Upcoming October Events!

CYDI Raffle

All families who are signed up for our CYDI registry will be entered into a drawing for three $100 gift cards! Register before October 1st.
Talk for Parents & Community Partners!
Dr. Blythe Corbett is giving a talk via ZOOM on October 17th, 5:30PM CST. The talk is titled "Embracing the Changes and Challenges of Puberty in Girls" and is geared for parents and community partners! Please register in advance here:   https://tinyurl.com/cydi10-17-22 

Halloween Parents Night Out!

Join us on October 7th for a Parents Night Out. Parents can drop kids off for movies, games, crafts, and fun! Register in advance to cydi@ua.edu to make sure there are still spots! 

New Study Highlight!

Dr. Morett has recently been funded by a UA ORED grant to investigate social communication in ASD utilizing fNIRS
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by persistent deficits in nonverbal communication, including gesture. Although functional abnormalities in two key brain regions subserving language processing (inferior frontal gyrus, IFG; posterior superior temporal sulcus, pSTS) have been observed in ASD, it is unclear whether they are associated with impairments in gesture-speech integration and communication in this disorder. This project will use functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a participant-friendly, motion-resistant optical neuroimaging method, to (1) examine activity in IFG and pSTS during gesture-speech integration in children with ASD and typically developing peers; and (2) relate it to social communicative symptoms in ASD. In doing so, it will  provide insight into the potential of functional activity in and connectivity of IFG and pSTS as biomarkers of social communication impairments and intervention efficacy. ​


Dr. Susan White is giving a talk on Wednesday, October 26th 12-1PM EDT. Register here to join live! 
Join this focus group to provide input on an app aimed to help emotion regulation skills in ASD!