The Disability Information and Resource Centre

If you are over the age of 18 and would like to talk about your experiences of having Asperger syndrome then please contact Matthew Bennet on 0431 154 925 or email benn0299@flinders.edu.au.

Click here for a summary of the project.

As a research participant you will be interviewed twice and each interview session will go from between 35 to 60 minutes in length. At the end of each interview session you will be given either a $25.00 JB-HI or a $25.00 Myer gift voucher.

Please note that funding for the JB-HI or Myer gift vouchers will come out of the Flinders University Student Maintenance Fund.

Are you an adult with an Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Or

Are you a care‐giver of a child or adult with an Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Dr Jane McGillivray and Belinda Minett from Deakin University are conducting a study about the individuals and care‐giver’s perspectives of medication to manage behaviour and emotions associated with Autism. There has been lots of debate about the use of medication by people with autism spectrum disorder. However, little is known about the perspectives of people with ASD.

This study is designed to find out what you think about medication. Do you take it, what do you take and why, how do you feel about it. What you have to say is important to discussions about the best treatment alternatives for managing the conditions associated with ASD. Your answers are anonymous, so you can say what you want.

To proceed with the online questionnaire, click here.

If you would like a paper copy of the questionnaire or have any other questions contact Jane McGillivray Ph: 03 9244 6426 or Belinda Minett email: bami@deakin.edu.au.

If you are over the age of 18 and would like to talk about your experiences of having Asperger syndrome then please contact Matthew Bennet on 0431 154 925 or benn0299@flinders.edu.au.

Click here for a summary of the project.

As a research participant you will be interviewed twice and each interview session will go from between 35 to 60 minutes in length. At the end of each interview session you will be given either a $25.00 JB-HI or a $25.00 Myer gift voucher.

Please note that funding for the JB-HI or Myer gift vouchers will come out of the Flinders University Student Maintenance Fund.

From the Secretary of ME/CFS Australia (SA) Peter Mitchell

This is an URGENT call for help.
Dr Ian Buttfield is doing some interesting research at the moment, and several of our members have volunteered for that study. He has enough ME/CFS patients in the study, but he is lacking controls.

What Dr Buttfield urgently needs is people who do NOT have ME/CFS, and who do not live in a house WITH someone with ME/CFS. This is a chance for mothers and fathers, siblings, sons and daughters, friends and cousins etc etc to help us, by volunteering a little of their time to the study.

If you can find someone willing to help, get them to contact Dr Buttfield’s office on 8272 4822 as soon as possible. Dr Buttfield will get back to them with more details.

If you wish to contact the ME/CFS  group about their services their contact details are:
ME/CFS Australia (SA) Inc.
266 Port Road Hindmarsh

Postal: PO Box 383 Adelaide SA 5001 [redirected].
Office Hours: 10am – 3 pm Wednesday,
Ph (08) 8340 8948 and (08) 834 MECFS (8346 3237)

Email: sacfs@sacfs.asn.au
Web address: www.sacfs.asn.au

The University of Adelaide is seeking the support of families from around the country to participate in an exciting national study examining the causes of cerebral palsy.

Researchers are seeking to recruit 2,500 families with a child who has cerebral palsy.  The project will also involve 2,500 families with a child who does not have cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy affects approximately 1 in 500 children in Australia and is a disorder that affects control of movement and posture. Cerebral palsy is a result of injury to the neuro-motor region of the brain and symptoms vary greatly in severity from poor muscle co-ordination to quadriplegia.

Make a difference

Research projects are always being conducted, but this is one you can get involved in! Here is an opportunity for you to make a difference and to engage in community research that may help future generations.

Participation in this study is easy and simply requires a cheek swab sample of DNA (using a cotton bud) from children and their mothers. This can be posted back to the researchers, along with a short survey to be completed by mothers.  Children need to be aged between 5 and 18 years, have been born in Australia and of Caucasian background. Visit our website and enrol today!

To find out more about the study

Contact a member of the research team on 1800 800 795 (free call) or visit the website

www.adelaide.edu.au/cerebralpalsy/