The purpose of this study is to understand how children and adolescents respond to different emotions and social situations.This study is opento childrenbetween the ages of 12-17 years old. We arelooking for typically developing children as well as children who arediagnosed withautism spectrum disorder (ASD), anxiety or depression.Participation would consist ofup to two in-person visitsto the Center for Autism Researchat CHOP to complete brief cognitive testing and participate in activities and interact with research staff.

The Building Up Food Flexibility and Exposure Treatment (BUFFET) program helps autistic children 8-12 years old to be more flexible with trying new or non-preferred foods. BUFFET-Snack is a brief version of this treatment program. The goal of this study is to see if families can complete BUFFET-Snack and if they like it. BUFFET-Snack is a cognitive behavioral therapy. It will be a good fit for children who can communicate with full sentences and have some back-and-forth conversation skills.

The primary objective of this study is to measure camouflaging behaviors (i.e., behaviors that hide autistic symptoms), codeswitching (e.g., behaviors employed to fit in with a majority culture), and social compensation (i.e., behaviors that explicitly support social interaction) in Black and/or African American teenagers with and without ASD using online self-report questionnaires.

The Early Insights Research Study aims to understand brain development in infants and toddlers who may or may not develop intellectual or developmental delay. This study will use a non-invasive brain scanning technology called magnetoencephalography (MEG). We hope the information gained from this study may lead to possible treatment strategies for children who have intellectual or developmental delay.

We recently developed a therapy to help teens and young adults with a diagnosis of autism increase their motivation to do daily living skills (i.e., cooking, cleaning, budgeting).

For this study, we are recruiting individuals who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and know how to complete certain daily living skills (ex. know how to do laundry) but struggle with the motivation to do those skills (ex. rarely ever do laundry). This study is not currently recruiting individuals with a diagnosis of intellectual disability or recruiting individuals who want to learn how to do new daily living skills (i.e., learn how to cook).