Projects
- Korean Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (K-AFIRM)
Description: This project examines culturally adapted caregiver training of behavioral interventions for 2-5 year old autistic children or children who screened positive for autism. The training materials are adapted from the National Professional Development Center on Autism (NPDC) and Autism Focused Intervention Resources and Modules (AFIRM; ). This project is funded by the ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® College Park College of Education Support Program for Advancing Research and Collaboration Grant.
Collaborators: James Lee (University of Washington School of Medicine and the Seattle Children’s Autism Center), Daniel Kwak (Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Jason Chow (ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® at College Park), Ann Sam (Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
2. Autistic Individuals’ Caregivers’ Views Towards Autism, Inclusion, and Neurodiversity (ATTAIN)
Description: We hope to better understand the perspectives of culturally and linguistically diverse parents of individuals with or without a developmental disability on autism, inclusion, advocacy, and neurodiversity.
Collaborators: Ashley Johnson Harrison (University of Georgia), Luodi Yu (Guangzhou University), James Lee (University of Washington Seattle), & Sean Joo (University of Kansas)
ATTAIN Fliers.pdf
3. Korean Parents' Perspectives on Autism (KASKQ)
Description: We hope to better understand the perspectives of culturally and linguistically diverse parents of individuals with or without a developmental disability on autism, inclusion, advocacy, and neurodiversity.
KASKQ KoreanEnglish Flyer.pdf
4. Program for Meaningful Interaction and Social Engagement (PROMISE)
Description: This project examines a community-based social skills program and caregiver workshop for Asian immigrant children and youth with developmental delays or disabilities and their families. This project is funded by the ÌÇÐÄÉÙÅ® College Park Graduate College Faculty Student Research Award.
Collaborators: Kate Lu (Chinese Culture and Community Service Center) and Ariel La
5. Cultural Self-Efficacy for Early Intervention
Description: This project aims to validate an adapted measure, Cultural Self-Efficacy for Early Intervention (CSES-EI). We are looking for EI providers of any profession who work with marginalized families of young children in EI who are culturally or linguistically diverse.
Leading Investigator: James Lee (University of Washington Seattle)
