Welcome to the CHARGE Syndrome Lab

Children with CHARGE syndrome frequently engage in behavior that is challenging to those who work or live with them. The behavior is often described as obsessive compulsive, autistic-like, and stereotypical. The function of the lab is to investigate the genetic, biological, environmental and individual factors that may be implicated in the etiology of these behaviors, with the aim of better describing the behavior and developing appropriate strategies for intervention and prevention.

Projects currently under various stages of development include the following: adolescent development in CHARGE, sleep in CHARGE, stress in CHARGE, the experience of siblings of children with CHARGE, and case studies in CHARGE. Projects under consideration include research on pain, sense of well-being, obsessive-compulsive behavior, anesthesiology and its effects, and parenting.

We welcome undergraduate and (potential) graduate students with an interest in our work to apply to assist in the lab.

Rachel Vert, Kasee Stratton, Tim Hartshorne and Rachel Jones.

NEWS

Tim Hartshorne recently presented at the Ontario Spirit of Intervenors Conference in Niagara Falls, Canada.  His first presentation was CHARGE 201, a more in depth overview of the complications of CHARGE.   The second was Behavior as Communication.

Two recent publications: 

Blake, K.D., MacCuspie, J., Hartshorne, T. S., Roy, M., Davenport, S. L. H., & Corsten, G. (2009).  Postoperative airway events of individuals with CHARGE syndrome.  International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 73, 219-226.

Hartshorne, T. S., Heussler, H. S., Dailor, A. N., Williams, G. L., Papadopoulos, D.,  and Brandt, K. K.  (2009).  Sleep Disturbances in CHARGE Syndrome:  Types and Relationships with Behaviour and Caregiver Well-Being.  Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 51, 143-150. 

On October 21, in Denmark, there will be a one day symposium on Pain in CHARGE Syndrome.  Tim Hartshorne and Kasee Stratton will be featured speakers along with Jude Nicholas, and a series of case presentations from the various Nordic countries.

Tim Hartshorne is the first editor for a book on CHARGE to be published by Plural Publishing next year. More information Click Here.