Brain Blast
Every spring, the Vanderbilt Brain Institute puts on Brain Blast event at Nashville Public Library for high schoolers and younger children, with various booths educating children on the wonders of the brain in fun and creative ways. Oh and the screen in the background was showing various images, including some things about autism and neurodiversity.
Slow Burn
Larkin: "I thought I could read my way to Stanford."
Sutherland: "...you went to Stanford?"
Larkin: "No. Those bastards rejected me. I went to a community college then transferred to Berkeley. When I started my company I hired a bunch of Stanford grads to grab me coffee."
ASEBA - Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment
Autism Lexicon [Measures] - ASEBA
ASEBA (Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment) measures are used in assessing various behavioral and emotional functioning in children and adolescents. While ASEBA is not specific to autism, it is used to information about co-occurring behavioral and emotional difficulties and help tailor interventions.
Limitations of the ASEBA measures:
- Subjectivity of reports from informants (parents, teachers, and individuals themselves) which may be influenced by various factors, such as observer bias or cultural differences, which can affect the accuracy and reliability of the results.
- Limited focus on autism-specific symptoms: While ASEBA measures capture a wide range of behavioral and emotional problems, they may not fully capture the unique characteristics and challenges associated specifically with autism
- Lack of developmental context as the ASEBA measures provide a snapshot of an individual's behavior at a specific point in time.
- Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL): This is a parent-report measure that assesses a wide range of behavioral and emotional problems in children and adolescents. It consists of a set of items that capture different domains, such as externalizing problems (e.g., aggression, hyperactivity) and internalizing problems (e.g., anxiety, depression). The CBCL is widely used in both clinical and research settings.
- Teacher's Report Form (TRF): The TRF is a teacher-report measure that assesses children's behavior in the school setting. It focuses on externalizing and internalizing problems as observed by teachers.
- Youth Self-Report (YSR): The YSR is a self-report measure designed for older children and adolescents to assess their own behavioral and emotional functioning. It allows individuals to provide their perspectives on their own experiences and emotions.
CRH-PVN Neuron and Stress Controllability Presentation
Presenting with passion, nerves not intact,
Paper on CRH-PVN neurons stacked.
The audience watched, with eyes on me,
My words and slides, a neuroscience spree
Wind Advisory, Thunderstorm and Tornado Watch
Wind Advisory and Tornado Watch. Tornado missed us but crazy thunderstorm at night, pounding rain and blinding flashes of lightning.
Thunderstorm brewing, lightning strikingThe weather is absurd
This time last year
This time last year, I was holding up the Tower of Pisa. LOL.
Italian Vacation during spring break
Do you know that PhD students don't get spring break like the undergrads. We sure could use that break for sure. Its been a crazy semester.
I was holding up the Tower of Pisa
With a tilt and a twist, like Galileo's wrist
Galileo throwing objects from the top
Law of falling bodies nonstop.
Hyperpolarized Neurons on Strike
Off on unplanned mental vacation.
Action potential needed anon.