Current or Upcoming Studies

 

How do autistic children’s motor skills affect their activities of daily living?

This study wants to better understand how autistic children’s motor skills affect their activities of daily living, such as feeding and dressing themselves and playing games. We are surveying parents and caregivers of young autistic children and measuring autistic children’s motor skills to understand how these motor skills affect their ability to develop different activities of daily living. This study is looking for families with autistic children from 1 through 5 years of age to participate!

Developing new, more sensitive ways to measure motor skills in autistic children

This study is using state-of-the-art motion capture technology (similar to video game and movie technology) to measure motor skills in autistic children. This study will take place in the HuDDL Lab and the Biomechanics Suite in the Gym Armory on LSU’s campus (next door to Mike the Tiger). The goal of this study is to develop better tools to measure motor skills in autistic children so we can better support them. This study is looking for autistic and non-autistic children from 3 through 6 years of age to participate! 

How do motor skills affect young autistic children’s language development?

This study is a joint effort by the HuDDL Lab, the Language NET lab led by Dr. Eileen Haebig in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Dr. Chris Cox in the Department of Psychology. The goal of this study is to learn how motor skills and language skills develop in autistic children. This study is looking for autistic children from 4 through 8 years of age to participate!

How many college students with learning accommodations have motor difficulties?

This study is measuring motor skills in college students with learning accommodations. The goal of this study is to determine how many of these students have motor difficulties and how it impacts their academics and their daily lives. This study is looking for currently enrolled LSU students with learning accommodations to participate!