Carole Samango Sprouse, Ed.D
Carole Samango-Sprouse, Ed.D., studies the relationship between the brain and
behavior and its impact on school performance in children with sex chromosome
variations, autism spectrum disorder, neurogenetic disorders including neurofibromatosis-
type1, and developmental dyspraxia, among other conditions. She is Director
of the Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Center for Young Children, located near
Annapolis, Maryland. In addition, she is an associate clinical professor of pediatrics
at The George Washington University and is on staff at Children’s National Medical
Center in Washington, D.C. She presently serves on the steering committee of
the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange, an organization that fosters neurobiological
research about children with autism. Dr. Sprouse has published more than 80
articles about the neurocognitive capabilities of children who are atypical.