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What Will
Your Family
Gain From
TakingPart in

SEED?

• $10, if you contact us to answer a few questions
to find out if you and your child qualify
for SEED.
• Gift cards throughout the study to compensate
you and your child for your time and effort.
• A total of $200 or $325 in gift cards if you
complete all parts of the study.
• It will depend on how much we ask you to do.
We can tell you the total you will receive on
our first call with you, after you answer some
questions about your child.
• A free developmental evaluation for your child
and a summary of the results.
• Expert information on child development in
study newsletters.
Thousands of children and their parents are already
participating in SEED. It is one of the largest studies
on ASDs and developmental disabilities in
the nation.

Georgia

Eligible participants are
children living in Cobb,
Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton,
and Gwinnett counties.

Georgia SEED is being done by:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities
404.498.0058
[email protected]

227341-B

To find out more www.cdc.gov/seed

Help us learn more about
child development.

SEED
Study to
Explore Early
Development

What
is

SEED?

SEED stands for Study to Explore
Early Development.
SEED is a ground breaking research
study with the goals of learning:

• What causes developmental delays
among children.
• What causes autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
• What the common traits are among children
with ASDs.
• What health conditions occur among children
with ASDs and other developmental delays.
• How genes and the environment affect a
child’s development.

Who
can be
a part of

SEED?

SEED will include children who:

• Were born in and currently live in one of the
six SEED study areas.
• Are 2 through 5 years of age.

Many different children will be eligible
• Children with ASDs.
• Children with other developmental disabilities.
• Children without developmental disabilities.

It is important for all invited families to take part
so we can learn more about differences in child
development.

What Will You Be Asked To Do?

SEED has several steps

They will be scheduled
for your convenience

• Taking part in a short telephone interview
(lasting about 15 minutes) about your child’s
development.
• Taking part in a second telephone interview
(lasting about an hour) to ask questions about
your pregnancy and the health of your child.
• Filling out some paper and pencil questionnaires
about your child’s development and your family’s
health. These can be done at home alone or with
help from study staff over the telephone or
in person.
• Visiting our study clinic to let us evaluate your
child’s development. We use standard methods
that involve playing games with your child and
asking you questions. Some children will need
more evaluation time than others. You will be
told how much time to plan before your visit.
• Letting us take simple measurements of your
child, such as height and weight.
• Letting us collect small samples of saliva from
you and your child. If you are comfortable, we
also would like to collect a small sample of blood
from you and your child.
• Letting us collect small samples of saliva and
blood from your child’s father, if he is willing.
• Giving permission to us to review your medical
records related to your pregnancy and your
child’s medical records.

All steps in SEED are
completely voluntary.

Families are encouraged to do as much
as they can.

Any information you give
to SEED will be kept strictly
private. It will never be shared with

anyone else. Only SEED staff will be able to
look at your medical records or any other
information you give us.