Unearthing the experiences of young people with autism

Good afternoon,
I’m contacting you on behalf of the research team at Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect).
Aspect is in the process of conducting a research project about the experiences, aspirations and support needs of adolescents with Asperger’s Disorder or high functioning autism. We are currently looking for organisations that would be willing to advertise a link to a questionnaire or encourage their clients to participate in filling out the questionnaire. There are two questionnaires which should take approximately 15 minutes each to complete. The first questionnaire is for adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years old. The second questionnaire is for parents of adolescents between 12 and 17 years old. Participation is voluntary and confidential and will help provide Aspect with an insight into the lives of adolescents with high functioning autism or Asperger’s. If you or someone you know is interested in participating in this research you can find the questionnaires by following this link: www.autismspectrum.org.au/adolescents . We also have the questionnaires on our website in the Research Undertaken by Aspect section.

Later in the year we are also looking at conducting focus groups which will include a range of professionals and service providers within Australia who work in some capacity with adolescents with Asperger’s Disorder or high functioning autism. Our aim is to gather some information about the kinds of services currently available for this group of adolescents. We are interested in finding out what is working well, as well as in identifying gaps that may exist in terms of services, policies, training, funding, data, knowledge and expertise.

If you would like more information about the research project or if you are interested in participating in focus groups, please feel free to contact me

With thanks in anticipation,
Kind regards
Kerry Ritzrow
Administration Assistant - Education & Research
T 02 8868 8504
F 02 9896 5266

http://www.autismspectrum.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=672:unearthing-the-experiences-of-young-people-with-autism&catid=94:media-releases


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