Steven Reiss, PhD, Director
The Nisonger Center is a member of the national network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. In operation since 1972, the Center offers: services that fill gaps in Ohio programs; interdisciplinary training; technical assistance and consultation to Ohio mental retardation and developmental disability agencies; and applied research.
Ongoing Research Programs
Research Accomplishments of 2006
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The Social Security Administration awarded the Association of University Centers on Disability a five-year, annually renewable contract to further the Social Security commissioner’s proposal to improve timeliness and accuracy of childhood disability adjudications. In the second year of the project expansion, The Nisonger Center has been selected to participate in this initiative. The Center will develop, test and operate prototype pediatric medical units to provide clinical expertise for state and federal adjudicators who make initial decisions or review claims on appeal regarding eligibility for Supplemental Security Income.
Research Accomplishments of 2005
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Steven Reiss, PhD, questioned the validity of the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, arguing that motivation is too multifaceted to be reduced to only two kinds.
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Michael Aman, PhD, and his associates in the OSU Autism Research Unit on Pediatric Psychopharmacology published a major study on the efficacy of methylphenidate (Ritalin) in children with autism spectrum disorders and symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. They found methylphenidate to be helpful for about half of the children, but side effects were much more troublesome than in the general population.
Ohio State's Nisonger Center
McCampbell Hall
1581 Dodd Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 688-8544
