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You are invited to participate in a research study conducted by and Eric Gilliland, B.A. (Hons.) under the supervision of Dr. Kimberley Babb, Ph.D., from the Department of Psychology at the University of Windsor. The results of this research will form the basis of a Master’s thesis. If you have any questions or concerns about this research, please contact Eric Gilliland at technokidstudy@gmail.com or Dr. Babb at kbabb@uwindsor.ca.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The present study is being conducted to learn more about the patterns of daily media behaviours, different media devices used, types of content accessed, and types of media activities engaged in by children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (i.e., autism) and children without any mental health diagnoses to understand how their electronic media use might be similar or different.
To learn more about this study please read the Letter of Information.