Podcasts

About 1 in 36 children in the U.S. has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Geraldine Dawson, PhD, of Duke University, discusses why the number of diagnoses has risen so steeply in recent years, why it’s more common in boys than girls, and how research using artificial intelligence and brain biomarkers is making it possible to detect autism risk at younger ages than before—even in infancy. Listen to the podcast on YouTube here. 

Geraldine Dawson, PhD, discusses the latest advances and ongoing challenges in prediction of autism during infancy.

Our Duke Center for Autism Associate Director Dr. Lauren Franz provides a quick discussion outlining paper 'Early #intervention for very young children with or at high likelihood for ASD: An overview of reviews.'

"It's important to get connected early. No one - regardless of where they live or what recources they have available to them - should have to wait extended periods of time to start services that can support child and family quality of life." 

Duke Center for Autism Associate Director Dr. Lauren Franz joins Autism Weekly podcast to discuss the power of early interventions, the need for healthcare access, and how our research is making a difference.

In this Psychiatric News podcast, Duke Center for Autism Director Geraldine Dawson, PhD, and Duke University James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Guillermo Saprio, DSc, highlight the center's digital screening app and the future of eye-based tools to screen for autism.

Listen to the full podcast here.

In its Science Weekly Podcast, the Autism Science Foundation shares, "Eye gaze and real-life early detection tools: An interview with researchers from Duke," featuring Dr. Geraldine Dawson and researchers from the Duke Pratt School of Engineering.