Overview

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Alzheimers Disease Studies

Looking for:

Three types of families:

• Families with at least two individuals who have AD usually brothers or sisters
• Families with one person with AD and a brother, sister or spouse with no AD
• Families with Adults over 60 with no family history of AD

Compensation:

none

Childhood Stuttering

Looking for:

Parent(s) and their 3- to 5-year old children:

• with suspected stuttering OR
• no concern of stuttering
• with no other known speech, language, or hearing problems
• with no physical or mental disability

Compensation:

Yes

Early Detection of Developmental Disorders

Looking for:

• Babies between 16 months and 30 months old
• who have an older brother or sister with ASD

Compensation:

Families will be paid for their time up to $215.

Hearing Tests for Infants and Young Children

Looking for:

• Infants and children
• birth to 10 years old
• with and without hearing loss

Compensation:

$25 per visit

Learn About your Child's Reading Abilities!

Looking for:

10 to 14 year old children

with and without reading disabilities

Compensation:

$75 for completion

Social-emotional development of infants at risk for ASD

Looking for:

• Babies between the ages of 5 months and 13 months old
• who have an older sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Compensation:

up to $675

Survey of Statewide Needs for Services in Developmental Disabilities

Looking for:

• Adults with or without disabilities
• Parents of children with disabilities
• Adults who work with persons with disabilities
• People who care about the welfare of people with disabilities

Compensation:

none

Talk, Talk, Talk: The Emergence of Language

Looking for:

• Typically developing children
• 12 months to 6 years

Compensation:

Children receive a toy or book

TRIAD Research Project:Simons Simplex Collection Project at Vanderbilt University

Looking for:

We are looking for families with:

• One child with an ASD diagnosis, age 4-17
• One or more other children without an ASD diagnosis, age four or older
• Both biological parents willing to participate

Compensation:

Families will receive a thorough diagnostic/behavioral report and monetary compensation for their participation.