Eligibility Requirements

You or your child could be eligible if you fall into one of these categories:

Are between the ages of 5-45 with an IQ above 80.
Infants between the ages of 6-16 months, there is another study that starts at 5 months.
Parents who are pregnant or have an infant no more than 5 months old may participate. These infants must have an older sibling with or without an autism spectrum diagnosis, who live within a two-hour drive from the Pittsburgh area.
Young children with autism who are not yet speaking in complex sentences.
Children with diagnosed developmental delays other than autism that are not yet speaking in complex sentences.
Typically developing children under the age of 5 who are not yet speaking in complex sentences.
Meets cutoff benchmarks for ADOS/ADI for autism.

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Eligibility Requirements

You or your child could be eligible if you fall into one of these categories:

Are between the ages of 5-45 with an IQ above 80.

Infants between the ages of 6-16 months, there is another study that starts at 5 months.

Parents who are pregnant or have an infant no more than 5 months old may participate. These infants must have an older sibling with or without an autism spectrum diagnosis, who live within a two-hour drive from the Pittsburgh area.

Young children with autism who are not yet speaking in complex sentences.

Children with diagnosed developmental delays other than autism that are not yet speaking in complex sentences.

Typically developing children under the age of 5 who are not yet speaking in complex sentences.

Meets cutoff benchmarks for ADOS/ADI for autism.