Congratulations to Lindsay Olson! Under the mentorship of Dr. Inna Fishman, this project will study language patterns and their neural correlates using fMRI in a socioeconomically diverse sample of young children with (and without) ASD. The study will identify whether and to what extent socioeconomic status is associated with language development and brain network organization in children with ASD.

Our Toddler MRI Projects, led by Drs. Inna Fishman and Annika Linke, study how ASD manifests in early childhood, from age 18 months into the preschool years. The Auditory Toddler Project in particular focuses on the development of the auditory system and sound processing. It aims to answer the question whether early auditory processing is atypical in toddlers with ASD and how this may affect language development.

Congratulations to Jiwandeep Kohli, a student in the Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, who was awarded an Autism Speaks Predoctoral Fellowship, which will investigate brain structure and behavior data of older adults with autism to understand if they are at greater risk for cognitive decline or accelerated decline than typical adults.

This new study examines the development of vision and touch in preschoolers and young children with ASD. Interested in participating? Click here!

Congratulations to Bosi Chen, a student in the Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, who was awarded an Autism Speaks and Royal Arch Masons Predoctoral Fellowship, which will explore whether deficits in auditory processing and sound sensitivity in autism are related to how these networks develop in people with autism.