Research Studies

I am looking to connect with caregivers (18 years or older) of individuals (of any age) who were recommended AAC, whether they chose to use it or not. I am particularly interested in the perspectives of caregivers who began using AAC with the individual in their care but then stopped and the perspectives of caregivers […]

You are being invited to participate in a research study entitled, “Experiences and Outcomes of Suicidal Individuals with and without Autism in Emergency Departments Nationwide.” Our goal is to learn ways to improve suicide prevention services for autistic individuals in the emergency department (ED). We’d like to learn from your experience as an autistic individual […]

This study is a dissertation study. This study is intended to examine gestures of autistic children. In general, research has shown that autistic children communicate through gestures, but the developmental pathway is different from non-autistic children. This study is an attempt to identify the gestural forms unique to the autistic child that are communicative but […]

We are looking for autistic adults to reflect on their childhood experiences and provide their perspectives on how playground elements facilitated or limited their ability to play. This research is being performed by graduate students in Elizabethtown College’s Occupational Therapy program. Name of Organization: Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapy For questions, please email:: [email protected] Study Link:  […]

Thank you for your interest in our language study! The aim of this study is to understand language processing in the brain as it relates to your learning and language abilities in autistic and non-autistic adults. The study consists of a 2-hour in-person assessment session and a 1.5 hour on-site fMRI session at Northeastern University. […]

Researchers at University of York are recruiting autistic young people who attend mainstream secondary schools to participate in an online interview study (expected to take between 15 minutes and 1 hour), and mainstream secondary school teachers in England (responses from autistic teachers are particularly welcome) to take part in an online questionnaire. The study is […]

Building independence and self-management skills are important to your child’s success in school and life. Research demonstrates that a child’s ability to independently complete tasks or shift to new activities is an important living skill that promotes greater autonomy, confidence, and higher quality of life. This study examines how caregivers can be remotely trained to […]

Your child (aged 8 years-14 only) will come to our lab in Boston to have several brief (five minutes) conversations with another teenager via Zoom. The teens will watch a two-minute video about related topics and then talk to each other about what they saw. After the conversation, Both participants will also answer a few […]

Everyone’s experience with autism is different, and we want to learn more about yours! We are asking you to submit videos of yourself telling us about your journey to diagnosis and how that journey has been shaped by all aspects of your identity. We want to learn more about how autism and other aspects of […]

Hello! We are the Communication and Neurodevelopment Lab at Boston University. The purpose of our Speech and Language Autism Study is to better understand speech, language, and listening skills in children with and without autism. What is involved?: This study involves a total of 2-3 in person sessions, each session will take approximately 2.5 hours. […]