Current Research
Predicting and Optimizing Language Outcomes (POLO)
Study Focus: In-person POLO studies seek to understand the difference between: a) children with ASD who start with language delays but make gains during early school years, and b) children with ASD who remain minimally verbal.
Recruiting: POLO is currently recruiting children ages 3 1/2 – 7 years with or without Autism Spectrum Disorder OR children or young adults who have already participated in any other CARE study, any age.
Social Play Research On Understanding Treatment Expectations (SPROUT)
Study Focus: Investigating changes in expressive language and social communication in children with ASD over the course of the play-based intervention, JASPER.
Recruiting: Young children with ASD 18 months to 5 years of age; we will begin recruiting for this lab-based study in September 2021.
Project STORY
Study Focus: Learn more about how the brains of preschool-aged children with and without autism function during live social interactions.
Recruitment: Children (3-5 years old) with no known developmental delays or disorders AND Children (3-5 years old) with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder/ ASD.
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Gathering Evidence to Optimize Decisions (GEODE)
Study Focus: GEODE focuses on learning about how visual stimuli and sensory perception impact decision making in adolescents (11-17 year olds) with Autism Spectrum Disorder, specifically individuals who are minimally verbal to non-verbal. GEODE will be conducted remotely via ZOOM, with potential for in-person participation.
Recruitment: GEODE is recruiting adolescents ages 11-17 years old with or without ASD.