)	Group B streptococcus and infant death and disability Leadership Institute Birth to Three project targets high-risk mothers and babies Special education graduates and poverty UAP library opening
Winter 1991 Vol. 4, #1 (.pdf)	Surfactant reduces acute respiratory disease in premature infants Parents with developmental disabilities Instrument Development Lab Early intervention improves developmental outcomes for premature infants
Summer 1990 Vol. 3, #3 (.pdf)	Employment connection What children think of families Phenobarbital can reduce IQ Study monitors heart rate in premature infants Embryology lab studies causes of developmental disabilities
Winter 1990 Vol. 3, #2 (.pdf)	Nutritionists serve rural areas Issues raised by aging population of persons with disabilities Cocaine and developmental disabilities Pre-eclampsia and prematurity
Fall 1989 Vol. 3, #1 (.pdf)	"Baby Talk": are children born universal linguists? Epilepsy and pregnancy: effects of drug treatment on fetal development Infections during pregnancy and developmental disabilities Adolescent Transition Program
Spring 1989 Vol. 2, #3 (.pdf)	Fragile X Syndrome Research model explaining Fragile X Syndrome Early intervention: legal issues Early intervention services in Washington State
Winter 1989 Vol. 2, #2 (.pdf)	Pediatric AIDS Partnership with elementary school Neuropathology laboratory Adolescent Medicine: Sports Medicine Clinic
Fall 1988 Vol. 2, #1 (.pdf)	Overcoming barriers to integration PKU Camp Infections and prematurity Hearing development study
Spring 1988 Vol. 1, #3 (.pdf)	Employment training Autism research Research on lung disease in premature infants Behavior Management Clinic serves families affected by behavior problems
Winter 1988 Vol. 1, #2 (.pdf)	Reducing effects of hearing impairment Teratogen Information System: information on exposures that cause birth defects Neurology research: overview Improving parenting skills Seattle Head Start program
Fall 1987 Vol. 1, #1 (.pdf)	Program tracks high-risk infants Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease Strother Lecture: Prevent development disabilities through political action Transition from school to community life Language and imitation

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