People-Powered Medicine
Autism Study
Who Can Volunteer
Currently, you can volunteer for the PPM Autism Study if all four of the following are true for you:
Diagnosed with autism or
autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Live in New England
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont)
Age 10 or older
What to Expect
Here's what participation in the study involves.
Confirm your enrollment via email and give your consent to participate.
Complete an online questionnaire about your health history.
Give access to copies of your medical records.
Collect a cheek swab or saliva sample for genetic testing.
Wear a Fitbit to track things like activity, heart rate, and sleep.
Connect with us via Facebook and Twitter.
Further Reading
- Can We Measure Autism? (PDF)
- An Autism Case History to Review the Systematic Analysis of Large-Scale Data to Refine the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders (PDF)
- Comorbidity Clusters in Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Electronic Health Record Time-Series Analysis (PDF)
- Gender Patterns: Largest study to date reveals gender-specific risk of autism occurrence among siblings