Overview

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"Does your child do that?" Survey of Parents about their child's behaviors

Looking for:

Parents of children with developmental differences or disabilities

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

Greta’s Games: Toddlers’ learning from video

Looking for:

Toddlers 23 to 36 months old

Compensation:

Children will choose a toy or book at each visit.

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

KidTalk WORLD: Working On Rapid Language Development

Looking for:

We are looking for parent(s) and their 24 to 42-month-old children with:

• Typical language and thinking skills
• OR
• Language delays and typical thinking skills

Compensation:

Assessment and interventions at no cost, some money for completion.

Parenting Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Looking for:

Parents of children 3 to 21 with:

• Down syndrome
• Williams syndrome
• Prader-Willi syndrome
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Typical development

Compensation:

$20 gift card for completion

People or Video? Video and Social Preference in Children with and without ASD

Looking for:

• Children between 24 and 84 months old (7 years)
• with an autism spectrum diagnosis, or
• with typical development

Compensation:

Child gets a book or toy, and parking is provided.

Survey of Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Looking for:

• Parents of children with some level of permanent hearing loss
• diagnosed since 2002

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

Telling our Story: Angelman syndrome Natural History Study

Looking for:

• Persons with Angelman syndrome
• from birth to 60 years old
• diagnosed with or without genetic proof

Compensation:

Yearly evaluations, with reports, at no cost

Useful Speech Study

Looking for:

You and your child may be able to participate if:

• you suspect your child may have autism or
• your child has been diagnosed with autism
• your child is between the ages of 24 and 47 months, and
• your child uses no words or very few words to communicate with others

Compensation:

yes, plus evaluations at no cost

Williams Syndrome Research: A whole person approach

Looking for:

Persons with Williams Syndrome

Compensation:

varies