Journal
JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 51, Issue 8, Pages 2751-2763Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04746-3
Keywords
Autism spectrum disorder; ASD services research; Dissemination and implementation; ASD policy; Community Mental Health Services; National Institutes of Health (U; S; )
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- National Institute of Mental Health [P50MH113662]
- NIMH
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Investments in autism spectrum disorder research have been disproportionately focused on etiology rather than improving the quality of community-based services. While there have been advancements in certain areas, more funding is critically needed for service research in the future.
Investments in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research, guided by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), have focused disproportionately on etiology over a well-established stakeholder priority area: research to improve accessibility and quality of community-based services. This study analyzed National Institutes of Health ASD services research funding from 2008 to 2018 to examine funding patterns, evaluate the impact of IACC objectives, and identify future directions. Approximately 9% of total funds were allocated to services research. This investment remained relatively stable across time and lacked diversity across domains (e.g., area of focus, ages sampled, implementation strategies used). While advancements were observed, including increased prevalence of projects focused on adult samples and on dissemination/implementation and prevention areas, greater investment in service research is critically needed.
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