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Project

3.04 ASPEN - ASD Screening and Parent Engagement (ASPEN)

Center:

TX-Texas Center for Disability Studies, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Sandra Vanegas
[email protected]
512-475-7203

Project Description:

Co-PI, ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) intervention. The goal of this project is to examine the efficacy of the ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) intervention, a culturally-informed parent-mediated intervention (PMI) delivered to caregivers and children at risk for ASD who reside in low-resource households. Funded by NIDILRR.

Keyword(s):

family support, caregiving, disabilities,

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Limited English, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State, National

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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