Adapting an Early Autism Caregiver Coaching Intervention for Telehealth Delivery in Low-Resource Settings
A joint team from Duke and the University of Cape Town working with caregivers of autistic children in South Africa moved in-person caregiver coaching sessions to a low-cost platform because of COVID-19 restrictions.
The Early Start Denver Model in the Duke Autism Clinic
The Duke Autism Clinic has offered assessment and therapy services to families for over 10 years. The clinic serves many young children whose families are seeking diagnostic evaluation and therapy.
Why 40 Hours of Therapy Isn't Always Better: Dr. Geraldine Dawson on Neuro Chat with AG
Dr. Geraldine Dawson challenges the "40 hours of therapy" approach and shares groundbreaking insights about the effectiveness of autism intervention on the YouTube show Neuro Chat with AG.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHW003xNag
US Congress Passes Autism CARES Act of 2024
We at the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development applaud the US House of Representatives passing the Autism CARES Act of 2024.
This important legislation will reauthorize and expand critical services and support research initiatives that benefit the autism community, including the NIH Autism Centers of Excellence program. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
View the 2024 Holiday Art Gallery
Congratulations to Blake Henkel, a 32-year-old artist with autism, whose artwork "Chillin' Friends" was selected to illustrate our 2024 holiday greeting card.
View the full gallery of artwork submitted by artists of all ages.
Revealing Stories of Late-Talking Children Embedded in Electronic Health Records
Embedded in electronic health record (EHR) data are the stories of thousands of late-talking children and how their communication abilities develop over time, what co-occurring conditions they may have, and which services they may be accessing.
Scholarship Supports Research and Training Experience in South Africa for Duke Med Student
The unique Third Year curriculum at Duke University School of Medicine encourages tomorrow’s physician leaders to broaden their background in patient care through a fieldwork experience in patient-oriented research.
Leveraging the Duke Autism Center of Excellence Award: Training Grants Support Faculty with Research Career Development and Study Funding
In 2024, three grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality supported faculty members in their research career development.
Alexandra Bey, MD, PhD; Matthew Engelhard, MD, PhD; and Danai Fannin, PhD, CCC-SLP, are leveraging the NIH-funded Duke Autism Center of Excellence grant to conduct their own related research studies.
Undergraduate Researcher Angela Claveria Receives NASA Internship
Congratulations to Angela Claveria on receiving a NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration internship in biomechanics research! She will spend the Spring 2025 semester in Houston with NASA’s Anthropometry and Biomechanics Testing and Analytics team.
Employee Spotlight: Sam Brandsen
Originally trained as a physicist with a focus on quantum information theory, Dr. Sam Brandsen brings a new perspective and fresh ideas to research here at the Center for Autism. Sam completed his Ph.D. in Physics here at Duke University in 2021, but during his studies, he became increasingly interested in autism research. As an autistic individual and parent to an autistic child, Sam is especially interested in understanding quality of life in autistic individuals and learning ways to help improve the well-being of autistic individuals across the lifespan.