The procedures that we use are comfortable for you and your baby and have no potential for harming your baby either physically or mentally. The behavioral procedures involve listening to sounds, looking at pictures, and interacting or playing with toys and objects. Nothing comes out of the sensor net, rather it is like a stethoscope, which measures your heart rate, but does not change it in any way. Results of the standardized tests administered to your child can be made available to parents, teachers, physicians, and therapists upon your written request. Our previous experience with similar studies has indicated that participating turns out to be a valuable experience for parents as well as children.
Many participants find it very fulfilling to contribute to such research.
Finally, we would like to point out that you will be free to withdraw your baby from this study at any point in time.