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University of Utah investigators who lead the Utah Registry of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (URADD) have received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track the prevalence of cerebral palsy and examine associated characteristics in 4- and 8-year-old children.
The Chief Privacy Officer for Utah public education says that since a whistleblower’s lawsuit outed researchers at the University of Utah for overstepping student data privacy laws, things have improved. MORE: Read our previous reporting on Dr. Judith Zimmerman’s whistleblowing lawsuits. David Sallay’s job is to ensure that schools and districts comply with state and federal student privacy laws.
A former University of Utah autism researcher was awarded $760,000 in damages after she claimed the university ended her contract after she reported an unauthorized release of records.
By Judith Pinborough Zimmerman and Mark Blaxill, Editor-At-Large, Age of Autism Despite ongoing increases in the number of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has consistently failed to declare ASD an...
Note: Below is an announcement about Dr. Judith Zimmerman's legal battle. Mark Blaxill, AofA Editor at Largte wrote CDC’s Utah Whistleblower and Autism Author Speak Out on the Autism Epidemic last June. Join us in wishing Dr. Zimmerman congratulations on...