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Autism and relationships – please help two students at Deakin University with their Doctoral Research.

Autism and Relationships Research

Autism and Relationships Research

My name is Grace Hancock and I am a Doctor of Clinical Psychology candidate from Deakin University, Victoria.

 Both myself, and fellow PhD candidate, Laura Pecora, are conducting a study that may be of interest to females diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The project is being supervised by Associate Professor Mark Stokes. This study aims to increase knowledge about the experiences of friendships, relationships, and sexuality for individuals with ASD as they approach adolescence and early adulthood. The main aim of this research is to investigate the issues and challenges; as well as the positive factors that males and females on the spectrum face in their pursuit of fulfilling relationships and well being in all areas including sexuality.

 Given that there is extremely limited research of the experiences that are unique to this diagnostic population, we believe that improving the knowledge base in this area will work to increase awareness and foster greater understanding among parents, family, carers and supporters of persons with ASD. Furthermore we anticipate that the findings of this study will inform and enhance sex-education programs tailored specifically to address those concerns that individuals with ASD may experience. Accordingly, we are interested in responses from people who have a clinical diagnosis of High-functioning ASD or Asperger’s Syndrome, and are aged between 12 and 24 years, or their parents.

 Participation consists of answering an anonymous questionnaire, which can be accessed through the following link: http://psych.hosted-sites.deakin.edu.au/sbs


This should take approximately 25-35 minutes to complete.

 The study has approval from the Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee- (DUHREC: 2014-270).

 

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Parents of children with ADHD – can you help a student at Deakin University with some research?


ADHD Awareness

ADHD Awareness

We were contacted last week by Fiona Lynch of Deakin University who has us to help her find respondents for her research. So it would be great if you could give her a helping hand if you qualify.

Lynch writes “I am currently conducting a research project on hoarding behaviours in children and adolescents with and without ADHD that may interest you and some of your readers. I am currently seeking parents of 8-17 year olds with and without ADHD to take part in an important research project aimed at improving our understanding of the co-occurrence between ADHD and hoarding in children (e.g., clutter, difficulty discarding items, acquiring items). The project is examining the cognitive and familial factors associated with hoarding behaviours among children and adolescents. I am hoping if this project interests you, you may like to share it with your readers.

Parents can participate by completing a once-off online questionnaire about your child’s behaviours, taking approximately 20 minutes. If parents would like to take part in this exciting project, they can click the link below. Alternatively, they can contact the researchers directly to receive a mailed copy of the questionnaires or to discuss any questions they may have.

https://www.psychsurveys.org/hoardingchildren/hoardingchildren

This project forms part of my Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) at Deakin University and is conducted under the supervision of Prof Jane McGillivray, Dr Richard Moulding, and Dr Linda Byrne. This project has been approved by Deakin Human Research Ethics Committee (approval # 2013-225).”

You can contact Ms Lynch at flynch@deakin.edu.au


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Parents of children with autism – please help a student at Deakin University with some research.


Autism Research Deakin University

Autism Research Deakin University

As you may know one of the missions of this blog is to help promote communication between different parts of the autism community. We think one of the best methods of doing this is via research and opinion surveys in particular.

But I would say that having worked in market research for over 20 years.

So today I am asking you to help a student at Deakin University in Australia who is conducting an online survey with parents of children with autism called Michelle Stewart.

Stewart writes “My name is Michelle and I’m from Deakin University. We are undertaking research looking at the psychological impact of parenting a child with autism who exhibits challenging behaviours. We are investigating a new framework for conceptualising some parenting experiences. We held focus groups with parents last year and findings indicated we are on the right track. In order to explore our framework further and to raise awareness for the importance of parental mental health we are seeking involvement from more parents. This stage of our research involves participation in a ~30 minute questionnaire. ”

To take part in the survey please click here

http://www.deakin.edu.au/psychology/research/parenting_stress/


If you have any questions or require further information, please contact Stewart at: michelle.stewart@deakin.edu.au

It would also be great if you could share this page with anyone you know who might be interested in taking part.

Many thanks in advance.