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Can Diagnosing Dyslexia Early Improve Learning Processes?

Dr. Nadine Gaab's newly developed early dyslexia screening app was recently featured on Boston 25 News! The app aims to identify children at risk for developing dyslexia or other neurological learning disabilities. The app is currently being tested in 16 schools across the country. Dr. Gaab hopes the app will be widely used by the start of the 2019 school year.

How Traumatized Children See the World, According to their Drawings

Dr. Charles Nelson was featured in a powerful TIME.com piece that discusses the impact of toxic stress on young children in the context of today's refugee crisis. 

Revealing Autism's Greatest Strengths

In a recent Spectrum News article, Dr. Charles Nelson weighs in on the importance of developing cognitive testing methods for children with autism spectrum disorder — particularly, those who are minimally verbal or need high levels of support.

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