Adolescents (12–17 years)
Eligibility
Individuals of all ages with a professional diagnosis of autism and their family members may participate.
Purpose
SPARK: Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research and Knowledge is a landmark national autism research study designed to speed up research and advance our understanding of autism to help improve lives. SPARK will collect unique information from thousands of individuals affected by autism to give researchers the information they need to improve treatment and achieve scientific advances as rapidity as possible. More participants in SPARK means more good data for research.
Involvement
Participation in SPARK can be done entirely at home – registration can be completed online and the DNA sample can be provided using a saliva collection kit mailed to the home. There is no cost to participate.
Benefits
Upon completion of the registration process, the individual with autism will receive a $50 gift card.
Contact
Raquel Amador: RaquelAmador@mednet.ucla.edu
For more information visit https://sparkforautism.org/?code=ucla
Learn more about SPARK for Autism!
¿Qué es SPARK?
SPARK es el mayor estudio sobre el autismo que se ha realizado hasta la fecha y potenciará la investigación sobre el autismo en los próximos años. Creemos que para encontrar respuestas para usted, necesitamos entender lo que le hace único. Y lo que le conecta con los demás. Lo hacemos mediante el estudio de la información genética, conductual y médica.
¿Quién puede unirse?
¿Es padre o madre de un(a) hijo(a) con TEA? ¡Únase a nosotros! ¿Es una persona con un diagnóstico de TEA? Necesitamos de usted. No hay ningún costo para usted y mantenemos sus datos privados.
¿Cómo puede participar?
- Cree una cuenta en línea.
- Invite a miembros de la familia.
- Entregue una muestra de saliva para el análisis de ADN.
- [Descubra y participe en nuevas oportunidades de investigación sobre el autismo].
Contacto:
Raquel Amador: RaquelAmador@mednet.ucla.edu
Eligibility
- You have one or more children the ages of 3 years and older with symptoms of autism.
- Families must be of African American descent
Purpose
To help researchers understand autism spectrum disorders in African American families.
Involvement
- One screening phone call.
- One in-person visit to our clinic or community site for up to 6 hours.
- Observations of children’s behavior.
- Questionnaires and interviews for parents about themselves and their children’s development.
Benefits
- Participants will be paid $250.
- Participants will receive a written feedback report summarizing the psychological test findings on their child(ren) with autism.
Contact
AutismGenetics@ucla.edu or 310-794-4090
Eligibility
- Child between the ages of 7-17
- Child with finalized adoption from DCFS
- Child with typical development
- Child with autism spectrum diagnosis
Purpose
- To investigate the neural and behavioral mechanisms of sensory sensitivity.
- To better understand how different groups of children interact with their sensory environments through neuroimaging and behavioral assessment.
Involvement
- One brief phone call to complete a phone screener to determine eligibility
- One mock scan visit (1-2 hrs) - participant paid $25
- One scan/behavioral assessment visit (3-4 hrs) - participant paid $85
Benefits
- Participant paid up to a total of $110
- Participant will be sent a picture of their brain
- Participant can choose to receive a written report of their sensory profile
Contact
- Phone: 323-391-8795
- Email: ucla.scan.lab@gmail.com
- Interest form: https://uclahs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ekRUV3ii4aCep02?
- Website: scanlab.dgsom.ucla.edu
Eligibility
- Children between the ages of 8-12 years
- Must be diagnosed with Autism
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of dance classes on motor skills and behavior.
Involvement
Participants will participate in FREE weekly dance classes (held via Zoom). Kids are paired 1-to-1 with a teacher who will modify the group classes to meet their unique needs and ability level.
Benefits
Participants will receive $100 upon completion of the study, as well as a unique opportunity to make friends and stay active from home!
Contact
Text “MORE INFO” to 303-718-6434
airpdancestudy@mednet.ucla.edu
Get Study Flyer
PI: Dr. Rujuta Wilson
Eligibility
- Children between the ages of 8 and 15
- Children with typical development
- Children with autism spectrum diagnosis
Purpose
To examine how brain, behavioral, and physiological responses to sensory stimuli develop over time in children with autism spectrum disorder compared to typically developing children.
Involvement
- One brief phone call to complete a phone screener to determine eligibility
- One mock scan visit (1-2 hours)
- Two scan/behavioral assessment visits (3-4 hours) over the course of two years
- Questionnaires at each time point
Benefits
Participants will receive:
- Up to $270 ($25 for the mock scan, $110 at each time point, a bonus $25 for the follow-up visit)
- A picture of their brain
- An optional research report on their sensory processing
Contact
- Phone: 323-391-8795
- Email: ucla.scan.lab@gmail.com
- Interest form: https://uclahs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ekRUV3ii4aCep02?
- Website: scanlab.dgsom.ucla.edu
Get Study Flyer
PI: Mirella Dapretto, PhD
Purpose
The purpose of this research study is to discover the different causes and characteristics of autism in boys and girls. Participants may be asked to complete on or more of the following: MRI’s, interview, EEG, blood draw, genetic testing, and neuropsychological testing.
Eligibility:
- 7 - 35 year old with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis
Benefits
- Study related assessments
- Up to $440 in compensation for participants
Contact
UCLA IDEA Lab
IDEAlab@mednet.ucla.edu
323-391-8795
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to test how well the English vs. Spanish ADOS-2 captures autism symptoms in bilingual individuals with or at-risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Involvement: Two visits (about 2-3 hours each), three weeks apart. The clinicians would administer the ADOS-2 in both Spanish and English, the Brief Observation of Symptoms of Autism (BOSA), cognitive testing and parent questionnaires.
Who: People who already have a diagnosis of autism or think they may have autism.
Ages: All ages!
Benefits: Families will receive a report and up to $100.00 for Amazon.
Contact: mtafolla@mednet.ucla.edu, (805)863-8678.
Propósito: El propósito del estudio es evaluar si el ADOS-2 en Inglés o en Español captura mejor los síntomas del autismo en personas bilingües.
Requisitos: Dos visitas (alrededor de 2-3 horas cada una), con tres semanas entre medio. Los terapeutas administrarán la Escala de Observación para el Diagnóstico del Autismo-2 en Español e Inglés, la Breve Observación de los Síntomas de Autismo (BOSA), pruebas cognitivas y cuestionarios para padres.
Quien: Personas que tienen un diagnostico de autismo o piensan que tienen autismo
Edades: Todas las edades!
Beneficios: Familias recibirán un reporte con el diagnóstico e información adicional de la evaluación y una tarjeta de hasta $100.00 para Amazon.
Contacto: mtafolla@mednet.ucla.edu, (805)863-8678.
