Study: Gender Identity In Individuals With Autism · 2010-04-08 12:00

Emily Kalafarski, a Master’s Degree candidate in the Smith College School for Social Work, is currently recruiting participants for a study which has promise to further enhance the steadily growing body of knowledge on the development of gender identity in autistic children and adolescents.


You are being invited to participate in a research project designed to study adults on the autism spectrum and their experience of acquiring gender identity as children.

Please consider participating if you:

1. have previously been diagnosed with autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, or pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified;

2. are between 20 and 30 years of age;

3. grew up in and currently live in the United States;

4. can answer questions in English.

The survey should take approximately 15 minutes.

Please note that identifying information will not be collected and your answers will be kept confidential.

If you would like to participate, please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/autismgenderstudy

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Emily Kalafarski

617-919-4999, extension 25209

ekalafar@smith.edu

Thank you for your interest.

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