EARLI Study (Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation) 
The EARLI Study is a national research study of risk factors for having another child with autism in families already affected by the disorder.  We will identify possible causes, which could be genetic, environmental or a combination of both. Information will be collected regularly from the mother during the study, and the new child will receive free developmental assessments until 3 years of age.

EARLI - Northeast Maryland
The Northeast Maryland EARLI Study site is a unique collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and the Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI), in partnership with local organizations that help us contact eligible families including the Maryland State Department of Education.

Activities at the Northeast Maryland EARLI Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation Site are under the direction of Dr. Daniele Fallin of Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health. Staff at Hopkins will coordinate study activities and will be the main contact with families who may wish to participate.
 
To be eligible for the EARLI Study at the Johns Hopkins University / KKI site, you must:

• Be 18 years or older
• Have a biological child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, such as Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder—Not Otherwise Specified 
• Be 20 (or fewer) weeks pregnant 
• Live in Baltimore City, or the Maryland counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, Howard, Montgomery or Prince George’s County

We would love to hear from you...
We would love to hear from all families in the area who have a child with ASD and who are either pregnant now or who might become pregnant in the future.
Remember you do not have to be pregnant now to get in touch!
The Johns Hopkins / KKI EARLI Study Coordinator, JaDenna Jones, is available to answer any and all questions from families about the study. She can be contacted:
By Phone:
(443)  287-4768
(877) 868-8014
By Email: EARLI@jhsph.edu

All study assessments (of your older child with ASD as well as the new baby sibling), and most study visits, will take place at the Kennedy Krieger Institute under the supervision of EARLI Site Clinical Director, Dr. Rebecca Landa, who directs the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at KKI.  For directions to CARD, click here.