Social Collaborative is excited to share a research participation opportunity, titled Autism Across Generations: Exploring the Mental Health, Camouflaging, and Lived Experiences of Autistic Adolescents with Autistic Parents. It is a survey-based study to better understand how having an autistic parent may affect autistic adolescents’ mental health and masking.
Social Collaborative is not affiliated with the research or researchers and have no relevant financial or material interests.
Participation details:
- A 10-minute online survey completed by a parent.
- A 15-20-minute online survey completed by an autistic teen ages 13 to 18 years.
- Prior to completing the surveys, both the parent and adolescent participants will need to schedule a brief 5-minute Zoom video call to verify their identities, review consent and assent forms, and answer any questions.
Eligibility criteria:
- Both a parent and autistic teen must participate in the study.
- The teen must:
- be 13 to 18 years old
- have a formal autism diagnosis
- live in Canada or the USA
- not have a history of intellectual disability.
- Parents must live with the child a minimum of 3 days per week in Canada or the USA.
Eligible participants receive:
A chance to win one of ten $50CAD e-gift cards (Starbucks, Amazon, or Uber)
How to participate:
Use the following link to learn more about the study and complete a 2-3-minute screener to determine eligibility!
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4V20HTRZw8HJTfM
For more information, contact:
Melissa Lazo, Co-investigator: melilazo@student.ubc.ca
Thomas Schanding, Principal investigator: Thomas.schanding@ubc.ca
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