Autism Risk Assessment Survey - sponsored by town University

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Dear Parents, We would greatly appreciate your participation in the national FEND-Folate Study sponsored by town University Medical Center (IRB # 2009-162) and the Interactive AutismNetwork (Project # SR0039). "FEND" stands for fetal exposure to neuroactivedrugs. Many families who are affected by autism spectrum and other pervasivedevelopmental disorders are not included in medical studies and birth registriesthat track longer term childhood outcomes of prenatal exposure to neuroactivemedications and folate. The FEND Study would like you to be our collaboratorand help us disseminate this online risk assessment survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qY4du_2bdtYao2HumBxcYjRA_3d_3d . Thislink takes you to a letter from the principal investigator that explains theimpetus and specific aims of this initiative. If you read the letter and chooseto participate in the survey, please know that participation is anonymous,encrypted, and takes 5 minutes to complete. Thank you for your cooperation! You are welcome to contact the principal investigator Dr. McVearry if you haveany questions ( or fendstudygmail). You can find more information at our page, http://www.facebook.com/FendFolateStudy.Thank you for helping us accelerate understanding about prenatal exposure toneuroactive drugs and folate!