The Gateway Project

This Gateway Project is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ursinus College, and the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE), which is itself a collaboration between Oregon Health & Science University, Syracuse University, and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. The Gateway Project aims to serve as a gateway to research that is committed to the following values:

• Inclusion: Studies have been developed in collaboration or consultation with individuals on the autistic spectrum.
• Respect: Strengths-based and respectful perspectives and language are used in all phases of research including reporting.
• Accessibility: Every attempt is made to create research participation materials that are physically and culturally accessible to all participants.
• Relevance: Research questions are relevant and useful to the autistic adult community.

The Gateway Project is recruiting participants on the autistic spectrum and participants with and without disabilities for a series of continuing Internet-based research studies on topics such as health care, well-being, and problem solving.

Who can participate: Participants must be 18 years or older and must have access to the Internet. Participants may reside anywhere in the world, but all research studies will be in English.

How to participate: You can learn more about the Gateway Project by going to the Registration section and reading a detailed Information Sheet. Once you have read the Information Sheet, you will be asked if you would like to participate in the Gateway Project. If you decide to participate, you will need to register by entering an e-mail address and creating a password.

If you have already registered for the Gateway Project, you can Login now.

UW IRB# SE-2008-0749; OHSU IRB # 3762
Principal Investigators: Morton Ann Gernsbacher, PhD, Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH