Autism Research
Where Can You Find Reputable Research Information?
The amount of research on autism is absolutely overwhelming. To illustrate, if you type in “research on autism” in Google, 103,000,000 pages of results are returned! Autism has been researched for decades. But the amount of research papers about autism, autism research articles and university autism research is growing at a staggering rate.
There are several organizations for autism research – dedicated to helping solve the mysteries surrounding autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Some of the well-known, well-respected organizations that support current research in autism – beyond The UCSB Koegel Autism Center (of which we are particularly biased) include:
- The Autism Research Institute
- National Alliance for Autism Research
- Autism Speaks
- Autism Society of America
- Autism Science Foundation
How can you know which organizations and which of the 103 million pages of Google results on “research on autism” and “research on autism spectrum disorders” are the right ones to learn from? Who has accurate, actionable and reliable autism research information? Whose autism research is scientifically documented, empirically validated and evidence-based? One of the few organizations that satisfy all these requirements is the Koegel Autism Research & Training Center, and this website www.koegelautism.com, both of which are overseen by Drs. Robert and Lynn Koegel, the creators of Pivotal Response Treatment® for autism. Their mission is – and always has been – very clear:
Autism research and autism training, focusing on
family support and on the education of children with autism
in community environments and classrooms
with their typically developing peers.
The Koegel Autism Research & Training Center also provides a number of undergraduate, graduate, and paraprofessional autism training and autism certification programs that teach state-of-the-art research and autism intervention techniques. Autism research is conducted to assess the effect these programs have on family life, on the child with autism’s improvement in behavior and communication, and on the level of increased community and school integration.
The Koegel Autism Research & Training Center focuses on the development and implementation of non-aversive autism treatment interventions. The center’s research project has helped children with autism increase desired behaviors while simultaneously decreasing undesirable behaviors.
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The autism research center is highly regarded and has been awarded a number of autism research grants from the following well-respected organizations:
- Autism Speaks: Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism advocacy organization, has given a research grant to the Koegel Autism Research Center to examine structured socialization opportunities to determine their effectiveness in promoting positive social interactions between adolescents with autism and their typical peers.
- The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR): DOR has awarded the Koegel Autism Research Center with funding to develop and implement methods for supporting individuals with autism in work and university settings.
- National Institute of Health (NIH): This autism research grand from NIH will assess the effectiveness of communication initiations in the intervention for children with autism.
- Autism Science Foundation: This research project aims to enhance the understanding of prelinguistic symptoms of autism and autism spectrum disorders in infants less than 24 months of age.
- California State Council on Developmental Disabilities: The purpose of this research project is to provide a model for increasing the quality and intensity of in-home intervention programs for children with autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- The National Institute of Mental Health: This five year research grant focuses on the development of parent education programs as an efficient means of delivering intensive intervention for autism.
Grants for autism research are awarded from respected organizations to professionals who have demonstrated results for the autism treatment. Drs. Lynn and Robert Koegel are tirelessly researching, training, teaching, coaching and helping children with autism and their families lead happier, more fulfilling lives.
