Research Interest Form
Want to get involved in our research? We need YOUR help in learning more about language, social perception, and developmental disorders such as autism and Williams syndrome. We are currently enrolling people from the New England area of all ages, both typically developing individuals and people who have been diagnosed with one of the disorders we study, for several different ongoing research studies. Just give us a little bit of information about yourself, let us know which studies sound most interesting to you, and we'll contact you to find out whether you're eligible for our research. Our participants usually find our study tasks easy and enjoyable, and for most studies, we'll give you a thank-you gift for your participation.
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Developmental Diagnosis
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Aspergers Syndrome
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Studies for Typically Developing Individuals
Please contact me about any study for which I would be eligible as a typically developing participant.
We test typically developing children, adolescents, and adults in each of our studies so that we can compare their scores with those of people with developmental disorders. Typically developing participants are very important to our research!
Brain Imaging Studies
Children, adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorders or language based learning difficulties aged 4-25
These studies involve structural and functional MRI as a way to learn more about the structure of the brains of people with autism and their brain activation patterns when thinking about faces and language.
Language and Social Communication Project
Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders or language based learning difficulties (SLI) aged 7-16
This study uses tests of language ability and responses to looking at faces to tell us more about the way children with autism and SLI understand language and social information.
Social Emotional Development in Children
Young children with Williams Syndrome or Down Syndrome and typically developing young children age 2-5
This study examines differences in groups of typically developing children and children with developmental disorders in different areas of social-emotional development, such as attachment, temperament, and empathy.
Williams Syndrome Project
Adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome aged 12-38
This study examines the way people with Williams Syndrome relate to faces, voices, and other types of social information through computer-based tests of behavior.
Infant Siblings Project
Infants aged 0-6 months who have an older sibling with an autism spectrum disorder
This study looks at the development of the infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders to identify early risk markers for autism or language delay.
I don't know - please contact me
Not sure which study is right for you? Check here and one of our research coordinators will contact you to help decide which study fits your profile best.
