Hello families,
We want to thank your family for being a valuable part of
autism research studies in the past. As such, we wanted to let you know
of another study that may be of interest to you.
We will be hosting a Healthcare Transition Study on
Saturday January 31st in Liberty MO. Here are the details:
·
Families of youth ages 16-25 with an autism
spectrum diagnosis
·
One parent or Caregiver will meet in a small
focus group to share thoughts as to what families need to prepare for health
related independence-
·
Your child will participate in an individual
interview to share thoughts of their goals and what they feel is needed to
achieve them
·
Caregiver may participate even if youth is
unable- and vice-versa
·
One visit only- caregiver focus group lasts
about 2 hours, youth interview 45 minutes to 1 hour.
·
Caregivers receive $20 cash for participating,
and Youth would also receive $20 cash for participating
The when and where:
Saturday January 31st
Autism Works, 915 East County Road H, Liberty Mo
You may choose from 2 different
sessions:
10:00am-noon, or 1:00pm-3pm
Space is limited – so please let me know right away if you
would be interested in assisting with this important study!
Have a wonderful and blessed holiday.
Jill
Jill Akers, LPN
Recruitment
Coordinator
Research Core
Thompson Center
for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders
University of
Missouri
205 Portland
Street, Columbia, MO 65211
Phone:
573-884-6092 | thompsoncenter.missouri.edu
