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The UNC and CHOP SAGA Teams at the Meeting on Language in Autism (MOLA) Conference in March 2024<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The SAGA Study<\/strong>\u00a0is a five year longitudinal study examining sex differences in the development of children with and without a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder ages 4-8-years-old.<\/p>\n

The SAGA Study is a multi-site study between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and Children’s National. We aim to see 140 participants at UNC and another 140 participants at CHOP, totaling to 280 participants and families involved in the study! Dr. Harrop’s team collaborates with Dr. Julia Parish-Morris and her team at CHOP, and Dr. John Strang at Children’s National.<\/p>\n

The study involves four visits over the course of two years, spaced six months apart. During our visits participants complete developmental assessments, language assessments, the autism diagnosis observational schedule, eye tracking, and talk about their friends and things they like to do.<\/p>\n

Visit the SAGA Study’s webpage<\/a> on NIH RePorter!<\/p>\n

Check Out Some Art Work From Our SAGA Artists!<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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