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--- Colleen Lanigan <clanigan@...>
wrote:

> Subject: FW: autism study
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:29:48 -0400
> From: "Colleen Lanigan"
> <clanigan@...>
> To: "Colleen Lanigan"
> <clanigan@...>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Rachel Robinson [mailto:rarobins@...]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:28 PM
> To: Colleen Lanigan
> Subject: autism study
>
>
> Hi Colleen,
>
> The Duke Child and Family Study Center (where I work
> in the ADHD
> Program) has a few ongoing autism studies, and I
> asked the coordinator
> to send flyers/info on them my way so that I could
> pass them along to
> you and the Special Olympics community.
>
> The primary study right now is looking for children
> ages 6-17 who meet
> the DSM-IV criteria for Autistic Disorder and
> demonstrate behaviors such
> as tantrums, aggression, self-injurious behavior, or
> a combination of
> these problems; exclusionary criteria include
> resistance to neuroleptic
> medication, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder,
> schizophrenia, current
> major depression, or another autism spectrum
> disorder, etc.. The study
> is testing a new drug used to treat behavioral
> problems in children and
> adolescents with autism, and all testing evaluations
> and medication will
> be provided free of charge.
>
> I've also been told that the lead psychiatrist on
> the study would be
> willing to give a short presentation to any local
> parent groups, etc.,
> if interested; feel free to contact the number
> listed on the attached
> flyers if you have any questions or would like
> additional information.
>
> Thanks!
> Rachel
>
>