Have you been diagnosed as autistic? Are you between the ages of 18 and 35? Are you working, in school, and/or volunteering in your community?
If selected to participate, you will be compensated for your time based on phases completed.
If your answers to the above questions were yes, we invite you to participate in a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded project to test and optimize a digital coaching program in the form of a mobile phone app utilizing two conversational agents, an animated pet avatar and a chatbot. These agents serve as personalized digital companions to support autistic young adults and help them achieve greater quality of life and functional outcomes.
This multi-phase study begins with a virtual screening call to determine if you meet our eligibility criteria. If eligible, you will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, the agent group and the standard practice group.
If interested, please follow this link: https://go.iu.edu/8uh4. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Evette Simmons-Reed at easimmonsree@bsu.edu.