The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access and opportunity for all individuals within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully participating, included members of their community. Education, advocacy at state and federal levels, active public awareness and the promotion of research form the cornerstones of ASA's efforts to carry forth its mission.

Name of Study: Time Use Study of Adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder: Media & Friends

Study Purpose: This study explores how adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use media (watching television and using a computer), how they spend time with friends, their psychological well-being, and their relationships with parents and friends.

Location: Mail-based survey with no geographical limitation in the United States

Eligibility Criteria: Adolescents aged 12 to 18 years old with a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (should have 6th-grade reading level or higher)

Institution: Boston University (Department of Occupational Therapy)

Principal Investigator: Hsin-Yu (Melissa) Kuo, Doctoral Candidate, (617) 309-0531, hsinyu@bu.edu

Faculty Advisor: Gael Orsmond, Ph.D., Associate Professor, (617) 353-2703, gorsmond@bu.edu

All information from the parents and the adolescents will be kept confidential. The adolescents will be compensated a $20.00 gift certificate. The parents will be compensated a $10.00 gift certificate and a summary report of the findings. For more information or participation, please go to http:// people.bu.edu/hsinyu
Or contact Hsin-Yu (Melissa) Kuo by phone (617)309-0531 or by email hsinyu@bu.edu

Children with autism 7-17: Participate in Brain Imaging Research

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine are seeking children and adolescents ages 7-17 with autism or Asperger’s syndrome for a study of brain structure and function using MRI. Participation involves cognitive testing, practice in a pretend brain scanner, and the MRI.

Each participant will receive a picture of his brain and be compensated $50 for the MRI scan. For the cognitive testing, participants will receive reports and be compensated $40.

For more information, please contact Lin at 617-414-1304 or at ddrp@bu.edu.

The Child Development Network is a team of pediatric healthcare professionals who help children, adolescents, and their parents to address difficulties with development, learning, behavior and/or self-control.

Children's Hospital Boston's Autism Language Program is
excited to be able to offer parents, professionals, Speech Language
Pathologists, caregivers etc two of the most recent products available
"Learning Together with Music" which consists of activities that teach language and social
communication on an innovative CD to promote language learning at home and
in the classroom. Includes instructional video and teaching guide, music
video clips, interactive games and downloadable sheet music.

FRAXA was founded in 1994 by three parents of children with fragile X syndrome, Katie Clapp, Michael Tranfaglia, MD, and Kathy May, to support scientific research aimed at finding a treatment and a cure for fragile X syndrome. Fragile X research is drastically underfunded, considering its high prevalence, prospects for a cure, and the promise that this research holds for advancing understanding of other disorders like autism, Alzheimer's disease, and X-linked mental retardation.

For parents, caregivers, we provide Hyperbaric Oxygen sessions, using kid-friendly, spacious chambers (hard chambers only). EMT-run, safe, track-record of safety and convenience. Flexible parents hours!

ICI offers training, clinical, and employment services, conducts research, and provides assistance to organizations to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in school, work, and community activities.

As a board certified Pediatric Neuropsychologist, I provide neuropsychological and neurodevelopmenta assessment of children and teens with developmental, medical, genetic, behavioral or learning concerns. The Child Development Network is a team of pediatric health care specialists who work together to help kids achieve their personal best.

Boys & Men with Autism/Aspergers 16-25: Participate in Brain Imaging

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine are using MRI to study auditory language processing in individuals with autism. We are seeking boys and men ages 16-25 years with autism or Asperger’s syndrome for this research study. Participation involves cognitive testing, practice in a pretend brain scanner, and the MRI.

Each participant will receive a picture of his brain and be compensated $50.

For more information, please contact Lin at 617-414-1304 or at ddrp@bu.edu.

As a board certified pediatric neuropsychologist, I provide neuropsychological and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and teens with medical, genetic, developmental, learning, or behavioral concerns.

To provide for the exchange of ideas, education, and communication between groups and individuals interested in providing or furthering guardianship services or alternative protective services to persons in need of such services. Objectives of the organization shall include but not be limited to the following: the promotion of relevant public policy, advocacy, research, and the development of standards of practice for providing services to vulnerable persons who are elderly, who have mental illness, who have a developmental disability or who are otherwise at risk.

I provide neurodevelopmental and neuropsychological assessment of children at the Child Development Network in Lexington, MA. We are a team of pediatric specialists who support children, teens and their parents who have developmental, learning and behavioral concerns.

We are a non-profit serving the needs of the community with speakers, library resources, research, and support venues in the areas of education, legislation, therapy and interventions. We promote networking with other resources and will provide support groups, workshops, speakers and social skills.

The Autism Research Foundation (TARF) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to researching the neurological underpinnings of autism and other related developmental brain disorders. Since 1990, TARF has been a top-notch organization seeking to rapidly expand and accelerate research into the pervasive developmental.

Located 20 miles west of Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts, The New England Center for Children (NECC) is a private, nonprofit organization serving children with autism and other related disabilities.

Autworks brings together autism initiatives at the Wall Lab.

Video Project: Virtual tool for remote and global diagnosis of autism using only a short video clip of a subject.
http://autworks.hms.harvard.edu/community/videoproject

Survey Project: Web-based questionnaire for fast autism screening.
http://autworks.hms.harvard.edu/community/survey

Autworks Science: Tools for tracking and organizing all current advances in genomic research on autism.
http://autworks.hms.harvard.edu/science