The Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD) conducts a variety of research studies, investigating the genetic, neurocognitive, behavioral, gender-related and social factors associated with autism. We are always seeking participants, including both children on the autism spectrum as well as typically-developing peers.
The research team at CASD in Children’s National Research Institute includes clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists and speech-language pathologists. The research mission of CASD is to enhance the lives of autistic people through translational and community-based research.
The CASD research team collaborates with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, the Autism Women & Nonbinary Network, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health and the Organization for Autism Research.
The CASD Team
The Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders focuses on:
- Autism spectrum disorders and broader neurodiversity
- Executive functioning and intervention development across the lifespan
- Understanding and supporting transition to adulthood for autistic teens
- Cognitive phenotypes and gender and assigned sex differences
- Gender diverse and intersex youth development
- Addressing disparities in access to care
- Sharing evidence-based practiced with the community
Current Research Studies
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Studying Outcomes of Autistic Individuals Transitioning to Adulthood (SOAR)
This study examines how access to services and self-determination and executive functioning skills influence daily living skills as autistic youth transition out of high school into adulthood.
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Neurodevelopmental Biomarkers of Late Diagnosis in Autism
The purpose of this study is to discover why some people are diagnosed with autism early on, while others are not identified until later in their lives.
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Social and Nonsocial Decision Making in Autism
This study looks at social and nonsocial decision making in children, adolescents and adults with and without autism on behavioral and neural levels.