Volunteers needed
Supporting Children with ASD in Mainstream Education
If you are interested in autism & transition to secondary school the UCL Institute of Child Health would be grateful if you could complete an online questionnaire. They have received a grant from the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity©, to enable them to research the difficulties and stresses that occur when a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder moves to secondary school. Through examining these difficulties and learning more about current school practices they wish to create a new system of evaluation and intervention that primary and secondary schools can use to help them to put in appropriate support for the transition.
Whether you have an ASD yourself, whether you have a family member with autism or whether you are a professional - they would like to hear your views& experiences.
For more information, read their flyer.
Please note: This research is not funded by Autistica.
Families with a child or adolescents diagnosed with autism or Asperger's Syndrome
Families with a child or adolescents diagnosed with autism or Asperger's Syndrome are needed to participate in new autism research in central London
Researchers at The Institute of Child Health, University College London, and Great Ormond Street Hospital are involved in research to find the cause of some of the social difficulties associated with autism. The research aims to identify why different ways of thinking about the world and of relating socially is a problem for some people, but are managed successfully by others.
The researchers are keen to meet with families in which a child or an adolescent has received a diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome, and who are interested in volunteering for this project. The research would involve watching videos and doing interesting and fun computerized tasks and if possible would involve all members of the family (parents and children). The research will be carried by appointment at times to suit the families, including weekends or evenings. All out-of-pocket expenses such as travelling to the research laboratory will be reimbursed.
All personal information about the research participants will be kept completely confidential and such data will be held in a secure and protected database. The research participants will remain anonymous and their identity will not be disclosed. Participants are free to withdraw from the research at any time.
The research is led by Professor David Skuse and will be carried by Dr Chiara Fiorentini. The project is part of a wider research programme conducted in collaboration with other autism researchers at the University College London and in North America and Europe.
If you are interested in learning more about this research project with a view to participation please contact:
Dr.ChiaraFiorentini
020 7905 2394
Email Dr Fiorentini
Please note: This research is not funded by Autistica.
Volunteers needed for London-based autism research
The Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London is interested in hearing from children, adolescents and adults with a diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome who would like to take part in our research. This research is not funded by Autistica.
At the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (University College London), we have an ongoing programme of research with many different projects for people of all ages on the autism spectrum. This research is led by Prof. Uta Frith, Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Dr. Paul Burgess.
This work helps us to understand better why individuals with ASD have particular patterns of strengths and weaknesses. Most of the projects involve paper and pencil or computer tasks, games and stories, and we run brain-imaging studies too. Most projects take place at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Queen Square, London although we sometimes visit people at their homes or schools.
Your personal information will be stored securely and kept confidential. You are free to withdraw from our research at any time. We are flexible about the time of appointments and can see people over more than one session if necessary. You will receive payment for your time and your travel expenses will be reimbursed.
If you are interested in taking part or would like further information about our research, please contact:
Dr. Geoff Bird
020 7631 6209
Email Dr Bird
The British Autism Study of Infant Siblings (BASIS)
The main aim of BASIS is to follow the development of the baby brothers and sisters of children diagnosed with autism, compared to babies who have older siblings with no family history of autism. It is hoped that in the long term this will help identify the early signs of the disorder, allowing for earlier and more effective intervention aimed at improving the quality of life of children with autism. BASIS now has enrolled over 150 families who have a child with autism, in addition to families who don’t have a family history of autism as a "comparison" group. Families are asked to visit the lab regularly from the time the babies are around 4-6 months until they reach three years. It has been wonderful to see these little ones grow from babies to toddlers! Families usually spend a whole day at our 'Babylab', with their child taking part in several fun short computer tasks such as watching faces and colourful animations as well as taking part in interactive games with the researcher.
BASIS – a UK wide Network
Since its launch in 2008, the BASIS project has grown substantially. In addition to the ongoing work at the Babylab, BASIS scientists are now setting up projects on genetics, brain imaging, and intervention. Collaborating centres include Birkbeck, University of London, Institute of Education, Institute of Psychiatry, Cambridge University, Oxford University, and University of Manchester. We hope BASIS will continue to be a platform for some very fruitful collaboration across different teams in the UK.
