#autism study

A follower of mine is doing a survey online and needs autistic participants:

The myth that autistic people don’t experience empathy is everywhere, and has persisted without any substantial research. In fact, the first study to investigate autism and empathy only occurred in 2002, and was a case study of only 2 people.

Our study aims to expand our knowledge of autism and empathy and disprove the myth that autistic people don’t experience empathy — and we need your help to do it. We’re looking for autistic adults currently living in the United States to take our short, 15 minute survey. We especially encourage autistic people who identify as women and/or as self diagnosed to take part, as both groups are chronically underrepresented in autism research.

The study is below:

Your contribution will play an incredibly important role in expanding the research community’s understanding of autism and empathy. Thank you for helping us as we seek to illuminate and appreciate the diverse experiences of empathy in the autistic community!

Thank you to all who participated. It’s greatly appreciated. ♥️

I made sure to tell the researcher that that will get him far and that asking autistic people about what we are experiencing directly is SO good!

Plus I got an $80 Amazon gift card (I hate Amazon but I do love money so... 🙃) and a personality assessment (which I personally love bc I'm addicted to personality quizzes).

If you wanna do the study too, they are actually looking for any diagnosed autistic people in the US who are currently in college! DM me and I'll send you the flier and info!

Here is the full study (also found at the bottom of the article)

I am recruiting for a research study and I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing the below information about the doctoral research I’m undertaking? I am hoping to recruit adults with and without ASD.

What is the purpose of this project?

The purpose of this project is to develop a questionnaire to identify the nature and prevalence of the conscious social strategies (or social ‘camouflaging’ behaviours) people use. We are looking at how the use of these strategies corresponds to levels of social anxiety and/or traits of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Measuring the use of these strategies will add to the limited body of literature in this area of psychology, and the results could contribute towards further development of questionnaires on this subject.

Who is doing this research and why?

The project is part of Ruhina Ladha’s (Trainee Clinical Psychologist with the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme) doctoral research project, supported by Bangor University and supervised by Dr Kristina Cole (Clinical Psychologist). Both investigators are members of the British Psychological Society. It has been reviewed and approved by the Bangor University Ethics Committee.

What will I be asked to do?

You will be required to complete a series of three short questionnaires about your behaviour in social situations and around traits of ASD and social anxiety. These are not intended to be diagnostic.

How long will it take?

The questionnaires should take no longer than 15 – 25 minutes to complete

Will my taking part in this study be kept confidential?

Yes, the confidentiality of participants will be assured. No identifying information is asked for and all data will be stored securely.

How do I find out more/take part?

If you are interested in being part of this research project and would like more details please contact Ruhina Ladha, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, NWCPP, Bangor University, at [email protected]

If you choose to get in contact, your details will be kept confidential, stored securely and destroyed after the study has ended.

A link to the study directly can be found below.

Thank you for your help with my project,

Ruhina Ladha

https://bangor.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/the-conscious-social-strategies-questionnaire

Followers, if you’re interested, this is a chance to take part in autism research that could be useful towards future research endeavors.