Research Studies

As of December 13, 2006, research studies will be removed from this page approximately two years after being posted, unless a different timeframe is specified. Researchers are strongly advised to contact us with new information about their studies periodically.

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Research Study on Children with Asperger's Disorder - A doctoral student at the University of Hartford is recruiting participants for her dissertation study, in which she will be asking children with AS between the ages of 8-12 to complete questionnaires to see how they view friendships.
Added 2/27/08

Left-Handed Boys with Autism 11-18 Years Old: Participate in Brain Imaging Research - Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine are seeking boys ages 11-18 with autism or Asperger Syndrome for a study of brain structure and function using MRI.
Added 1/14/08

Do You Have High-Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Disorder, or PDD-NOS? Are you between the ages of 21-65? Are your cognitive abilities within the low average to above average range? Would you be interested in learning more about yourself and how you feel about relationships and sexuality?
Added 11/05/07

Participate in a Research Study at the Yale University Developmental Neuroimaging Laboratory - Children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 30 diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Added 10/24/07

Finding the Basis of Autism - You are invited to consider participation in ongoing research projects studying how people with ASD learn and understand information.
Updated 10/24/07

Research Study Recruitment: High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome - Youths with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Ages 13-18, Requested for a Research Study - Researchers at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA invite young people with autism to participate in a perception and memory study on visual processing.
Added 10/17/07

Seeking Participants with a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder - Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is investigating whether non-invasive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can improve language skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Added 8/15/07

Language Acquisition and Processing - At the Lab for Developmental Studies at Harvard University, we are currently seeking participants for a variety of language tasks administered in our lab, in schools and in other community settings.
Added 7/25/07

Help Wanted: Research Specialist/Interviewer for Autism Study
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Boston University seeks to hire study interviewers who live in Boston, the surrounding metropolitan area, the South shore and Cape Cod, central Massachusetts, and western Massachusetts to interview mothers of adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders about their experiences.
Added 7/18/07

Deanne Katz, a Massachusetts college student, is currently doing an educational study on students on the autism spectrum by exploring the disconnect between what services are needed and what is easily available to parents through their school system.
Added 7/18/07

Children Ages 3-11 Needed for a Study on Nutrition & Physical Activity - Children's Activity & Meal Patterns Study (CHAMPS) - The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Waltham, MA is looking for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and typically developing children to participate in a research study to learn more about the eating and activity patterns of children with ASD.
Added 7/11/07

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab University of Connecticut - Director: Inge-Marie Eigsti, Ph.D. - Dr. Eigsti joined the faculty at UConn after completing a post- doctoral fellowship at Columbia University in New York City. Research in our lab is focused on improving the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of autism and other disabilities.
Added 7/09/07

Participants Needed for Study on Support Groups for Adults with Asperger Syndrome - Kathryn Jantz, a Boston University Masters in Social Work student, will be conducting a survey study of adults in support groups, adults interested in joining a support group, and adults who were in a support group.
Added 7/09/07

Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Research Program, Medford, MA - The Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Research Program at Cambridge Health Alliance is currently involved in clinical research trials in the juvenile bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders and Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
Added 6/13/07

Children with Asperger syndrome who are between 8 and 12 years old, along with their parents or guardians, are invited to participate in a research study that will identify patterns of social participation.
Added 5/09/07

Calling all those interested in employment outcomes for individuals with autism! - Looking for students with autism who have graduated or exited high school within the past ten years to fill out a survey on their high school experience and employment history.
Added 5/02/07

Brain Imaging Research Study of the Social Brain in Autism Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine are using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain bases of social behavior in males between the ages of 14 and 25 with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
Added 4/30/07

Drama-based Intervention for Adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome - What is this study about? This is a study testing the effectiveness of a program called Spotlight.
Added 4/30/07

The Parent and Sibling Experience of Children with Autism - An opportunity to participate in research on the experience of having a school-aged child with Autism in the family.
Added 4/11/07

Seeking Adults with AS/HFA for Research Project - For a dissertation on the "relationship of personality traits and temperament traits to the occupational profile of individuals with Asperger Syndrome."
Added 4/11/07

MRI Brain Development Studies for Children & Adolescents Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine are using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate brain structure, connections, and functions.
Added 2/26/07

MRI Brain Development Studies for Young Children - Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine invite children ages 3-7 with an autism spectrum diagnosis to participate in a research study investigating brain and language development using MRI.
Added 2/26/07

The Identification of Non-Verbal Oral, Motor Speech and Phonological Impairment in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Added 2/14/07

The Morgens Group will be serving as a testing site for a project of Harcourt Assessment Inc. to improve the reliability of two common intelligence tests, the WAIS IV and WMS IV, which are already widely used in evaluating people for Asperger Syndrome and other autism spectrum disorders.
Added 1/31/07

John Gabrieli's cognitive neuroscience lab at MIT is looking to recruit adult participants with Asperger Syndrome for a study on how the brain processes information about the self.
Added 1/29/07

Survey for Parents of Autistic Children ages 4-16.
Added 12/18/06

Understanding autism and employment is important for people with autism, Asperger Syndrome and other conditions on the autism spectrum, as well as for their families.
Added 12/13/06

Matthew J. Moyer, M.S. is a Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology and is conducting a personally and professionally valuable dissertation research project focusing on emotional intelligence in children and adolescents diagnosed with Asperger's Disorder.

The Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit - This research unit is located in the Richard Simches Research Center of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.

Looking for Families to Participate in Research Project on Asperger Syndrom - Margarete Bernath, a fourth-year Psy.D. candidate in School - Clinical Psychology at Yeshiva University in New York, is writing her dissertation on Asperger Syndrome, and is looking for families to participate in her research project.

Nancy Isenberg, a behavioral neurologist, conducting research at Princeton University to examine social function in individuals along the autism spectrum.

What's Your Moral Sense? - The Psychology Department at Harvard University has created a new version of their highly successful Moral Sense Test.