In the TRIAD Parent Support and Education Program, autism specialists provide information, support, and consultation for parents of children under 4-years-old.
In the TRIAD Parent Support and Education Program, autism specialists provide information, support, and consultation for parents of children under 4-years-old.
Disability-specific programs associated with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt provide a broad range of treatment, research, technical assistance, education, and outreach services. For a list of other Vanderbilt pediatric services, click here. The Tennessee Disability Pathfinder site provides information on over 1,600 Tennessee disability service providers, searchable by county and type of service; for personal assistance call (615) 322-8529 locally, TTY users dial 711 for free relay service, (615) 322-7830 for Spanish, and (800) 640-INFO (4636).
TRIAD provides services to children with autism spectrum disorders and their families, training for families and professionals, and conducts research, with many studies directed by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center investigators. Services include a summer camp.
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Provides comprehensive health, educational, and behavioral assessment to identify causes of behavior problems and to develop person-centered interventions.
The Down Syndrome Clinic provides comprehensive medical and professional services to children with Down syndrome.
CLIP provides intervention for children between the ages of 18 months and 6 years who have a disorder of speech and/or language.
NRCLD conducts research, develops recommendations, and provides training to help administrators, teachers, parents, and policy makers address the complex issues surrounding the proper identification of students with learning disabilities who need special education services. It is a joint project of researchers at Vanderbilt University's Kennedy Center and the University of Kansas.
Providing Access to the Visual Environment offers comprehensive low-vision education services statewide to children ages 3 to 21.
Provides individualized tutoring using assessment and instructional methods proven by research to promote reading.
TREDS provides technical assistance to individuals, birth through age 21, with combined vision and hearing losses.