Start Date:  7/15/2019
End Date:  7/15/2021

858-246-1932
https://medschool.ucsd.edu/som/neurosciences/research/labs/autism-and-development/participate/Pages/AIM.aspx
radlab@ucsd.edu

The Research on Autism and Development Laboratory's aim for this study is to test the efficacy of an at-home behavioral intervention on improving various components of the broad construct of attention. We are looking for children between the ages of 3 and 10 that have been diagnosed with a learning or developmental disorder who are willing to play video games at home for 12 weeks (no major medical problems including seizures).

Grace Fantaroni, Aileen Sandoval, Gary & Dahlia Shekedy

Study Start Date:  4/14/2020
End Date:  9/15/2020

Contact Phone:  619-379-8125
https://www.pointloma.edu/faculty/grace-fantaroni-edd
gfantaro@pointloma.edu

This research survey is conducted through Point Loma Nazarene University. Please share with both autistic adults over 18 years old and parents of children with autism, autistic parents with autistic children, verbal and nonverbal. The survey will take 10-20 minutes.

The research is to understand the trajectories in the lives of individuals who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (formerly known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder).

The purpose of this study is to determine the current status of those individuals in order to better inform current treatment practices and create recommendations for the treatments and therapies that will be used for the next generation of kids with autism.

To participate click link http://autismresearchstudy.com

Conducted by Sandreea Durham
Start Date:  May 2019
End Date:  Jan 2020
904-327-3234
sdurham7@capellauniversity.edu

This study will help determine the existence of relationships between spiratuality based coping skills, parenting stress, and perception of support system.  Data will be collected using three surveys (spiritual well being scale, autism parenting stress index, personal resource questionnaire) through an online platform.  Participant criteria includes African American parents of children on the autism spectrum.

Approved IRB Letter

Interactive Media Institute
http://interactivemediainstitute.com/wordpress/
iantmiller94@gmail.com

This is an informal, 3 question survey for parents of children with developmental disabilities. It does not collect any identifying information about the respondents or their children. Thus, an IRB is not required. We would like to obtain a list of difficult daily contexts for these children to later inform a research study (which is currently under review by an IRB). The link to the online survey is below. We would greatly appreciate this being posted on your Facebook page and/or website. I am happy to provide a short message to accompany the survey link on any posts.

Alan Lincoln, Ph.D., MSCP, BCBA-D and Shamayne Brown, M.A.
Neuroscience Center of Alliant International University
858-635-4068
sbrown7@alliant.edu or alincoln@alliant.edu

Participate in Research: Attention Differences in Boys with ASD and their Family Members

Boys with ASD between the ages of 8 and 16 and BOTH of their biological parents are invited to participate in a study examining attention skills and genetics.

Boys who are typically developing and their biological parents are also invited to serve as a control group.

This research taking place at the Neuroscience Center of Alliant International University under the supervision of Alan Lincoln, Ph.D., MSCP, BCBA-D and Shamayne Brown, M.A. You must be able to travel to the lab.

Study Requirements:

• Both biological parents and son must participate.
• Each parent will complete questionnaires about him or herself. This should take about 30 minutes.
• Each parent will complete a brief standard cognitive measure. This should take about 30 minutes.
• Each parent will complete a complete a customer task. This should take about 30 minutes.
• One parent will complete questionnaires about your son. This should take about 25 minutes.
• Your son will complete the brief standard cognitive measure. This should take about 30 minutes.
• Your son will complete the computer task. This should take about 30 minutes.

Upon the completion of participation in this study, your son will receive a $20.00 cash gift and each parent will each receive a $10 gift card. You may also receive, upon request, results of your performance and/or your child’s performance.

Refer another family to the study and be entered in a drawing for a $200 Visa gift card.

If you are interested in participating, please contact us at 858-635-4068, or by email: sbrown7@alliant.edu or alincoln@alliant.edu

Inna Fishman, PhD; San Diego State University
619-594-2299
​http://scan.sdsu.edu/
toddlermristudy@mail.sdsu.edu
Study Start Date: 9/1/2015
Study End Date: 12/30/2018

We are recruiting families with toddlers (18-24 month old) who had just received a diagnosis of Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, to take part in the NIH-funded brain imaging studies. We will ask you to visit an MRI research center, where we can obtain images of your child's brain, while she or he is naturally asleep. The scans will take place late in the evenings when your child is usually asleep. It has been shown that kids can sleep successfully (and peacefully) in the MRI machine. Thus, while this method is completely non-invasive and safe, it can provide us with critical information about how your child's brain is developing at this critical period when autism symptoms first emerge. You will be compensated for your time and efforts. We will also ask you to return for a similar visit when your child is about 3 year old, and again when they are about 4-5 year old, for which you will also be compensated. 

