Investigating the Gender Profile of Autism
My name is Victoria Miller and I am inviting parents and teachers to participate in my investigation on the profile of autism by gender. I am conducting this study with my supervisor, Associate Professor Mark Stokes, for the thesis component of my Doctorate of Clinical Psychology at Deakin University in Melbourne.
The purpose of my research is to investigate the possibility that some girls and boys with High Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome are not being diagnosed because they appear differently - these girls and boys just seem ‘different’ in some way but people don’t properly understand why.
Being able to better understand high functioning autism (HFA) and Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) may allow more girls and boys with HFA and AS to be referred and diagnosed during early childhood rather than later in adolescence and therefore access services such as early intervention programs.. This may prevent some of the later difficulties that can develop for these groups such as mood disorders like anxiety and depression, educational problems and an increase in social and relationship difficulties during high school.
For my research I am seeking parents and teachers of adolescent males and females with HFA or AS to fill out a 20 minute paper-and-pencil questionnaire about their child or student in order to better understand the ways in which males and females with HFA are similar and different in areas such as appearance, communication, peer relationships and behaviour at home and school.
This might help us to make important gains in beginning to understand the role of gender in HFA and AS.
If you would like to participate in this research, or would simply like some more information we would love to hear from you. Please feel free to contact myself or my supervisor Associate Professor Mark Stokes by email.
Email Victoria: vcm@deakin.edu.au
Email Mark: mark.stokes@deakin.edu.au
Phone: 03 9244 6865
The fay j lindner center for autism is looking for adults to participate in their
online anonymous research study
Self or formally diagnosed adults are eligible to participate
If you are interested, please go to their website and click on I am a new participant. This will allow you to read information about the study and then decide if you want to participate after reading. Please share the information about the study with anyone else you might think would be interested in participating.
Shana Nicols, Ph.D., would be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Do You Have High-Functioning Autism, Asperger’s Disorder, or PDD-NOS?
Are you between the ages of 21-65?
Are your cognitive abilities within the low average to above average range?
Would you be interested in learning more about yourself and how you feel about relationships and sexuality?
If you answered yes to the above questions, you are eligible to participate in a research study being conducted by researchers at the North-Shore-LIJ Center for Autism and the University of New Brunswick.
The purpose of this study is to better understand sexuality and relationships of adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The information collected from the study may increase knowledge of how best to help teens and adults with ASDs experience healthy sexual development.
Participation in this study involves completion of a set of online questionnaires at www.unbstudy.com that will take between 45 minutes and 1¼ hours to complete.
For more information about this project, please contact Shana Nichols, Ph.D., Psychologist at 516-802-8600 or Sandra Byers, Ph.D., Psychologist at 506-458-7697.
Shana Nichols, Ph.D.
Psychologist/Researcher
Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism
North Shore-LIJ Health System
4300 Hempstead Turnpike
Bethpage, NY 11714
Phone: 516-802-8600
Fax: 516-802-8655
Email: snichols@nshs.edu
Website: www.northshorelij.com/autism