Autism Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (Autism FIRST) Program (3-Year Grants)
2017 Projects
- Facing Your Fears in School Settings: Implementing a CBT Program for Students with ASD or Other Special Learning Needs
- Expanding Pathways to Early Screening and Intervention for Underserved Toddlers with ASD (ASD-PATH)
2014 Projects
- Comparative Efficacy of a Self-Directed and Therapist-Assisted Telehealth Parent Training Intervention for Children with ASD
- Comprehensive Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism
- Does Mindfulness Training Enhance Early Evidence-Based Parent-Coaching Interventions
- Investigation of Teacher-Mediated Toilet Training Using a Manualized Moisture Alarm Intervention
- Parent Mediated Interventions in Autism: The Search for Meaningful Outcomes
- A Controlled Trial of Sertraline in Young Children with ASD
- Screening and Linkage to Services for Autism (SaLSA)
2013 Projects
- Addressing Health Disparities in ASD Diagnosis, Services, and School Engagement
- Improving Part C Services and Outcomes for Underserved Children with ASD
- Toddlers and Families Together: Addressing Early Core Features of Autism
2012 Projects
- Efficacy of a Qigong Massage Methodology for Children with ASD Aged 3-11 years
- Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Down Syndrome
2011 Projects
- Controlled Trial of Sertraline in Young Children with Fragile X Syndrome
- Behavioral Treatment through In-Home Telehealth for Young Children with Autism
- Efficacy of the Home TEACCHing Program for Toddlers with Autism
- Comprehensive Support for Families with Autism: A Parent-based Mentoring Approach
- Studying the Impact of Service-Learning on Career Development, Self-determination, and Social Skill Building for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders
2010 Projects
- Improved Early Identification of Autism in Latino Children
- Transition to Adult Services for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- A Parent to Parent Model of Support and Service Coordination for Families of Preschool Age Children with ASD
- Predictors of Effects of Propranolol on Language and Connectivity in Autism
- Parent Implemented Training for Autism through Teleconsultation (PITA-T)
- Use of a Family Navigator in Families with Children Newly Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Secondary Data Analysis Research (Autism SDAR) Program (1- Year Grants)
2020 Projects
- Disparities in Health Care Access and Utilization of Children during Autism Insurance Reform
- The Intersection of Public Health Insurance and Community Connectedness for Kids with ASD/IDD and their Family Caregivers: A Nationally Representative Study
- Assessing and Improving Health Care Transition Services for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- An Ecological Approach to Understanding Obesity Risk among Children with ASD
2019 Projects
- Understanding the Impact of Disparity in Special Education Services for Underrepresented Groups with ASD
- Race and Ethnic Discrepancies in Developmental Surveillance and Early Intervention (EI)
- Effects of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Interventions on Speech Production for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Characterizing the Health and Healthcare Utilization of Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Florida
2015 Projects
- Medical Care Utilization and Costs among Transition-Age Young Adult Medicare Beneficiaries with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Autism Diagnosis and Educational Therapy Utilization: Quantifying the Contribution of Modifiable Mediators
- Family Adversity and Health Disparities for Young Children with Autism
2014 Projects
- Tough Choices: Autism, Private Health Insurance and Family Out-of-Pocket
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Children's Early Diagnostic and Health Services
- Patterns and Variations in Emergency Department Visits for U.S. Children with Autism: A Rural-Urban Comparison
- Peer-Victimization of Adolescents with ASD: Filling the Knowledge Gaps to Create Anti-Bullying Interventions
- Making a More Effective and Efficient Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
2013 Projects
- Access to Therapy for Children with Autism: A Population-Based Analysis
- Adequate Health Insurance for Children with Autism: Evidence and Implications for Defining Essential Benefits
- Trends in Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
- Dental Homes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Iowa I-Smile Program
2011 Projects
- Autism Intervention Challenges for Low-Income Children
- Transition Age Young Adults with Autism: The Role of Self-Determination, Social Skills, Job Search, Transportation, and Rehabilitation Services in Employment Outcomes
- Access, Quality and Financial Implications of the Transitions of Children with Autism
2010 Projects
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Family Burden and Health Care of Children with Autism
- Medical Service Utilization by Medicaid-Eligible Children with Autism in Georgia: An Analysis of One Year of Claims and Provider Data
- Autism Insurance Policy and Access to Care for Children with Autism: A State Level Analysis
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