Studies Related to Typically developing children current as of Thursday, November 21, 2024

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A Prospective, Multi-Center Study of Dynamic Quantification of Social-Visual Engagement (DQSVE) in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis and Assessment For Children Ages 31 - 84 Months

Looking For:
Neurotypical children 2.5 to 7 years old

Compensation:
up to $150

Adolescent Development in Youth With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Looking For:
We are looking for a large number of boys and girls who will be enrolled at ages 10, 11, 12, and 13 and followed annually over 4 years. We are also inviting female siblings of children with autism who are 10-13 years old.

Compensation:
$20 and a letter with test results per completed visit

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

CARE: Collaborative Analysis of Relationship Experiences

Looking For:
12 months and Parent

Compensation:
$415

Child Language & Literacy Lab

Looking For:

Preschool and school-age children

Compensation:
Language evaluations at no cost to you.

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.

Cognition and Relationships in Adolescence

Looking For:
Research Opportunity for Children 11-17 Years Old and their Caregivers

Compensation:
Teens will be compensated $70 and parents $50 for completing all assessments.

Does your child like to play computer games?

Looking For:
Individuals 7 to 24 with autism or who are typically developing

Compensation:
$10 per half hour of study completed in the form of a gift card

Does your child show challenging behavior?

Looking For:
Children ages 3-17 who have diagnoses like autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability. We are also seeking children without a diagnosis who may get upset or aggressive (hitting, yelling) when they are frustrated.

Compensation:
Families will be given a $100 Amazon gift card for participating.

Family GAMEs Study

Looking For:
4-8-year-old children

Compensation:

Healthy Volunteers Needed for MRI Research Study in Children

Looking For:
Healthy child volunteers that are African American and age 6 - 17 years. See flyer for eligibility requirements

Compensation:
Reimbursed $50.00 for their time and reimbursed for gas, if they live more than 50 miles round-trip from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Help us better understand sensory processing differences

Looking For:
Teens and young adults between 10 and 21 years old with normal hearing and normal or corrected-to-normal vision

Compensation:
$20/hr

Help us discover how Deaf and hard of hearing children learn to read

Looking For:
d/Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children ages 10-17 years old who use sign language and/or oral language, or both. No cochlear implants due to use of the MRI.

Compensation:
Yes

Help us learn more about stuttering, Speech, and Language in children

Looking For:
Children who do or do not stutter between 3 to 6 years of age.

Compensation:

• Participants will be compensated $100 total ($50 per visit)

How do emotions affect your brain?

Looking For:

• All participants must be between 12 and 23 years of age
• Must have smartphone (Android or iPhone)

Compensation:
Participants will be compensated with a $100 gift card for completing all tasks.

Infants' language development

Looking For:

Typically developing infants between 11 months – 14 months

who were born within 3 weeks of their due date

who have had less than 4 ear infections

who hear English spoken at least 70% of the time

Compensation:
Children receive a toy or a book for taking part

Interested in Your Child’s Speech and Language?

Looking For:

3- to 10-year-old children and their parent(s)

Compensation:
Participants will be compensated for their time.

Learning to use scale models

Looking For:
Children who are between 29 and 33 months and a parent/guardian.

Compensation:
At the end of the visit, you will receive a $10 gift card and your child will take home a small prize of his or her choice. Parking is provided.

Little Learners Lab

Looking For:
Children 2 - 4 years of age.

Compensation:
Book to take home and up to $45

Movement and Imitation in Children and Adolescents with or without ASD

Looking For:
8-17 years of age with autism spectrum disorder OR typically developing. Some language ability is required.

Compensation:
Child will receive a $10 gift card and small toy.

Music and Games Study for Preschoolers and their Caregivers

Looking For:
Typically developing children ages 3-5 years and one of their parents/caregivers

Compensation:
Yes, $25

Music Class for Children and their Caregivers

Looking For:
Children ages 2-4 years and their parents. Participants must have primarily English language exposure.

Compensation:
Up to $100 in gift cards.

Peer Mentors Needed!

