Autism HERO Study
We're enrolling autistic children ages 4-7 yrs. to participate in our Duke Autism HERO study, with an aim to build a deeper understanding of brain development and the overlap between autism, ADHD, and anxiety. What we learn could lead to potential new interventions or treatments for children on the spectrum. Our Duke Autism HERO participants will receive an official "Duke Research Superhero" certificate to take home to show their friends, family, and teachers. Autism HERO participants will visit us at our Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development on the Duke University Campus to participate. Parents will be compensated.
The Autism HERO study will:
- Differentiate the impact of co-occurring anxiety or ADHD on core and associated symptoms in young children with ASD.
- Identify the relationship between co-occurring anxiety or ADHD and executive function deficits in young children with ASD.
- Determine the relationship between co-occurring anxiety or ADHD and neural, attentional, and behavioral biomarkers being used to characterize and monitor treatments in ASD.Our.
Contact: autismresearch@duke.edu
Principal Investigators: Geraldine Dawson, PhD, and Kimberly Carpenter, PhD
Additional Study Team Members: Other names here
Pro00100801 Stratifying the Heterogeneity of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Impact of Co-Occurring Anxiety and ADHD
Criteria: 4-7 years who have been diagnosed with Autism
Enrollment status: Not Yet Enrolling
Date: January 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2025