# Combining Autism Telehealth and Screening Technologies for Earlier Diagnostic Assessments

> **NIH NIH R44** · CARING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · 2020 · $799,156

## Abstract

Summary:
This Phase IIb grant application describes a plan for demonstrating significant improvement of
identifying ASD subjects at a very young age and facilitating diagnostic assessments for autism
earlier via a proven telehealth service. The plan includes partnering with a private company
(CHADIS) that has a substantial client base of referring pediatricians already using their
technology to screen toddlers for autism. We have a novel telehealth system for remote autism
diagnostic assessment called NODA™. We can add innovations including a Realtime
Telemedicine module, and integration with the widely-used CHADIS™ system to provide a
state-of-the-art telehealth system for pediatricians to refer at-risk young children electronically
for a remote diagnostic assessment with a specialty diagnostic clinic earlier than conventional
methods. This novel system will be shown to benefit subjects by providing equivalent services in
a shorter time period compared to existing procedures and may also improve the current
shortage of early diagnosis by qualified trained autism diagnostic clinicians. The proposed
studies include enrollment of subjects in several major clinical centers and in commercial
settings. If shown to be successful, the new system we call NODA Enhanced™ will benefit
need for intervention services for ASD subjects at an earlier age, and regardless if families can
access diagnostic assessments in person. Commercially, the combining of NODA with the
widely used CHADIS system will substantially raise the opportunities for a commercially
successful product.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10080765
- **Project number:** 2R44MH112470-04A1
- **Recipient organization:** CARING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Ronald Oberleitner
- **Activity code:** R44 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $799,156
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2015-08-20 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10080765

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10080765, Combining Autism Telehealth and Screening Technologies for Earlier Diagnostic Assessments (2R44MH112470-04A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10080765. Licensed CC0.

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