Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Characterization Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorders

In brief

The overarching aim of the study is to characterize children and adults with ASDs, and compare them with age-matched controls in relation to their functioning in family, academic, employment, and social spheres. Subjects will be comprehensively assessed in multiple non-overlapping domains of functioning, using psychiatric, cognitive, and psychosocial instruments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00801554

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

26

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2010-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-10-22

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: 6-60 years old
• For subjects who have ASD: Meet DSM-IV PDD criteria based on clinical assessment including PDD module of structured interview
• For subjects who have ASD: One parent/guardian available for interviews about each subject. If a parent or guardian is not available, a reliable adult reporter identified by the subject available for an interview
• Full-scale IQ of above 80

You may not qualify if…

• Major sensorimotor handicaps (e.g. deafness, blindness)
• Any severely unstable psychiatric conditions including the following: psychosis, suicidality, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders (alcohol or drugs) that would require in-patient hospitalization.
• Inadequate command of the English language.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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