It is an exciting time for learning new information about autism. Researchers around the world are collaborating to examine topics including genetics, epidemiology, treatments, and more. In this section you will find current research opportunities. To participate in one of the studies listed below, click on the study and contact the person listed.
You can learn more about how to understand current research in the field of autism in Life Journey Through Autism: A Parent's Guide to Research, published by the Organization for Autism Research. This resource has been written to help parents find information about autism, distinguish between research-based and non-research-based information, evaluate research studies as they apply to their own situations. You will also learn about what to look for if you are considering participation in a research study.
Patient Recruitment for Studies Conducted by the NIMH, NIH offers information about current clinical trials. Also, you can learn about autism research at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and at the National Institute of Mental Health.
- Speech and Language Study (2013)
- Evaluating the Use of Evidence-Based Practices and Alternative Treatments by Parents and Teachers of Children with Autism (2013)
- Infant Study Investigating New Play Routines to Helpl Children at Risk for ASD (2013)
- Development and Validation of Family Experiences with ASD (2013)
- Evaluating the Use of Evidence-Based Practices and Alternative Treatments by Parents and Teachers of Children with Autism (2013)
- STUDY PARTICIPANTS NEEDED: How mild electrical stimulation can improve cognitive performance in healthy adults and adults with high functioning autism (2012)
- Parent Implemented Training for Autism through Telemedicine (2012)
- UM School of Social Work’s COPE Program Seeks Grandmothers for Project on Raising Grandchildren (2012)
- Exploring Human-Companion Animal Interaction for Families of Children with Autism (2012)
- SEED (Study to Explore Early Development) (2012)
- A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of STX209 (Arbaclofen) Administered for the Treatment of Social Withdrawal in Subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorders (2012)
- Relationship between health utility and burden among caregivers of autistic children (2012)
- Parent-Child Relationships within Families Impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (2012)
- The Relationship Between Repetitive Behaviors and Social Play in Children with ASD (2012)
- Tooth Fairy for Autism (2012)
- Validation of Video-Guided Screening Instrument for Autism Spectrum Disorder (2012)
- Seeking Participants: Adult Siblings of Adults with Autism and Down Syndrome (2012)
- Study on Families of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders (2012)
- Factors Related to Parent Provision of Sexuality Education for Youth with an ASD (2012)
- Research Study on High Functioning Autism for Children 8-12 (2011)
- Caring for Caregivers Study (2011)
- Brain Imaging Study of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (2011)
- Site for OCD and Autism Research (2011)
- Dietary Cholesterol Supplementation in Children with ASD Who Have Abnormally Low Cholesterol (2011)
- Web-based Social Skills Intervention for School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (2011)
- Caring for Caregivers (2011)
- IAN Elopement and Wandering Questionnaire (2011)
- “Cholesterol in ASD: Characterization in Treatment” (2011)
- National Institute of Health Autism Research Study (2011)
- Social Attention Training Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders (2011)
- African American Mothers and Their Children with Autism: Language, Culture and Communication (2011)
- Early Word Learning in Fragile X Syndrome and Autism (2010)
- Characteristics of Language Ability and Social Functioning in Children with Autism (2010)
- Intervention Strategies for Toddlers (2010)
- Online Journal Writing and Parenting Children with Socially Disruptive Behaviors (2010)
- Sensory Experiences Project - Survey of Children’s Sensory Experiences (2010)
- IAN Autism Genetics Study (2010)
- Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) in Children Who are 4 and 5 Years Old (2010)
- Autism Studies Involving Memory, Attention and Problem Solving in Children and Adults with Autism (2009)
- Physiological Response in Children with Autism during Gaze Fixation (2009)
- EARLI Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation Study (2009)
- Autism Language Study (2009)
- Acupressure and Acupuncture as an Intervention with Children with Autism II (2009)