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Autism

We are making a program to teach autistic young adults with intellectual disability (ID) about romantic relationships.

Conversations are important for getting along in everyday life, but we don't really know what makes them successful. This study aims to find out what factors help make conversations better.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Children’s National Hospital are studying daily living skills like cooking, cleaning, and money management and their impact on quality of life for autistic individuals.

The Building Up Food Flexibility and Exposure Treatment (BUFFET) program helps autistic children 8-12 years old to be more flexible with trying new or non-preferred foods.

PEDSnet and DBPNet seek youth (13-24), parents, and clinicians/scientists for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Research Prioritization Study.

The Program in Advanced Imaging Research provides state-of-the-art advanced neuroscience and body imaging capabilities to support the world-class investigators at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in advancing novel discovery and translational research findings.

Published on
Jun 3, 2024
The CHOP-Penn Autism Research Symposium explored opportunities for breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
Published on
May 10, 2024
This week, honors for innovative CHOP investigators, early results of gene editing for inherited blindness, plus ASGCT and PAS meeting highlights.

Research has shown that table top role playing games (RPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons can help autistic people, as the game allows people to practice social skills and interaction in a safe environment while having fun.

The purpose of this study is to understand how children’s brains process sounds and language.