Re: Penn State Research

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Hi everyone! I want to give a plug for this program. I participated in their

middle school group and it was very rewarding. I felt like I was contributing

but I also was able to connect with other parents that were in the same season

of life as my son. I felt validated as a parent and less alone. The

facilitator did a great job too. I encourage you to sign up.

Jill

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> Hi! My name is Dengler. I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of

Communication Sciences and Disorders at Penn State University. I work with Dr.

Drager.

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> We hope that you can help us with some exciting research. We would like to

learn about the experience of being a parent of an adult with autism spectrum

disorder (ASD). We recognize that parents have many different experiences, and

we are interested in learning about the perspectives of parents of individuals

with Autism across the lifespan.

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> We are inviting parents of individuals with an ASD to join an online

discussion group. We want to learn about the experiences of those parents and

how they compare to parents in similar situations. We would like to learn about

the issues that parents feel are unique and specific to having a child with an

ASD. We would also like to learn about issues unique to have adult children with

ASD. We plan to share what we learn with each participant and other parents of

children with ASD.

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> We are currently looking for parents of adolescents (high school students) and

adults with ASD to participate in discussion group that will begin in the next

few weeks. At this time, we are looking specifically for parents of adults with

ASD who would commonly be referred to as " low functioning. "

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> If you are a parent of an adolescent or adult with ASD, please consider

participating in this important study. For more information, please e-mail me

using my Penn State e-mail address, at lfd116@...

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> Thanks,

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