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Documentary subject Jen poses with her son Max in Sophia Prestwich’s documentary “Skaterhood.”
“One of the duties of being a filmmaker is building relationships with the people you film,” Prestwich said. “I learned how emotionally taxing creating films can be, especially documentaries. But I also feel like I changed as a person. I didn’t expect that.”
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A new collection of religious artwork has added a reflective nature to the Life Sciences Building. (Nathaniel Edwards)
A new collection of religious artwork has added a reflective nature to the Life Sciences Building. The art was installed to facilitate opportunities to experience peace and faith during one’s day, College of Life Sciences Dean James Porter said. Some of the paintings include Walter Rane’s “Jehovah Creates the Earth,” Yongsung Kim’s “The Hand of God,” and Simon Dewey’s “Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd.” Three paintings by Jorce C
Three major studies making major differences Although healthcare providers generally know the signs of autism in toddlers, the typical child with autism in the U.S. doesn’t receive a diagnosis until age during the family’s search for answers; some are never diagnosed. Many of these children miss opportunities for intervention during the most sensitive period of brain development.
In studies published over the last year, BYU’s interdisciplinary research group Autism Connect has outlined ways to change these norms by improving the accuracy, timeliness and helpfulness of autism diagnoses. Here are just a few of their contributions.
Award-winning study identifies gaps in autism screening
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PROVO – Researchers at Brigham Young University are looking at gut bacteria as a possible link to autism. Their hope is to find a way to help pediatricians diagnose autism in children as young as 12 months old.
Dr. Rebecca Lundwall is leading a study of what will ultimately include 120 infants over a couple of years.
Lundwall said early diagnosis is critical for people with autism because the brain hasn t fully developed. The older the child is, the less impact can be obtained from early intervention. Ideally, you want to have children diagnosed as early as there are interventions that could help them, Lundwall said. A dream of mine is if I could develop a test that a child could go to a well-child visit and the pediatrician could say, We just do this simple test and oh, your child is high-risk for autism.