Informed Consent
In this survey you are asked questions regarding your perspective and experiences of your child’s disability and how it effects your life. There are certain question that judge your personality, emotions, satisfaction, your ability to handle the situation and how you perceive this situation. There are various demographic questions as well. If you have more than one autistic children, answer questions relevant to one with more severe symptoms.
The survey will take approx. 30 min of your time.
Risk:
there are no known risks linked with the study, although it is quite possible that you may not feel comfortable answering all questions. In this case you may skip the question or if you wish you may withdraw any time
Benefits:
the study will help us improve the quality of life and parenting ability for parents of autistic children who are primary caregivers for these children in our society. With the results of this research we can identify factors which can make parents less stressful, more satisfied and emotionally positive thus making them capable of transferring these benefits to their children with positive upbringing and improving their quality of life in turn.
Confidentially:
Please remember that all the survey data will be completely anonymous and will be kept secret. The information used in research will be collective and there is no way anyone else is able to identify a single person from the data used in research.
Consent:
I understand that my participation is voluntary. I have read and fully understand the informed consent. By filling out the survey form below I give my approval to participate in the study.
