Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Research Highlights

Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders

At the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, current research continues in the areas of autism, Down syndrome, domestic adoption, spina bifida and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Under the direction of Patricia Manning-Courtney, MD, the autism program completed a study on the effects of secretin in children with autism using synthetic secretin. The data is being analyzed. Ongoing studies include prolonged EEG findings for children with autism spectrum disorder, and children with Down syndrome and autism.