Currently Recruiting

General Education Teachers Needed

We are seeking pre-service and in-service general education teachers to participate in a study designed to support educators in instructing autistic learners in their inclusive classrooms.

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Are you a Parent of an Individual With or Without a Developmental Disability?

The University of Maryland at College Park’s Autism, Family, Culture, and Communication Education Lab (ACCEL; PI: Dr. Veronica Kang) is seeking parents of individuals with or without a developmental disability to participate in a study that examines their perspectives on inclusive education and neurodiversity.

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Ongoing Projects

Assessing ASD Knowledge & Stigma

Developed a measure of ASD knowledge entitled, the Autism Stigma & Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q) in cross-cultural contexts
Assessing ASD knowledge or stigmas of ASD in low- and middle-income countries
Examining the experience and consequences of stigma among autistic adult

Examining Service Use Disparities

Identifying factors (individual, interpersonal and community) that contribute to an underutilization of Early Childhood Learning Services (Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education) in local schools
Assessing factors that contribute to disparities in ASD assessment and treatment services

Teacher Training and Promoting Evidence-Based Practices

Developing innovative interventions for teachers to help increase autism knowledge and the use of evidence-based practices across the global landscape
Implementing interventions among non-English-speaking parents and teachers to help increase knowledge of behavior modification strategies that can be used to improve child functional outcomes using verbal didactics, pictorial handouts, interpreters, and strategy modeling. Assessing the efficacy of these interventions using the ASK-Q