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COMET Team Poster Wins Award at Duke Psychiatry Research Day
The COMET study team of Dr Kim Carpenter's lab for won 2nd place in the poster competition at Duke Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences' annual research day, for their poster "Patterns of Resting State EEG in Children with Autism, ADHD, and Co-Occurring Diagnoses" 
Interpretation Services Make Duke Research Accessible to Spanish Speakers
Spanish is the second most common language in the United States and Durham, North Carolina, with about 13 percent of the Durham community primarily speaking Spanish at home. By law, clinics with patient services must make their services accessible when a language is strongly represented in the community. However, scientific research is not always accessible to Spanish-speaking families.
The Friday Clinic: A Bridge Between the Duke Autism Clinic and Pediatric Primary Care
On Fridays, children coming to Duke Children’s Primary Care in North Durham for their well visit might see a clinical psychology doctoral intern from the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development on rotation with their pediatrician.
Today's Parent: Co-Occurring Conditions of Autism and ADHD
Dr. Geraldine Dawson talks with Today's Parent about co-occurring autism and ADHD.
Duke Team Publishes Findings of Machine Learning Model for Brain Activity Associated with Autism
Duke researchers recently published results in Scientific Reports from an effort to identify aspects of brain function associated with autism. By finding new ways to evaluate and select machine learning models to analyze the data, they were able to identify robust and reproducible associations of brain activity.
Employee Spotlight: Anna Catherine Henley
Anna Catherine Henley, also known as A.C., has been working at the Autism Center since 2023. Originally from Charlotte, A.C. developed an interest in working with autistic individuals while serving as the director for the ACEing Autism program in Charlotte. A.C. led the program designed to coach tennis clinics for autistic children, while in high school. After high school, A.C. completed her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, where she worked with various scholars on ADHD related research.
Integrating Tailored Surgery Care Strategies for Neurodivergent Individuals
A team including Duke’s Sam Brandsen, Geraldine Dawson, and Madhav Swaminathan (Anesthesiology) gives tailored recommendations for caring for neurodivergent patients before, during and after surgery in the newest issue of eClinicalMedicine. Read the full open access text at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537024004255
New Study with Preschoolers Aims to Find Brain Activity Measure Linked to Autism
Researchers at the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development continue the search for an objective brain-based measure linked to autism in a second round of studies led by Yale University. Harvard, the University of Washington, and the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles are also part of the study.
DDN Podcast: Seeing into the Future of Autism Detection
On the Drug Discovery News Podcast, Dr. Geraldine Dawson discusses how the SenseToKnow app uses smartphone cameras and algorithms to check for signs of neurodivergence in children.
https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/seeing-into-the-future-of-autism-detection-16064