I just had a thought ... this goes out to everyone doesn't it.
Regarding your address for the questionnaire then, email me directly at
snowdonc@... for privacy issues, etc.
I need to get the hang of this.

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From: shropshireautisticsupporters@... on behalf of CarolineJean
Trevor
Sent: Sat 19/01/2008 22:28
To: shropshireautisticsupporters@...
Subject: Re: [shropshireautisticsupporters] Siblings Coping with Autism



Hi Charlotte.

Welcome to our group.
Yes I am very happy for you to ask my son by using this questionnaire. I am sure
that others will agree. May I put something in the newsletter about this too to
get other parents thoughts on this.

Caroline


----- Original Message ----
From: snowdonc <snowdonc@...>
To: shropshireautisticsupporters@...
Sent: Saturday, 19 January, 2008 9:43:33 PM
Subject: [shropshireautisticsupporters] Siblings Coping with Autism



Hello All.

My name is Charlotte Snowdon, and i am a final year psychology
student at Coventry university. I really hope you don't mind me
telling you all a bit about myself, and what i am currently up to. I
think some of you may well be interested. I have raised this issue
with many support groups and parents, and most feel very passionate
about this, as i do also.

I am carrying out my independent research project at the moment. I am
focusing on the siblings of special needs children, predominatley
those with brothers and sisters who have Autism. I am looking at the
coping strategies they use to deal with problems that may arise in
their sibling relationship.
To do this, i am asking the siblings, between the ages of 7 and 18,
of children with Autism to fill in a brief questionnaire called
Kidcope. There is a version for siblings aged seven to twelve, and a
version for aged thirteen to eighteen.
I will of course asked for signed parental consent, and i would also
like to add that this research has bein approved by the Psychological
Ethics Comittee.

I have decided to look at this issue for a number of reasons; firstly
becasue it is a very, very understudied area. Very little is
understood about the way siblings cope, and i feel, as well as they
do, that they are often overlooked when it comes to issue surrounding
their brother or sister with Autism. Secondly, there is no support
service for siblings of children with autism in my area. This is
something i aim to change, and upon graduating from university in
june i hope to set up a support service. Using the results gained
from my research, i hope to be able to run workshops, etc to help and
advise siblings on effective methods of coping, as well as providing
a place for siblings to meet with similar others, with the focus
totally on them.
This is something i am very passionate about, and hope many of you
would like to help me with this.

So if any of you would like more information on my research, or would
like to help, then please contact me on snowdonc@coventry. ac.uk
<mailto:snowdonc%40coventry.ac.uk> .
If you decide to help me, a research pack will be posted out to you.
Included in this is a prepaid envelope so you can send the completed
questionnaire back to me in complete confidence and at no cost to
yourselves.

I do look forward to hearing from you all, and thank you for taking
the time to read this post.
Charlotte.





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