A Lab Tests Playing to Help Children With Autism
The Wall Street Journal - November 28, 2018
Sophie Molholm, Ph.D., is conducting research to compare two commonly used therapies for children with autism to determine how they affect their brains and outcomes. Dr. Molholm is professor of neuroscience and of pediatrics at Einstein and director of the Sheryl and Daniel R. Tishman Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory at Einstein and Montefiore.
Fox News Health interviews Sophie Molholm, Ph.D., regarding her research on sensory processing disorder. Dr. Molholm is director of the Tishman Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory, associate director of the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, associate professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, and the Muriel and Harold Block Faculty Scholar in Mental Illness in the department of pediatrics.
July 8, 2016
Time features research led by Sophie Molholm, Ph.D., suggesting that brain scans measuring how quickly children process sensory information could be used to diagnose autism. The study found the degree to which a child abnormally processed sights and sounds was directly correlated to the severity of autism symptoms. Dr. Molholm is associate professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience and of pediatrics and the Muriel and Harold Block Faculty Scholar in Mental Illness.
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September 22, 2014
NPR’s All Things Considered interviews Sophie Molholm, Ph.D., about her research that uses EEG to demonstrate children with autism take longer to integrate incoming visual and auditory information than typically developing children. Dr. Molholm notes that as children with autism become teenagers they become better at sensory integration, which suggests if they are diagnosed early they can start therapy to encourage the practice of integrating different stimuli. Dr. Molholm is associate professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience and of pediatrics and the Muriel and Harold Block Faculty Scholar in Mental Illness.
June 3, 2011
ScientificAmerican.com features a recent study by Sophie Molholm, Ph.D. which provides evidence that children with autism spectrum disorders are slower to integrate input that requires multiple senses to process than typically developing children. The research — which appears in the August 19 online edition of Autism Research — used EEG to measure electrical activity in the brain as subjects encountered various stimuli. The findings could lead to objective measures for evaluating the effectiveness of autism therapies for children and families. Dr. Molholm is associate professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience and of pediatrics.
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August 23, 2010