Hey all,

I am conducting research on autistic camouflaging behaviour and mental health as part of my Master's in Developmental Psychology in Maastricht University.

If you or anyone you know is interested in participating, I would greatly appreciate it! It is online and takes 10-15 minutes!

Link to the study: https://maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a2vuFD4kHiIf8A6

Information about the study:

Purpose: This research is about the relationship of masking/camouflaging behavior in autistic people and their mental health, and the mechanisms that mediate this relationship. The factors which we want to investigate are aspects of the self and social support.

Participant selection: This study regards people 16 years or older who have a formal Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis without co-occurring intellectual disability, and are fluent in the English language.

Procedure: Participants will be asked to fill out an online questionnaire, with the survey lasting approximately 10-15 minutes.

Data handling: The study is anonymous and no personal data will be stored. Research data can be published and re-used in other research, but only in such a way that they cannot be traced back to the participants. For the duration of the study, the data will be stored confidentially, on university servers and will only be accessible by the researchers.

More information is available in the information and consent form in the study.

Contact:

• Alexandra Varouxi (Master’s student) alexandra.varouxi@maastrichtuniversity.nl
• Dr. Johannes Stauder (Responsible researcher) h.stauder@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

Ethics Review Committee Psychology and Neuroscience Reference Code: OZL_248_06_02_2022_S43

Originally posted by u/Daddy_Mitochondrio on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Daddy_Mitochondrio

The data collection will stop on the 14th of October, if I understood your question correctly.