<p>Join us for this VKC lecture on development and developmental disabilities. Learn more here.</p>

Join us for this VKC lecture on development and developmental disabilities. Learn more here.

<p>Save the date for 2026 Science Day!</p>

Save the date for 2026 Science Day!

<p>Pathfinder’s new website has easier and improved navigation.</p>

Pathfinder’s new website has easier and improved navigation.

<p>Contributions from individuals and organizations help fuel the VKC’s mission by allowing it to expand its research, training, clinical services, and more. Learn more.</p>

Contributions from individuals and organizations help fuel the VKC’s mission by allowing it to expand its research, training, clinical services, and more. Learn more.

<p>Professional development series for educators, community stakeholders, and families looking to best serve students with visual impairments</p>

Professional development series for educators, community stakeholders, and families looking to best serve students with visual impairments

<p>Learn about the findings from a statewide needs assessment conducted by the Tennessee DD Network.</p>

Learn about the findings from a statewide needs assessment conducted by the Tennessee DD Network.

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Please answer our VKC website satisfaction survey here.

<p>The IDD Toolkit website provides information for the primary care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Iddtoolkit.org</p>

The IDD Toolkit website provides information for the primary care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Iddtoolkit.org

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center mission is to facilitate discoveries and best practices to improve the lives of persons with developmental disabilities and their families

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Studies show that autism is now diagnosed more often among Latino children than their white counterparts. Yet few Spanish-speaking, autistic toddlers receive linguistically appropriate communication and language interventions. In general, the Latino population is more likely to miss out on crucial early-childhood therapies due to language, structural or cultural barriers.

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Vanderbilt researchers reimagine early autism intervention for Spanish-speaking families

Kaiser served as the Susan W. Gray Professor of Education and Human Development and was a member of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center.

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Ann Kaiser, esteemed professor and early childhood language researcher, has died

11/2 - Kennedy Center Lectures on Development and Developmental Disabilities: Ambient Ultrafine Particle Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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