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Volume III Issue No. 2
June 2006
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For Your Information
 Programs, Services and Research Studies
The Family Studies Research Center
Research Study
The Family Studies Research Center is conducting a genetic research study of autism and related disorders (e.g., Asperger’s Syndrome, PDD-NOS). We are working with centers for autism research and treatment in order to reach out to families across the United States who might be interested in participating with us.
The major goal of the project is to identify a gene, or set of genes, that underlie autism and related disorders. By studying families with one or more cases of autism, researchers can identify genetic factors that may pass from one generation to the next and predispose some family members to spectrum disorders.
This study involves in-person interviews, an interactive observation with the children & and a blood sample. At your convenience, a trained member of our research team will meet with you either in your home or at their offices. Daytime, evening & weekend appointments are available.
To find out more about the study please call Connor Puleo at 718.584.9000x3628 or email connor.puleo@mssm.edu. www.mssm.edu/psychiatry/famstud.shtml
Voices for Children
Service
197 Euclid Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 2J8
Canada
Office:(416) 489-5485
Website: http://www.voicesforchildren.ca/
Connecting Hands, Inc.
Service
3115 Massena Street
Commerce Twp., MI 48382
Office: 248-242-6024
Email: mailtinfo@connectinghands.com
www.connectinghands.com
NIH Center of Excellence in Autism Research
at the University of Pittsburgh
Research Study
You are invited to consider participation in ongoing research projects (How People with Autism Think and How the Brain Works, Finding the Genes for Autism, Family Study, and Infant Study) studying how people with autism think and the genetic link to autism. Nancy J. Minshew, M.D., an internationally recognized expert in autism, is also the Director of the University of Pittsburgh based Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism (CPEA). Dr. Minshew is collaborating with a team of scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Illinois at Chicago to find the neurological, genetic, and cognitive basis for autism.
Benefits of Participating in Our Research Studies:
+ A gold standard diagnostic and psychological assessment and report at no cost to you.
+ Language Assessment results at no cost to you.
+ Our reports may help in SSI determination, educational planning, and vocational training.
+ Airfare, Travel, and Lodging expenses provided for out of town participants.
+ Participants may receive up to $425 based upon the number of studies completed and for which they qualify.
+ Weekend and evening appointments available for most studies.
Call or email to find out what studies you may be eligible for and what they involve. We are accepting participants for these studies now through 2007. New studies are added continuously. A Twin Study will start in Summer 2004.
412-246-5485
Toll Free: 1-866-647-3436
Email: autismrecruiter@upmc.edu (Please include your phone number and address in your email)
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