Research Study Help

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Hello,

My name is Keli Blankenship and I am a graduate student at Spalding

University. I am currently working on my dissertation and am

recruiting volunteers to participate in a research study examining

parental stress, mood, and quality of life of parents raising

children with autism spectrum disorders. This research is under the

supervision of Dr. Steve Katsikas, the department chair at Spalding

University.

To participate, you must be the parent of a child diagnosed with

Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, or Pervasive Developmental

Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) between the ages of 4

and 18.

Your participation will help us learn more about the unique

challenges of raising a child with an autism spectrum disorder.

Additionally, we hope to determine whether there are any factors that

may be related to positive coping (resiliency factors).

If you are interested in participating in the study, it is easy to

complete through an online survey. You will be completely

anonymous. It should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. To

access the survey and participate in the study please click on the

following link.

http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=886278

or

<A HREF= " http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=886278 " >

Click Here to take the survey </A>

Questions about the study can be directed to me at

kblank06@... or Dr. Steve Katsikas, skatsikas@....

You may email us to request a summary of the study's findings when

the study is complete.

Thank you for your time.