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Have you called one or more healthcare providers looking for an appointment, only to find that everyone is booked up for months or even years?

Contact Pennsylvania Health Access Network (PHAN) using the button below. PHAN may be able to work with your health plan to help you get an appointment sooner.



This project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council.

Presley's Place

A world-class sensory space at the Pittsburgh International Airport

Concourse A, next to Gate A9

Carol Miller, RN/BSN, Director of Clinical Services at Achieva and Missy Knox, RN will talk about avoiding medication mishaps.

The presentation:

• Reviews questions to ask when starting a new medication
• Explores how to form good medication habits
• Discusses medication storage, packaging, and disposal options
• Tells how to identify and react to medication emergencies
• Discusses genetic testing and how this may influence your medications

The Empowered Voices Leadership Group is comprised of self- advocates who are interested in meeting new people, sharing their stories, and developing self-advocacy and leadership skills. Members of the group plan the meeting agendas, speakers, and outreach activities. The group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month via Google Meets from 6pm to 8pm ET. Topics include Person-Centered Planning, Self-Advocacy Skills, and Public Speaking.

Google Meets Joining Information:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/iuu-miaf-wio

Or dial: (US) +1 304-908-9025 PIN: 199 210 961 #

For more information contact Melissa Skiffen at mskiffen@achieva.info

Applications for Future Camp 2023 are now open! Our annual two-week summer arts camp hosts neurodiverse and neurotypical learners ages 12+ (this includes adults!) with classes focusing on creativity, self-expression, and storytelling through a variety of media. In addition to classes led by teaching artists, Future Camp wraps with a celebration called “Future Fest” which features local arts programming vendors, college resource booths, and more.

July 24 - August 4, 2023 — in person at Winchester Thurston in Pittsburgh, PA!

The deadline to apply is May 30, 2023.

Emotion Dysregulation Inventory-Self Report (EDI-SR)



The University of Pittsburgh study is designed to create a self-report questionnaire that measures emotional regulation in teens and adults with developmental delays, a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder, or an intellectual developmental disorder. Participation will include the completion of online questionnaires. We are seeking volunteers ages 11 and older. Compensation will be provided.

For more information, contact emotionresearch@upmc.edu or 412-260-6593.

Drexel University: Computerized Verb Test Training

Does your child have difficulty communicating about the past and future? We are seeking Philadelphia area participants with autism for an interactive web-based language teaching program accessible on your home computer or tablet. Participants will practice verb tenses in response to action pictures and captions and will receive instructional feedback and encouragement.

Potential benefits include helping participants move beyond the immediate here and now and communicate about the past and future. For more information, please contact Dr Vorndran, the principal investigator, at cmv69@drexel.edu

Duquesne University Study

Autistic Moral Experience: A Quantitative Assessment

What character strengths (virtues) are common among autistic adults? A study at Duquesne University explores these questions through a 15-25 minute online questionnaire. This anonymous questionnaire is open to adults who identify as autistic and/or who are formally diagnosed with autism. If you wish, you will have the option to share an email address to enter a drawing for a $10 gift card at the survey’s conclusion. The study has been approved by Duquesne's IRB.

Please contact cochrane@duq.edu if you have questions.

The questionnaire can be found here:  https://duq.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hAC77PoLLTQTDU

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY AUTISM SOCIAL SKILLS INTERVENTION

PSU Lab of Developmental Neuroscience

Participate in a computer game intervention designed to alleviate social symptoms and foster more independence in autistic adolescents (10-18 years). Families come to Penn State Univ. 3 times over 6 months to play computer games, answer survey questions, and have eye movements observed. Adolescents play a computer game at home 3 times/week for 3 of the months.

Families are paid for lab visits and game play time and reimbursed for travel costs. Scheduling is flexible. For more information go to http://sagaintervention.com or email: psu.asd.gameintervention@gmail.com

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR AUTISM RESEARCH

EDI-fNIRS- functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

The Center of Excellence for Autism Research at the University of Pittsburgh is conducting a research study to measure emotion regulation. We are enrolling parents or guardians and children ages 4-8 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Parents will complete a small battery of assessments and children will take part in computer games where they wear a cap on their head to measure brain activity. The appointment takes approximately 2-3 hours. We offer payment for participating.

If you would like more information, please email to autismrecruiter@upmc.edu 

or phone toll free 1-866-647-3436. http://www.REAACT.pitt.edu