Boys are affected by autism spectrum disorders much more often than girls. If we understand why girls get autism less often than boys, we may be able to protect boys and girls from getting autism in the future.

The University of California San Francisco is looking for families who have someone with an autism spectrum disorder. They would like to have the affected individual and both biological parents participate in a research study.

Your participation in their research study could be very important because it can help understand autism and why it occurs, as well as help future families who would be affected by this disorder.

For more information, please contact the study coordinator, Keren Messing Guy, at keren.messingguy@ucsf.edu or call 415-476-6988 or Mobile 650-703-5809 or visit them at: http://psych.ucsf.edu/clinical-trials.aspx?id=5800