RESEARCH

The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peters University Hospital is a regional medical campus of Drexel University College of Medicine and a member of the specialty care network of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Office of Research at Saint Peter's University Hospital has developed a number of studies to address the needs of children with autism and developmental disabilities. Currently Saint Peter’s is providing translational research and clinical trials for children with autism through its affiliation with Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. (http://www.drexelmed.edu/Home/Research/ClinicalResearchGroup.aspx )

In response to the need for advanced care, The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peters University Hospital, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The New Jersey Institute of Disabilities, and the Rutgers University Genetics Department and Graduate School of Applied Psychology, have created a network of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing comprehensive care and research on autism.

The network consists of a highly integrated team of experienced clinicians, researchers, families, educators, students, and advocacy agencies.. All network members are located within a 10-mile radius of each other in Middlesex County. In addition, each institution has a variety of satellite settings and affiliate collaborations throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The New Jersey Institute for Disabilities in Edison provides early intervention, school-based programs, vocational training, respite services, and adult housing for individuals with autism and other neurological disorders. Visit http://cpamc.org/

Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied Psychology provides clinical externships in the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics clinics. In addition, The Children’s Hospital collaborates with Rutgers University on a number of research projects on autism. The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center http://dddc.rutgers.edu/ at Rutgers is a leader in graduate student training in applied behavioral analysis, autism research, and services for the developmentally disabled.