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Overview

COVID-19 Research Grants

Overview: Multiple rounds of grants launched in early 2020 to support autism research impacted by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, evolving to fund research on pandemic's unique effects on people with autism and permanent service improvements.

Geographic Scope: United States (Arizona, New York, Washington, California, Utah)

Focus Areas:

  • Telehealth and remote assessment methods

  • Mental health impacts on people with autism

  • Online interventions for pandemic stress

  • Resilience factors to pandemic-related trauma

  • Mental health service delivery improvements

  • Disparities in telehealth access

  • In-patient psychiatric care for autistic individuals

    • Funding Evolution:

  • Initial Phase (2020): Support for researchers struggling to continue studies during institutional shutdowns

  • Second Phase: Research on unique COVID-19 effects on people with autism

  • Current Phase: Permanent service improvements based on pandemic-revealed gaps

    • Key Research Areas:

  • Telehealth evaluation validation (cognitive testing via remote methods)

  • Pandemic-induced isolation effects on adolescent mental health

  • Factors conferring resilience to trauma

  • Socioeconomic disparities in telehealth utilization

  • Single-session mental health interventions

  • Online intervention efficacy for autistic adolescents

  • Mental health service access barriers for autistic adults

    • What They Fund:

  • Studies examining efficacy of online interventions

  • Research on telehealth method expansion

  • Mental health and resilience research

  • Service delivery and equity research

    • Contact: Autism Science Foundation, 3 Continental Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583

    Website: autismsciencefoundation.org

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    Fields of Work

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