What does I-SPY:VI stand for?
Investigating Social Patterns in Youth: Virtual Interactions
What does PEDAL-ASD stand for?
Patterns of EEG in DAily Life in ASD
What does OPRITA stand for?
Online Promoting Resilience in Teens with Autism
What does participation in I-SPY:VI entail?
Initial Visit: ADOS-2 (formerly BOSA), KBIT, & EVT
EEG Visit: EEG & parent questionnaires
Virtual Visit #1: virtual activities & child questionnaires
Virtual Visit #2: virtual activities, child questionnaires, & parent questionnaires
Virtual Game Night: child plays games & chats with fellow participants via Zoom!
ADOS-2 Visit: for those who previously came in for Initial Visits and were unable to receive one due to COVID-19 protocols.
What does participation in PEDAL entail?
Initial Visit: BOSA & KBIT
Zoom Visit: parent questionnaires
24-Hour Ambulatory EEG: takes place at outpatient neurology!
What are the visits for OPRITA & what happens at each?
Baseline Visit (via Zoom): child questionnaires before intervention ("pre-test"), interactive activity (randomly assigned, takes about 30 minutes), child questionnaires after intervention ("post-test"), parent questionnaires.
Follow-Up Visit (via Zoom, 3 months later): child questionnaires, parent questionnaires.
What is the age range & diagnostic criteria for I-SPY?
Ages 11-17; Does not need to meet diagnostic criteria for ASD.
What is the age range & diagnostic criteria for PEDAL?
Ages 18 months-17; Must meet diagnostic criteria for ASD.
Who can participate in OPRITA?
Adolescents ages 11-16 that have been previously diagnosed with ASD from ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY!
What is the compensation for I-SPY? Does the family receive a report?
$75.00 or $100.00 Amazon.com gift card. (If a family asks what it will be at the Initial Visit, say it varies, or say $75.00! Never say $100!) Family does receive a clinical report.
What is the compensation for PEDAL? Does the family receive a report?
$100.00 Amazon.com gift card. Family does receive a clinical report.
What is the compensation for OPRITA? Does the family receive a report?
$30.00 Amazon.com gift card for child, $5.00 Amazon.com gift card for parent. Family does NOT receive a clinical report.
Do participating families ever learn what their child's "group placement" (into the ASD or TD study group) is?
NO!!
What is the IQ requirement for PEDAL?
Trick question, there is no IQ requirement!
What does OPRITA aim to target?
Internalizing symptoms (depression, anxiety).