Parenting Research Study-Partcipants Needed

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PARENTING RESEARCH STUDY

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:

The purpose of this study is to gain a greater understanding of temperament-

based parental approach to addressing the needs of each child. The research is

comprised of three different phases in which parents will be asked to complete

several surveys. Parents will be matched according to set criteria established

for the research study. They will then be assigned to two groups. Some parents

will be asked to implement specific parental strategies to address the needs of

their child. This can take place in their home and community environment. The

research will be conducted through the mail. The research will be conducted

through the mail and the researcher will send any necessary pre paid postage

returned forms. The first and third phase of the research study should take

approximately forty-five minutes each and the ten minute commitment each week

for two months.

SEEKING:

Parent or primary caregiver must be above the age of 18 years old and have a

child between the ages of six to twelve years of age who was diagnosed by a

psychologist or medical doctor as having Autism Spectrum Disorder.

OR

Parent must be above the age of 18 years old and have a child between the ages

of six to twelve years old who does not have any disabilities as classified by

IDEA (2004). It includes autism, Deaf-blindness, deafness, emotional

disturbance, hearing impairment, mental retardation, multiple disabilities,

orthopedic impairment, other health impairments, specific learning disability,

speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, and a visual impairment,

including blindness.

REWARD:

Once results have been obtained, a thank you letter will be mailed to all the

parents as well as $5.00 gift card to and Noble as an appreciation for

participation in the study!

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE:

If you are interested in learning more about this research study, please contact

the Principal Investigator, Tara Malka, M.A., Ed.M. at tdm33@...!

IRB #TC: 10-116CR2