Hannah Kaplan
SPARK Research Coordinator
UCSD Autism Center of Excellence
858-534-6906
www.sparkforautism.org/ucsd.sarrc
h1kaplan@ucsd.edu

Our center is currently a part of a large autism research study called SPARK that includes both biological parents and child diagnosed with ASD. SPARK seeks to speed up autism research and improve our understanding of autism. This includes learning what causes autism and how best to treat it. Our goal is to build a community of 50,000 individuals with autism and their biological family members. 

Our Goal:  SPARK seeks to speed up research and improve our understanding of autism.  This includes learning what causes autism and how best to treat it. UCSD ACE and over 20 of the nation’s leading medical schools and autism research centers are part of this effort.

What We Do:  SPARK researchers study genes and information collected from thousands of people with autism and, if possible, their parents.  We hope you will join us!

How To Join

• Sign-up online at www.sparkforautism.org/ucsd.sarrc. It only takes about 20 minutes.
• Complete a few questionnaires online.
• Provide a saliva sample. We will send a small saliva collection kit to your home. When you are done, simply mail it back to us for free. 
• *If you are promoted with: “Were you referred by a university, hospital, or registry?” Please select UCSD SARRC!*
  

There is no cost to take part in SPARK. The research is sponsored by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). If you have any questions about the study, let me know and I would be more than happy to discuss them either by email or phone. You can respond to this email or call Hannah Kaplan directly at (858)-534-6906.

Andy Jin, 3C Research Assistant
(919) 677-0102 ext. 583
​jin@3cisd.com
http://unstuckontarget.com/study

Are you a parent of an 8-12 year old child with Autism Spectrum Disorder without an intellectual disability?  Does your child report experiencing problems with flexibility, planning, and/or organization?  If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study to provide feedback on a software program for parents that provides advanced training on how to apply an evidence-based curriculum, Unstuck and On Target, at home.

If eligible and chosen to participate in the study, all participants will be asked to complete the following research activities online. These activities are expected to take approximately 2 hours and you’ll have 2 weeks to complete these activities. If participants complete the following research activities, they will receive a $75 Amazon gift code for their participation.

1. Complete a survey of demographic information
2. Access and complete tasks on the software prototype
3. Review website examples of future software development
4. Complete a product evaluation to provide feedback on the prototype and website examples.

Following the completion of the online research activities, we will ask you to participate in a brief phone call about your experiences with the prototype lasting no longer than 45 minutes.

In order to learn more about the study or to determine if you are eligible to participate in this study, please visit this link: http://unstuckontarget.com/study

If you have any questions about this research, please contact Andy Jin, 3C Research Assistant, via e-mail at jin@3cisd.com or via phone at (919) 677-0102 ext. 583.

Rachel Hall
919-677-0102 ext. 514
hall@3cisd.com
https://www.prepasd.com/parents

Are you the parent of a child with a high functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD), Asperger’s syndrome, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS  who is a high school student preparing to transition to a post-secondary education setting such as a university or a community college within a few years?

Would you like to participate in the development of a computer-based program designed to help individuals with HF-ASD transition to college with improved success?

Effects of a 6-week AVACEN Treatment Method on Autism Spectrum Disorder
Frances Poteet
484-949-5275

Study Start Date:  8/15/2018
Study End Date:  3/15/2019

Participants will be between the ages of 6 years of age and 16 years of age inclusive, with IQ over 70, and diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Abstract:   This is a prospective study to examine the effect of the AVACEN Treatment Method (ATM) on symptomatology of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder after a 6-week trial. 12 participants will be enrolled in three separate matched groups (4 per group). Three different conditions will be present; a standard AVACEN Treatment Method (ATM), a Heat Only Control, (HOC) (108F heat, zero negative pressure, motor running to inflate the cuff, and a Body Temperature Control (BTC), (98.6F heat, zero negative pressure, motor running to inflate the cuff). Participants families will be randomly assigned to a group. All participants will undergo a trial with the device, as well as complete a Parent Stress Index (PSI-4) and a Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS-2) before treatment as a baseline, at 3 weeks and after intervention period. Participants will then have a 6-week intervention period with one of the three conditions consisting of a twice a day 20-minute treatment. Parents will also spend approximately 10 minutes a day completing the Parent Log; 5 minutes per session during intervention period.  The time that the child will spend in the study will be 20 minutes twice a day for six weeks, the total number of hours parents will spend before and after the study will be up to two hours to complete the assessments and parent logs. While the usual AVACEN Treatment Method utilizes 15 minutes twice a day, it is our opinion as research team that 20 minutes is more likely to be effective.