We have been asked by a student studying Infant Mental Health at Mills College to help her locate mother of children with ASD to take part in a short survey. If you so qualify it would be wonderful if you could participate.

She writes “My name is Kathryn and I’m a graduate student completing my Master’s degree in Infant Mental Health at Mills College in Oakland, CA. I’m interested in mothers’ experiences of caring for a young child and would like to invite you to share your experiences of being a mother by participating in a short survey for my thesis research. The purpose of this research is to identify the full range of possible experiences of being a mother to foster a better understanding of these experiences and inform supports and services currently available to mothers.

To be eligible for this study you must:-

1) be a mother of a child between the ages of 1.5 and 5 years who has been previously diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and
2) have another adult who participates in the care of that child.

This survey will ask questions about your experience as a mother, parenting stressors, and your support network. Your responses will be kept anonymous and confidential. This study has been approved by the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects and is being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Carol George.

To participate in the study please click the link below or paste it into your web browser:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/motherexperiences

Thanks very much for your consideration!”