October 6th, 20th, and 26th – Dr. Richter and her students attended the Down Syndrome Alabama’s STEP UP for Down Syndrome walks in Auburn, Birmingham, and Montgomery.
Down syndrome of Alabama walk
Early Signs: How to detect learning disabilities in children
Dr. Richter gives an interview where she talks about early signs of learning disabilities. More details can be found here: Early Signs: How to detect learning disabilities in children – News | UAB
Reading to children at any age is a great way to support their vocabulary and listening comprehension skills.
Some signs of learning disabilities in preschool include:
- Late talking compared to other children
- Trouble producing the sounds of certain words, animals or numbers
- Slow vocabulary growth or difficulty finding the right word
- Trouble rhyming words or remembering songs
- Difficulty learning numbers, the alphabet and the days of the week
- Frequent fidgeting, restlessness and easily bored tendencies
- Getting lost in the middle of instructions or being easily distracted
Spring Valley School Gala
Dr. Richter attends the 2024 Spring Valley Gala: A Night at the Derby; a fundraiser for the school, on April 25, 2024.
UAB Blazers – Basketball
Our lab watched the UAB Blazers basketball game (UAB vs San Diego State) at Bartow Arena on Friday, March 22.
How Stereotypes and Stigmas Impact Individuals with Learning Differences!
Dr. Richter was featured at the Superpower Mentors interview. The interview covered one of our latest co-authored research study surrounding the topic of Stereotype Threat. A study that looks into how stereotypes and stigmas impact individuals with learning differences and their ability to learn.
The interview can be found here: (28) How Stereotypes and Stigmas Impact Individuals with Learning Differences! | LinkedIn
Behavioral phenotype of children with Williams syndrome
Dr. Caroline G. Richter gave a talk about Williams syndrome at the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Core Lecture Series hosted by the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at UAB.
The lecture can be watched here: Core Lecture 2023-24 – Zoom
Learning objectives:
1) Describe the behavioral phenotype of children with Williams syndrome
2) Explain the pattern of strengths and weaknesses in the cognitive profile of children with Williams syndrome
3) Be able to recognize differences between Williams syndrome and autism spectrum disorders
4) List the differences between Williams syndrome and 7q11.23 Duplication (Dup7)
23rd Annual Alabama Autism Conference
February 23, 2024 – Our lab attended and presented at the 23rd Annual Alabama Autism Conference.
*Boatright, V. A., *Kirshy, S., & Richter, C. G. (2024, February). Navigating Puberty: A comprehensive review of sex and puberty education for children with autism spectrum disorder. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Alabama Autism Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Spring Valley School – Research project
Dr. Caroline G. Richter talks about the STARS lab research project that aims at evaluating biopsychosocial outcomes of mindfulness-based instruction in school-aged children with specific learning disabilities at the Spring Valley School podcast. This project was funded by UAB CEDHARS.
You can watch or listen to the podcast here:
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Neurodiversity talk
Dr. Caroline G. Richter gives a talk on Neurodiversity: Understanding the supports and value of diverse learning in the classroom. This talk was organized by the Cornell University Community Accessible Neuroscience Lecture, on December 14, 2023.
The complete recording of the lecture can be found here.
Dr. Fumiko Hoeft – Dyslexia
Dr. Fumiko Hoeft presents at UAB and at Spring Valley school on November 28, 2023. The talk entitled: 20 Years of Dyslexia Research: From a deficit-based neurobiological approach to socio-emotional, whole-child & strength-based approach.
Dr. Fumiko Hoeft presents at UAB
