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Research Studies
Finding the Basis of Autism
You are invited to consider participation in ongoing research projects studying how people with ASD learn and understand information. Nancy J. Minshew, M.D., Director of the University of Pittsburgh based Center and an internationally recognized expert in autism, is collaborating with a team of scientists from Carnegie Mellon University.
The Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program represents a consolidation of two existing programs, the Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) and Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) programs into a single research effort. Research shows that the ability to organize information into categories is critical to language development. The Pittsburgh researchers will use brain imaging techniques to study how infants at risk for autism and toddlers diagnosed with the disorder place information into categories.
Researchers will also use brain imaging techniques to study which parts of the brain are activated in people with and without ASD when processing information and emotions.