Recruiting Participants for a Study on Recovery

July 10, 2010

Recruiting Participants for an NIH/NIMH Study on Recovery in Autism

The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is assisting

Black, Ph.D. of NIMH recruit participants for a research study on recovery

in autism. Dr. Steve Edelson met with Dr. Black during this year?s IMFAR

conference in Philadelphia, and they spent time discussing some of the details

of the project.

Dr. Black is interested in recruiting older children and adolescents who had

received a diagnosis of autism, but who no longer meet the criteria for autism.

The requirements are as follows:

Diagnosed with autistic disorder before the age of six years.

Do not currently meet the criteria for autistic disorder, and have significantly

improved since their initial diagnosis. These individuals may still have PDD,

ADHD, etc. as long as they are clearly much better and are essentially able to

function in a classroom setting with minimal or no support.

Currently between the ages of 8 and 17, although children as young as 7 years

may be considered.

Travel costs to Bethesda, land; accommodations; and compensation for time is

provided by NIH.

If you are interested in participating in this study and/or would like to learn

more about the study, please contact Dr. Black at

AutismOutcomeStudy@... or call (301) 435-6205.

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Lynch Barbera, RN, MSN, BCBA

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