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Developing a Virtual Mental Health Framework to Support School-Age Children on the Autism Spectrum (e-MH)

Our team at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and York University is working on a study to understand the benefits and challenges of virtual mental health (e-MH) support for school-age autistic children and their families in Canada, with the aim to improve the usefulness of e-MH. We would like to first gather the experiences of caregivers of autistic children who have used e-MH support, and clinicians who have recommended e-MH support for autistic children, via an online survey using the REDCap platform.

Caregiver: Are you a caregiver to a child diagnosed with autism, who has used virtual mental health support? Please fill out a survey to tell us about your experience!

Clinician: Are you a clinician who has provided or recommended virtual mental health support to children diagnosed with autism? Please fill out a survey to tell us about your experience!

Survey Link: https://redcap.link/emh-autism

Investigating Social Support as a Moderator of Affiliate Stigma and Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers of Autistic Children

The study we are currently running is called The moderating effect of social support: Experiences of affiliate stigma and depressive symptoms in caregivers of autistic children.  We are interested in how experienced stigma and social support affect the mood of caregivers of children with autism.  We are looking for the primary caregiver of autistic children between the ages of one and eighteen who live at home. The primary caregiver would be asked to complete five short questionnaires which would take about 45-60 minutes. For your participation, you will receive a $10 gift card from Amazon.