PUSHED-AT

PUberty and Sexual Health EDucation for Autistic Teens

Principle Investigator: Jenny Mai Phan- Children’s National Hospital

Grant: Evaluating Autistic Adolescents’ and their Caregiver’s Perceived Utility and Social Validity of an Online Puberty and Sexual Health Education Toolkit

Project Description: We are conducting a research study to better understand how autistic youth and their families can learn together about pubertal development and sexual health. This is an online study. Families will be asked to complete the online puberty and sexual health toolkit and answer questions about their experience with the toolkit. Families will be compensated $100 for their time participating in this study.

Who can participate? We are inviting families with a child/adolescent diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or who self-identifies as autistic and who is in the 9th to 12th grades or between 14 and 19 years old. Criteria: 14-19 years old, English is primary language (comfortable reading, writing, and speaking), autism diagnosis (diagnosed by professional or self).

Contact: Jenny Phan, jmphan@childrensnational.org.