"AASPIRE Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study"
The Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study will help us understand how autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities use the Internet for social purposes and also to examine identity, sense of community, well-being, and social support among autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities.
We are collecting this information through an online survey.
This information may inform future efforts to improve well-being through promoting Internet usage and social connections.
The Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study is part of the Gateway Project. You start by registering for the Gateway Project and taking the Gateway Survey, if you have not already done so.
Whenever you are eligible for a new Gateway study, you will receive an email invitation about the study at the email address you used to register for the Gateway Project. The email message will give you directions for how to start the new study through your Gateway Project account. You may not be invited to the Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study right away or at all. However, even if you are not eligible for the Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study, you may be invited to future Gateway studies that are of interest to you.
You can learn more about the Gateway Project at http://thegatewayproject.org.
The Gateway Survey will take about 20-40 minutes to complete. After completing the Gateway Survey, you can enter a drawing for a 1 in 25 chance of winning a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.
If you are eligible for the Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study and decide to participate, it will take about 20-40 minutes to complete. After completing the Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study, you can enter a drawing for a 1 in 15 chance of winning a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.
Please help us spread the word about the study! Here are flyers that you can pass along to others. Also, please feel free to link to this site.
This study is funded by Portland State University
OHSU IRB #5568
Principal Investigators: Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University; Katherine McDonald, PhD, Syracuse University; Dora Raymaker, MS, Autistic Self Advocacy Network