The UC Davis MIND Institute’s new Distinguished Lecturer Series lineup includes renowned experts on race and autism, maternal mental health, ADHD interventions and more.
Read MoreMore than 350 people turned out for the UC Davis MIND Institute’s biggest back-to-school resource fair and picnic over the weekend.
Read MoreMore than 200 experts, community members, self-advocates, family members and more gathered to talk about inclusion at the MIND Institute’s Summer Institute last month.
Read MoreMIND Institute Director Leonard Abbeduto has co-authored a paper in the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities that calls for a paradigm shift in disability research.
Read MoreResearchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the MIND Institute have received $4.7 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to test a child-focused autism intervention with community partners.
Read MoreThe UC Davis MIND Institute is offering a virtual training session in the ADOS-2, a common diagnostic tool for autism, in September.
Read MoreThe UC Davis MIND Institute is hosting a free family resource fair and picnic focused on individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities like autism, ADHD and Down syndrome.
Read MoreCamp MIND, a half-day summer camp for young people with autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disabilities was a success, with dozens of campers this year.
Read MoreThis fragile X awareness month, the NIH has renewed funding for a key study of the neurodegenerative condition fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS).
Read MoreThe UC Davis MIND Institute’s annual event focused on families, providers and self-advocates of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities is July 28.
Read MoreA UC Davis MIND Institute researcher is testing a new framework aimed at helping more people with autism and intellectual disabilities find success with employment.
Read MoreDuring Mental Health Awareness Month, a UC Davis MIND Institute expert offers tips for incorporating mindfulness into everyday life to improve resilience and practice self-care.
Read MoreA UC Davis MIND Institute analysis of 13 studies finds that a common autism screening tool is useful, but a clinician’s judgment is still needed.
Read MoreRoy Ben-Shalom and Geoanna Bautista were selected for the 2022 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Awards. These fund early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge biomedical research benefiting children in the U.S.
Read MoreUC Davis MIND Institute sibling groups are now available for children and teens ages 7-16 and include optional in-person events.
Read MoreDifferences in genes involved in inflammation, immunity response and neural transmissions begin in childhood and evolve across the lifespan in brains of people with autism, a UC Davis MIND Institute has found.
Read MoreA UC Davis MIND Institute experts shares strategies for parents who are concerned about their child’s skin picking or hair pulling.
Read MoreUC Davis researchers have been awarded $1.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to study the health impacts of wildfire smoke on pregnant people and children.
Read MoreIn 2022, the UC Davis School of Medicine scored a record amount of NIH research funding — more than $200 million in grants. This placed UC Davis among the nation’s best medical schools, ranking 32nd nationally.
Read MoreA new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers finds that changes in the IQ level of autistic youth may help predict their developmental path as adolescents.
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