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.