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Recent content by Rcooper

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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Hi all Thanks again to those of you who participated in this survey last year. Please email [email protected] by the end of September if you would like to receive a summary of the results.
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Thanks for that feedback Tom, that's really helpful for me to be aware of when it comes to looking at the responses. I will be sure to include those points in the discussion part of the write up. Thank you very much for completing the questionnaire.
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    I'm glad you're asking researchers to do this, as I agree that is a minimum that should be applied if people are giving up their time to complete surveys etc on here. I will report back once we have analysed and published the findings (I'm sure you're aware this may take a while as the world of...
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Hi Tom That is a good point - I am a student from the psychology department, and my main supervisor is Dr Ailsa Russell, who is a lecturer and researcher with a main research interest in Autism. This study is following on from a phD student's project into identity in Autism, who did as you...
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Hi nike007 - yes we are using the definition of intellectual disability, so please check yes. Thank you for taking part!
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Thank you so much to everyone who has completed the survey so far. Your responses have been really helpful. We only need another 20 people to complete the survey now! If anyone else would like to complete it the link will be live for another week or so.
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Thank you to everyone who has completed this so far - we really appreciate your time and help with this research. Dogwood Tree and Crossbreed - thanks also for your feedback about the questions, we have made a note of that for future surveys. Judge - yes that's exactly the reason behind the...
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Hi, sorry for not replying to your questions sooner, but I see you have taken the survey now - thank you very much for this.
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Hi, thanks for your question - anyone who identifies as having autism is welcome to take the survey, so yes that includes people who are self-diagnosed. Thank you.
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Hi AGXStarseed Thank you very much for letting us know that, that's really helpful. Thanks
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    Autism and self identity research - online survey

    Hi there, We are looking for people with Autism to complete about 15-20 minutes worth of questionnaires for our research into self identity in people with Autism. We were just wondering if anyone who uses this forum would be interested in completing these questionnaires? Here is the link to...
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