Centre for Research in Autism and Education
UCL Institute of Education,
55-59 Gordon Square,
London WC1H 0NU
This questionnaire explores the topic of special interests in young people/adults as part of a research project at CRAE. We would like to find out the types of interests that different young people/adults have, how they come to have them as well as the way in which they learn more about their interest. A special interest can be something you spend most of your time on or even something that means a lot to you like a hobby or activity or it may be a sensory interest. We are looking to make comparisons between the special interests of autistic and non-autistic individuals in the hope of specifying further strategies for using special interests to support learning and social development in autistic individuals.
Confidentiality
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This research has been reviewed by the UCL Institute of Education's research ethics committee. If you have any questions about this study or would like to request a summary of the findings of the project upon completion, please contact: fcetin@ioe.ac.uk.
Duration of the survey
This online questionnaire consists of tick-box questions as well as some questions that require a short-written answer. Please work through each page of the questionnaire in turn. This should take you no longer than 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
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