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We are looking for people who:
The study pays $20/hour. Your parking at Vanderbilt will be paid for. If you participate in the MRI portion of the study, you’ll also get a picture of your brain to take home!
We are looking for kids who:
$20/hour
Families will be paid for their time up to $215.
Parents or primary caregivers of 5- 18 year olds who are in treatment for emotional or behavioral problems
English is the parent/caregiver's primary language.
$25 for first interview visit, up to $145 for completing the whole study, $30 to $50 for child participants who complete the study
Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders 4-22
$150 / family upon completion
7-14 year old boys and girls with autism disorder or typical development
Up to $100
Three to seven year old children with ASD, with and without intellectual disability
up to $150, depending on which visits you complete
Boys and girls age 13-17 years with autism or typical development
$20 for each visit
Children with ASD, 2 to 10 years-old, who have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
1 hour of individualized education with a sleep educator & compensation for your time
5 to 8 year old children with autism spectrum disorder who have made limited progress in spontaneous expressive language after at least 1 year of intervention.
Assessments of language and cognitive skills and evidence-based communication intervention at the child’s school at no cost to you.
We are looking for children ages 6-12 with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or PPD-NOS.
Study evaluations and medicine at no cost.
People from 8-17 years with autism OR who are typically developing
Participants will receive $15 per hour. Caregivers will receive $30 upon completion of all interviews and parent questionnaires.
Adolescents/young adults ages 11-21 years who have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, and live with a parent/caregiver.
Sleep Intervention at no cost; families will get feedback and be compensated for their time.
Adolescents/young adults post-puberty ages 11-21 years who are on the autism spectrum but do not have seizures or an identified genetic conditions (Fragile X)
$125 for study completion and a copy of psychological report
Parents of children 2 to 16 years old with an autism spectrum disorder
Information about what we discover will be shared with you.
Youth with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum who are in their last year of high school or planning to leave high school within the next 12 months.
$40 for each visit and a report of the evaluation
Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are 13 to 17 on March 2, 2013.
Typically developing young people who are 16 to 22 on March 2, 2013.
Running /walking workouts, access to clinics and a t-shirt at no cost.
Children with ASD and epilepsy or suspected epilepsy
who are 3 to 10 years old
with or without an intellectual disability
up to $55, depending on which visits you complete