This study is currently active and enrolling participants
What is the study about?
We are testing two mental health therapies:
- Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE)
- 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?
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Alabama |
Madison Bradley |
1-205-348-2472 |
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Pennsylvania |
Kara Duman |
1-866-647-3436 |
Funded by: PCORI
Principal Investigators: Susan White, PhD, and Carla Mazefsky, PhD