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Deborah Pearson, Ph.D.

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Center:
TX-LoneStar, LEND
Contact Information:
713-486-2588
Leadership:
Primary Activity Coordinators:
Clinical Services
Discipline Coordinators:
Psychiatry: Developmental
Discipline(s):
Psychology
AUCD Council Membership:
No Council Membership
Vita/Bio:
Service:
Within her university, Dr. Pearson has headed clinical teams providing developmental/psychological assessments to infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of concerns (e.g., ADHD, autism, HIV). She is heavily involved in the training of medical students, psychiatry residents, and child psychiatry fellows. In this role, she provides lectures and seminars on normal development, developmental disabilities, and developmental psychopathology. Dr. Pearson also provides service to the professional community beyond the university setting. She has served as member of the CPDD (Child Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities) study section at NIH, and also serves on the editorial boards of Clinical Medicine: Psychiatry and the Journal of Child and Family Studies. Dr. Pearson is also a long-term member (and former president) of the Board of Directors of The Arc of Greater Houston, and serves as the UT Health Science Center representative to the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Planning Advisory Council (IDD-PAC) of the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County (MHMRA).
Linked Projects
A Phase 3, Open-Label, Randomized, Multi-Center Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of an Induction, Titration...
A Three-Part, Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Four-Arm, Discontinuation Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneo
Developmental Synaptopathies Associated with TSC, PTEN, and SHANK3 Mutations
A Luminenz-AT(pancrease) treatment study in children with autism
An Open-Label Extension Study of Luminenz-AT (CM-AT) in children with autism
Linked Products
Challenges for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research in the Era of COVID-19
Resting-State fMRI Networks in Children With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Tuberous sclerosis complex genotypes and developmental phenotype.
Early white matter development is abnormal in tuberous sclerosis complex patients who develop autism spectrum disorder
Scalp EEG Spikes Predict Impending Epilepsy in TSC Infants: A Longitudinal Observational Study.
Language predictors of Autism Spectrum Disorder in young children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Pilot Study of Neurodevelopmental Impact of Early Epilepsy Surgery in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Two generations of TSC: Impact of early diagnosis and interventions. Presented at the 2021 International Research Conference on TSC
Genotype-phenotype correlations between TSC and autism. Presented at the 2021 International Research Conference on TSC
Effects of Extended-Release Methylphenidate Treatment on Cognitive Task Performance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Executive Function in Autism: Association with ADHD and ASD Symptoms
ADHD severity as a predictor of cognitive task performance in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Nervous System and Behavior Course, MS-II
Behavioral Sciences Course, MS-II
PGY 1 Series
PGY 2 Series
Child Psychiatry Fellowship
Fungi: Friend or foe? A mycrobiome evaluation in children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms
Profile of autism spectrum disorder in tuberous sclerosis complex: Results from a longitudinal, prospective, multi-site study
Restricted repetitive behaviors in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and tuberous sclerosis complex
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Parental stress in tuberous sclerosis complex
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in patients undergoing surgical correction of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis.
Perception vs. performance: An examination of parent and teacher ratings, neuropsychological performance, and academic achievement of school-age children with ADHD-related referrals in a hospital clinic
Executive function in autism: Association with ADHD and ASD symptoms
Early Treatment with Vigabatrin Does Not Decrease Focal Seizures or Improve Cognition in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: The PREVeNT Trial. Annals of Neurology
Pancreatic Replacement Therapy for Maladaptive Behaviors in Pre-school Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autismo: Spanish for Autism and the Experience of Latinos.
Neurodiversity Framework: Model, Tenets, and Critiques.
ARPA Psychology Internship Pediatric Psychotherapy and Training Services
"Could treating the pancreas help preschoolers with autism?"
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (formerly the American Journal on Mental Retardation),
An examination of motor differences among neurodevelopmental populations
Longitudinal Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Correction of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis in a single center: A prospective study.
The Impact of IQ on Autism Diagnosis and Certainty Across Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, and PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
Do gastrointestinal symptoms correlate with GI inflammation or gut permeability in children with autism spectrum disorder?
Risk factors and clinical profile of autism spectrum disorder in southern Brazil.
Parental stress in tuberous sclerosis complex
Adaptive behavior in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and autism
Restricted repetitive behaviors in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and tuberous sclerosis complex
Genotype-phenotype correlations: Tuberous sclerosis complex and autism spectrum disorder
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