A course of oxytocin nasal spray to improve social communication in young people with autism

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/632625

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Autism is characterised by impairments in social behaviour and communication, and is a cause of major lifelong disability. A novel intervention, Oxytocin, enhances social communication in autism and non-clinical populations. This project will determine whether Oxytocin, taken twice daily over 8 weeks, improves social interaction skills in everyday life for young people with autism. This project represents a crucial step in developing a novel and effective new treatment for Autism.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $293,735.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) | Eye-Gaze | Novel Therapeutic | Oxytocin (OT) | Psychiatry | Social Cognition | Social-communication processes

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