DoD Autism, Idea Development Award

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The ARP Idea Development Award supports the development of innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in improving outcomes for individuals with ASD. This award mechanism is designed to support innovative ideas with the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation. The FY20 ARP Idea Development Award seeks applications from all areas of research. The ARP encourages applications that address the critical needs of the ASD community in one or more of the following areas: • Tests of implementation strategies to increase use of evidence-based practices • Development of healthcare provider-focused training or tools to improve healthcare delivery for individuals with ASD across the life span and the continuum of care (i.e., primary care, urgent/emergent care, and disaster relief) • Assessment of novel therapeutics using valid preclinical models • Mechanisms of heterogeneous clinical expression of ASD • Environmental risk factors • Improve diagnosis across the life span • Factors promoting success in key transitions to independence for individuals living with ASD • Cultural and socioeconomic factors in treatment efficacy, delivery, and access to services • Mechanisms underlying sex differences in ASD diagnosis • Mechanisms underlying conditions co-occurring with ASD (e.g., sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal issues, inflammation, aggression, depression, anxiety, attention deficit, seizures) • Factors impacting quality of life during geographic relocation, such as military permanent change of station • Long-term treatment outcomes from previous clinical trials for ASD core symptoms or to alleviate co-occurring conditions

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