KarenF.HefflerMD

Physician

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Office
420 South Fifth Avenue
DOB Suite 355
West Reading, PA 19611
Phone+1 484-628-1321

University of Pennsylvania Health System/Scheie Eye InstituteResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1990
Main Line Health System/Bryn Mawr HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1986

PubMed

Prefrontal Cortex Responses to Social Video Stimuli in Young Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Candida Barreto, Adrian Curtin, Yigit Topoglu, Jessica Day-Watkins, Brigid Garvin
Brain Sciences. 2024-05-16
4 citations
Early-Life Digital Media Experiences and Development of Atypical Sensory Processing.
Karen Frankel Heffler, Binod Acharya, Keshab Subedi, David S Bennett
JAMA Pediatrics. 2024-03-01
3 citations
Screen time reduction and focus on social engagement in autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study.
Karen Frankel Heffler, Lori R Frome, Brigid Garvin, Lindsay M Bungert, David S Bennett
Pediatrics International. 2022-01-01

Could Screen Time Influence ADHD and Autism? New Findings Suggest a LinkOctober 25th, 2024
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Expert Reaction to Study Looking at Screen Time in Infants and Autism Spectrum Disorder-like SymptomsApril 21st, 2020
Screen Time for Kids Under Two Linked to Sensory Differences in Toddlerhood, Study FindsJanuary 10th, 2024
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