Enrolling:
- Adults ages 18- to 65-years-old
- With or without autism
- With or without suicidal ideation
Our Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) is one of only a few prestigious NIH ACEs in the country. It includes several linked studies for adults ages 18- to 65-years-old. It will result in the generation of new measures and the identification of new treatment targets to support adult mental health and reduce suicide.
Enrolling:
- Ages 14+
- With autism
- With internet access
The purpose of this study is to develop a new measure of suicidality called the Autism Suicidality Inventory (ASI). The ASI is a survey that measures suicidality in autistic adolescents and adults. The ASI was developed in partnership with autistic teens and adults. The availability of such a measure is key to inform intervention development to improve safety and quality of life. We hope to learn information that can be used to support mental health for autistic people.
Enrolling:
- Eligibility for enrollment into the study is based on admission into one of the AIC inpatient units.
The Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC) is a multisite study of patients admitted to specialized psychiatric inpatient units for autism. It is focused on improving understanding of those who are profoundly affected in terms of limited speaking ability, intellectual disability, severe emotion dysregulation, aggression, or self-injury.
Enrolling Soon:
- Individuals with an autism diagnosis, age 12-25 years old
- Have difficulties with regulating their emotions
- Able to communicate (speaking or non-speaking) and participate in therapy (or)
- Have a caregiver/parent who can complete assessments
- No current signs of psychosis, substance abuse, or mania
This upcoming study will compare EASE to a standardized cognitive behavioral therapy across ten community mental health clinics in the Western PA region and in Alabama. This study will be for ages 12- to 25-years-old and is open to those with or without intellectual disability.
Enrollment Closed: The EDI-SR study is focused on developing a self-report questionnaire version of the Emotion Dysregulation Inventory for ages 11 through adulthood.
Enrollment Closed: This study involves interviews with autistic adults, autistic teens, parents of autistic individuals, and mental health clinicians to understand how to support bringing EASE to the community and mental health treatment needs and experiences.
Enrollment Closed: The REALS study is focused on developing a new questionnaire for autistic adults and adults with other developmental disabilities of concepts important to adult life.
Enrollment Closed: This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing EASE, the mindfulness-based emotion regulation intervention that we developed, to individualized supportive therapy, in autistic 12- to 21-year-olds without intellectual disability.