Benefits of Participation

Children born to families participating in the EARLI Study will be evaluated by trained professionals for their developmental progress between 6 months and 3 years of age. Families will be compensated for their time spent contributing to the EARLI Study.  Families will also be updated on local resources and have ready access to information from EARLI about study findings and other autism-related developments.  Please see each Research Site's page for more details.
Learn more about participation in the EARLI study.

 

 
 

 

Come visit us at local autism events!

See our calendar for events in your area where EARLI staff will be available to talk about the study.



Welcome to EARLI

EARLI is a network of research sites that will enroll and follow 1,200 mothers of children with autism at the start of another pregnancy and document the newborn child’s development through three years of age. The EARLI Study will examine possible environmental risk factors for autism and study whether there is any interplay between environmental factors and genetic susceptibility.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in every 110 children has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the country; however, little is known about what causes it.

The EARLI Study is an important research study trying to change that. If you have a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and are currently pregnant or may become pregnant again in the future, you have a unique opportunity to help researchers better understand the causes of autism so that we can one day more effectively treat or prevent this challenging disorder.

 

Help us spread the word about the EARLI Study by posting one of our widgets on your website or blog!

 

 

The EARLI Edition

We happily present to you the first isssue of our newsletter: The EARLI Edition!  If you have not received your copy, you can read it right here!

 

EARLI video

Finding Clues About Autism with Growing Families video

 

EARLI Kaiser video

 


Thank you to Graco

The EARLI Study would like to thank Graco for generously donating diaper bags for our participants!

 

Thank you to COASTERS Goodwill Network, Inc.

The EARLI Study thanks COASTERS Goodwill Network, Inc. for their continued donations!