Look Me In The Eye: UMass Autism Study Looking for Volunteers

A Umass researcher is developing a screening tool for motor difficulties leading to language challenges in kids with autism. Do you have a child, 4-11, who might join the study? It's in Amherst, Massachusetts.  John Elder Robison 
Look Me In The Eye   http://jerobison.blogspot.com/2012/06/umass-autism-study-looking-for.html

From time to time I've posted calls for volunteers for research studies in the New England area. Here's one from my home town school: UMass: A doctoral student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst is completing her research in the area of speech differences in children with autism spectrum disorders. Part of her dissertation work is the development of a screening tool that Speech and Language Pathologists can use to identify potential motor difficulties that lead to language problems in children with autism. That knowl... more »  (John Elder Robison) at Look Me In The Eye

She is seeking two groups of volunteers: children with an autism spectrum diagnosis (this means autism, Asperger’s, or PDD-NOS), plus neurotypical children for her control group.

Volunteers must be 4-11 years old, with a vocabulary of at least 50 words. Children should have no cranio-facial or other structural differences, such as cleft palate, or uncorrected visual or hearing deficits (hearing aids and glasses are acceptable).

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Look Me In The Eye: UMass Autism Study Looking for Volunteers


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