Looking For:
Teens ages 10 through 18 with a background in theatre

Compensation:

Preschooler’s Speech Development

Looking For:
Children who are 4 or 5 years of age who may or may not have speech articulation difficulties

Compensation:
up to $10 as compensation for their time

Pubertal Development in Youth With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder

Looking For:
We are looking for a large number of boys and girls who will be enrolled at ages 8-13 and followed annually over 4 years. These children would either have confirmed (or suspected) Autism Spectrum Disorder or be typically developing.

Compensation:
Up to $100 per year for 4 years, up to $400 total

Pubertal, Psychosocial and Physiological Development in Females with Autism

Looking For:
Females ages 6-12 years old with autism spectrum disorder, typical development, or intellectual disability.

Compensation:
$100 per year (total $400)

Reading and Listening Comprehension in Young Children

Looking For:
Children with typical development, 6;6 to 8;5 years old

Compensation:
Participants will receive up to $50 as compensation for their time

Reading Study for Kindergarteners

Looking For:
Children currently in Kindergarten, with or without reading disabilities, English as first language.

Compensation:
Check for $50 after initial screening visit is completed.

Seeding Success Early Book Sharing Study

Looking For:
Spanish-speaking caregivers of children 15-30 months old

Compensation:

Sign up to learn more about the Child Studies Group’s play-based studies!

Looking For:
Children who are between 2 months and 16 years of age and their parent or guardian.

Compensation:
At the end of the visit, your child will take home a small prize of his or her choice. Parking is provided. Some studies may also compensate with cash!

Sing and Play Study for Infants and their Caregivers

Looking For:
Infant (3-12 months) and a parent/caregiver

Compensation:
Yes, $25

Social Connectedness and Health in Families Study

Looking For:
Parent and their adolescent/young adult children (ages 10-39)

Compensation:
Yes. For completing the surveys and in-person visit, each participant will receive $100 in the form of an electronic gift card.

Stress and Emotions in the Lives of Families

Looking For:
Caregivers who have at least one child between the ages of 10 and 15

Compensation:
For completing all questionnaires and lab-based tasks, families can earn up to $100; caregivers will be paid $50, and children will be paid $50.

Survey for Social Wellbeing

Looking For:
Anyone is welcome to participate

Compensation:
None

Survey for Social Wellbeing (Spanish Version)

Looking For:
Anyone is welcome to participate

Compensation:
None

TALK ASD project

Looking For:

Children aged 5-7 years old who have autism spectrum disorder OR who are typically developing who:

• are likely to wear a stretchy cap on their head
• are comfortable sitting relatively still at a computer for 15-minutes at a time
• have normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing.

Compensation:
$20 gift card at each visit & an outer space goodie bag upon completion

Teen Study of Emotions and Mental Health

Looking For:
Adolescent aged 14-17 years old with no history of psychiatric hospitalization

Compensation:
Up to $85 total

Telehealth Language Therapy for Toddlers (Vanderbilt Kidtalk)

Looking For:
27 to 30 month old children (see detail)

Compensation:
Families will be compensated for their time as well as receiving toys and books for their child and an iPad kit to use for telehealth sessions

The ABC Study

Looking For:
18+

Compensation:
1,300

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,

Word Learning from Verbal Descriptions

Looking For:

2- to 5-year-old children

Compensation:
Children receive a toy or book for taking part.

Words for Thoughts and Feelings

Looking For:

Children ages 3-6

Compensation:
Yes

Would you like to help us learn more about younger siblings of children with autism?

Looking For:
You are the parent of a child with or without autism. Your child with or without autism has a younger sibling who is 12-18 months old.

Compensation:
Participants will be compensated $20 per hour.

You’re invited to participate in the Measuring Adolescents’ Daily Experiences (MADE) Study!

Looking For:
Caregivers and their children ages 10-15

Compensation:
Both you and your child will be compensated for participating. You will receive a $35 gift card. Your child will receive a $50 gift card.

Young Children's Language Development

Looking For:
Children ages 3;0-5;11

Compensation:
Participants will receive up to $50 as compensation for their time.

Young Children’s Speech Development

Looking For:
Children who are 4 years or 5 years of age who may or may not have speech articulation difficulties

Compensation:
Participants will receive up to $40 as compensation for their time.