Project AFECT (Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training Program)

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Disorders Spectrum

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the journey of families after their child's diagnosis of autism and to help parents understand autism and get the right treatments for their child. This study is for parents of children just diagnosed with autism who are: * Age greater than 1 and up to 5 years old; * Hispanic/Latino OR Black/African-American OR have Medi-Cal as primary health insurance; AND * Live in one of the following counties in California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, or Sonoma). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether parent coaching through Project AFECT leads to decreased parental stress and increased parental confidence; * Whether family navigation through Project AFECT leads to increased number of referrals to early intervention and educational services and reduced wait times to autism treatments; * Whether children whose parents receive Project AFECT intervention show increased language skills compared to children whose parents did not receive intervention. Participants will be asked to: * Complete surveys at enrollment and 3 and 6 months later. * Work with Project AFECT Coach. Researchers will compare control and intervention groups to see if Project AFECT leads to improved parent and child outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05910502

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

200

Starts

2023-09-19

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-06

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Parents of children just diagnosed with autism (with or without other diagnoses) who are:
• Age greater than 1 and up to 5 years old;
• Hispanic/Latino OR Black/African-American OR have Medi-Cal as primary health insurance; AND
• Live in one of the following counties in California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, or Sonoma).

You may not qualify if…

• Non-legal guardians or foster parents who provide care to children newly diagnosed with autism.
• Parents of children without diagnosis of autism.

Where it is running

• Gardner Packard Children's Health Center — Atherton, California, United States
• Stanford Medicine Children's Health — Sunnyvale, California, United States

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