Recruiting children with ASD for study on ‘mental time travel’
We are recruiting children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders between the ages of 4 and 15 for an experiment on ‘mental time travel’.
What is mental time travel?
This is the ability to mentally project oneself into to the past and future, in order to recollect past experiences and imagine future episodes.
What would my child be asked to do?
This study involves game-like tasks, using puzzle boxes and developmental tests of vocabulary and verbal skills. The testing will last about half an hour and we will provide you with refreshments, a small travel reimbursement and a gift!
How can we participate?
Testing of children for this project will take place from the beginning of February until the end of May in the Baby and Child Lab. Please contact Geraldine on 01334 462063 or [email protected]
Here is some feedback from families that took part:
‘Thanks very much for today, my son says he had a fantastic day and was very impressed with the tour of the building’
‘My son isn’t a young man of many words, but he had mentioned to his guidance teacher about his day! We all left and had a couple of hours on the beach then a half hour at the park.’
More information can be found on the Scottish Autism website
http://www.scottishautism.org/about-autism/Research/Research-Facilitation/