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Adult Studies

STAART
Suicidality, Trauma, and Adversity in Autism: Resilience and Trajectories (STAART)

Enrolling:

  • Autistic adults ages 18-40
  • With autism diagnosis or suspect you are autistic
  • With or without thoughts of suicide

The STAART study seeks to understand how trauma and adversity impact suicide risk in autistic adults. We will also study resiliency to find ways to reduce suicide risk.

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EASE + UP: Emotion Regulation Intervention Trial

Enrollment Closed.

This study is testing two mental health therapies, Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) and Unified Protocol (UP). Our goal is to find out which therapy is more helpful for autistic people.

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Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) - Advancing Research on Adult Mental Health and Suicide

Enrollment Closed.

The ACE Study aims to learn information that can be used to create treatments for autistic adults who live with thoughts of suicide. We also hope to gain more knowledge and understanding about factors that relate to mental health and quality of life for autistic adults. 

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Reproductive Healthcare Study

Enrollment closed:

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh want to learn more about experiences of autistic people in reproductive healthcare.

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Autism Suicidality Index (ASI) - Online Study

Enrollment closed.

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.

EASEforALL
Emotion Dysregulation Inventory (EDI) -Self Report

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.

AIC
Autism Inpatient Collection (AIC)

Enrollment closed.

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. 

REALS
Relationships, Employment, Autonomy, and Life Satisfaction (REALS)

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.