AUTISM RESEARCH STUDY AT THE REBECCA CENTER  IN NEW YORK

Do You Know a Child with Autism?

The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College is recruiting children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to participate in a research study investigating developmental trajectories and effectiveness of interventions. The main purpose of the study is to discover whether music therapy is an effective early intervention for children with ASD.

This study is the first well-controlled effectiveness study and largest randomized controlled trial on clinical interventions for autism to date. It is funded by the Research Council of Norway and builds upon a collaboration of seven countries worldwide. The Rebecca Center is the USA site for this study.

This study will include no-cost sessions and comprehensive diagnostic and cognitive assessments.

Who is Eligible?

• Children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
• Between the ages of 4 and 7 years old
• Limited or no previous music therapy experience

The study is being conducted at The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy at Molloy College in Rockville Centre NY. If you have any questions or if you would like to consider your child to participate in the study:

please contact

Dr. John Carpente, Research Site Manager

email: jcarpente@molloy.edu

Laura DeGennaro, Clinical Coordinator

email: ldegennaro@molloy.edu or 516-323-3327.

Below are the collaborating countries and research site managers:

If you have any questions concerning the overall project please contact:

Principal investigator: Christian Gold (christian.gold@uni.no)

Project coordinator: Karin Mössler (karin.moessler@uni.no)

Questions related to the study protocol should be addressed to the Principal investigator or Monika Geretsegger:

Site manager Austria: Monika Geretsegger (monika.geretsegger@univie.ac.at)

Country specific questions and questions about participation in the study should be addressed to the particular site manager:

Site manager Australia: Grace Thompson (graceat@unimelb.edu.au)

Site manager Brasil: Gustavo Gattino (gustavogattino@yahoo.com.br)

Site manager Israel: Cochavit Elefant (celefant@research.haifa.ac.il)

Site manager Korea:  Jinah Kim (jinahkim@jj.ac.kr)

Site manager Norway: Karin Mössler (karin.moessler@uni.no)

Site manager U.S.A: John Carpente (jcarpente@molloy.edu)