Supporting Children and Families

Published on August 6, 2019

Jonet Artis, Frank Porter Graham

When it comes to early screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), language may lead the way.

Research shows that children with ASD often develop language patterns differently, and Jonet Artis, M.Ed., a doctoral candidate in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, believes these early predictors may be present as early as 12 months.

This novel concept earned Jonet the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute’s James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award, which provides funding for work that reflects Dr. Gallagher’s remarkable legacy of advancing policy and practice that supports children and families.

“I like to think I am doing something he would agree with, something that will have a true, lasting impact.”

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