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Are you the parent or caregiver of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Are you or another parent figure currently serving in the military?
Looking For:Parents of children with ASD between the ages of 18 months and 4 years old, who partner with TRICARE insurance
Compensation:
Autism and Language Development in Toddlers
Looking For:Children 18-36 months of age with autism or with concerns about their social interaction or language development or children 12-36 months without autism.
Compensation:Yes
Children’s use of video as a source of socially-relevant information
Looking For:
Children who are between 23.5-25.5 months old and their parent or guardian. Your child should have no major health issues or hearing loss from after birth. Additionally, English is the primary language your child should be learning to participate in this study.
Compensation:At the end of the visit, your child will take home a small prize of his or her choice. Parking is provided.
Do you have concerns about your toddler’s social or language development?
Looking For:Children 12-36 months of age with autism or with concerns about their social interaction or language development.
Help us test an e-health application for identifying autism
Looking For:Children between 18 to 36 months
Compensation:Parent will receive a $50 gift card to Amazon.com at the visit
How baby siblings of children with autism respond to speech may help us to understand early development and autism risk
Looking For:You are the parent of a child with autism. Your child with autism has a younger sibling who is 8-18 months old.
Compensation:Participants will be compensated $20 per hour.
Metabolic Autism Prediction (Map) Study
Looking For:Children ages 18 months to 60 months
Online Study of Listening Behavior of Children with Autism
Looking For:We are looking for caregivers of children with autism who have normal hearing and are between the ages of 18 months – 18 years.
Compensation:$25
Sensory Perception in Infant Siblings at Risk for ASD
Younger Siblings (between 4-18 months old) of children with and without autism and their parent
Compensation:Families will be compensated for their time and get the results of the testing.
Social Communication Intervention for Young Children with ASD
Looking For:Parents/caregivers and their child with ASD (16-60 months old)
Compensation:Participants receive up to $200 in gift cards. The child receives intervention sessions at no cost. Intervention sessions involve music and non-music play-based interaction activities.
The Children's eBook Project
Looking For: Children between the ages of 33 - 60 months and a parent/guardian.
Compensation:As a thank you for your participation your child will receive a children’s book or small toy,
The Effects of Visual and Auditory Stimulation on Exploration in Infancy
12-24 month infants with hearing loss
Compensation:A T-shirt, toy or book, as well as $25.
Vanderbilt Autism Research Registry
Looking For:Children and adults who have a diagnosis of autism
Vanderbilt Down Syndrome Research Registry
Looking For:Individuals with Down syndrome
Word Learning from Verbal Descriptions
2- to 5-year-old children
Compensation:Children receive a toy or book for taking part.
Words for Thoughts and Feelings
Children ages 3-6
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