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EASE + UP Study

This study is currently active and enrolling participants 

What is the study about?

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We are testing two mental health therapies:

Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE)
and

Unified Protocol (UP)

Both programs teach skills to help understand and process emotions. They both use an affirming approach that encourages personal development, and both involve 16-20 weekly therapy sessions.

Our goal is to find out which program is more helpful for autistic people.

 

Am I right for this study?

We are looking for:

Autistic teens and young adults ages 12-25 who want to strengthen their emotion regulation skills.

  • The study is open to people with a range of communication abilities. Participants must be able to consent to the study themselves and answer questions about themselves.
  • Participants need to have a support person that could answer questions about them too. This could be a parent, caregiver, family member, partner or friend. 
  • Participants must live in Alabama or Pennsylvania.

 

What would I do in the study?

  • Attend approximately 16-20 weekly therapy sessions, which can be in-person or telehealth with providers from our partnering community mental health clinics.
  • Complete surveys and interviews at four different times.

 

Will I be paid? 

You will be compensated for completing surveys and interviews associated with the study.

 

How do I find out more?

There are many options for getting started. You can:

 

Funded by: PCORI

Principal Investigators: Susan White, PhD, and Carla Mazefsky, PhD