call for parents of autistic children

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITYDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Dear Parent(s):

My name is Karen Chin and I am a Ph.D. student in the Combined Clinical and School Psychology program at Hofstra University.

I have worked with children with autism and disabilities for the past eight years.
I am currently working on my dissertation and am requesting your assistance.
I am seeking help from families of children with autism to investigate children's early responses to their natural environment.
I hope to observe those responses by viewing families' home videos.
The purpose of this study is to compare the early behavior in children with autism to those of typically developing children, and thus to ultimately identify early indicators of autism.
It is my hope that as we learn more about the developmental difficulties of these children, we will be able to provide more improved and timely services for families in the future.

To participate in this study, you should have home movies of your child during infancy from six months to two years of age. I would appreciate your allowing me to copy parts of these videos so that I can study them.
I would also need to interview one parent about your child and to assess your child's current behavior.
This process will include an adaptive behavior assessment of your child.

If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please call me at (516) 330-6769 or contact me by email at http://us.f570.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=kchin2%40pride.hofstra.edu, at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Karen Chin, M.A., NYS Certified School Psychologist Ph.D.
Candidate in Combined Clinical and School Psychology Program