Social Attention in Autistic Children and Children with Intellectual Disability
What's the study about?
This project studies attention to social images in autistic children with intellectual disability (ID) and non-autistic children with ID or Angelman’s syndrome. We are studying behavior and brain systems to better understand the different ways these children experience the social world.
Who can participate?
Children ages 6-11 with intellectual disability or intellectual disability and autism.
What will participants be doing?
Participation involves two visits to our lab where children and families will talk to a clinician, complete questionnaires, and watch videos while their brain waves and movement are recorded. Each visit should take about 4-5 hours to complete.
Why is this important?
In this project researchers will test a novel interactive experimental delivery system that helps people participate in research without needing to understand complex instructions. This system will help provide an opportunity for profoundly autistic individuals to participate in research.