ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
A Pilot Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children with ASD
- 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.