Current Autism Research Studies
On this page we would like to give you an overview about ongoing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research projects in our lab. If you would like to be informed about updates of this page, please send us an email with your email address and the subject header "research update." To send us an email now you can use this link .
Now recruiting:
Social Skills Pilot Study
This study examines social competence in children and adolescents with ASD. The main goal of the current study is to determine whether we can quantify the social deficits and competencies of these children using a battery of assessment tools. Child will be asked to complete tasks assessing their overall cognitive ability, answer questions about their social, and perform some computerized tasks (e.g., identifying and responding to faces or social scenes). Two sessions with you and your child of approximately 90 minutes each will be scheduled at the convenience of your child and yours at our lab at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC. It is also possible to schedule one 3 hour session (including breaks). Please complete a Sign Up! for future research form if you would like to participate.
New collaborations of our lab:
Social Development
"Let's Face it" Intervention- Study. This study is about a multi-pronged intervention in face processing for children with ASD comprised of a computer-based training platform (the Let’s Face It! program) and direct one-to-one tutoring instruction. The results of the intervention on the ASD treatment group will be compared to typically developing and ASD control groups utilizing behavioural and neurophysiological measures. This study is a collaboration with Dr. J. Tanaka at University of Victoria.
Screening
Early Autism Screening in BC: An evaluation of the Screening Tool for Autism in Two-year-olds (STAT) awaiting diagnostic services.