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2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

A Pilot Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children with ASD

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Research Proposal

  • Eric Preisler
    The College of New Jersey
  • Jyotsna Grandhi
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Eric London
    New York State Institute for Basic Research, OPWDD
  • Yoo J. Helen
    New York State Institute for Basic Research, OPWDD
  • William Bosl
    Boston Children's Hospital
  • William Bosl
    Harvard Medical School
  • William Bosl
    University of San Francisco
  • Barbie Zimmerman-Bier
    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Abstract

The objective of this research study is to pilot the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in combination with behavioral intervention to improve the acquisition of educational programs for students with ASD. We will follow a double-blind procedure in which participants receive either a sham or tDCS treatment.