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In a message dated 4/18/00 3:23:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

lyme-aidegroups writes:

<< He will

be in my prayers tonight. Vicki, Md >>

Thank you Vicki, it really means a lot to have the support of friends.

I have been thinking about Shane, any word yet ? Prayers be with you.

Your Lyme Friend,

in VA

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In a message dated 4/18/00 3:23:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

lyme-aidegroups writes:

<< He will

be in my prayers tonight. Vicki, Md >>

Thank you Vicki, it really means a lot to have the support of friends.

I have been thinking about Shane, any word yet ? Prayers be with you.

Your Lyme Friend,

in VA

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Hey folks,

I recently sent out information regarding a study on parental stress

and depression. I would like to thank those of you who have

participated! I would also like to ask for more volunteers. This

study may be a great contribution to the research on parental

depression and stress of parents with a child on the Autism Spectrum

and the more completed surveys the better the research. The

information about the study is below. Please take a look at it if

you have time. Thank you for all your help and time.

RECENT INFORMATION SENT BELOW

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.