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Sun Jun 6, 2010 6:31 am (PDT)

RESEARCH STUDY

Seeking:

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

child between the ages of eight to eleven 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 eight - eleven 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.

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 last approximately two months.

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

<mailto:tdm33%40columbia.edu> tdm33@...!