A portal to research that aims to promote mental health in people with developmental disabilities and their families across the lifespan
This website has been developed to reach out to families of people with developmental disabilities: People along the autism spectrum or who have an intellectual disability. We recognize that families are instrumental in making sure that family members with disabilities have good mental and physical health. Family members have a lot to say about their experiences, and we would like to make it easy for them to share their stories through various research projects that are currently underway and future ones under development. We want to make it easy for families to express their opinions about their community, educational, and health service systems, and to participate in meaningful studies that can be used to tailor supports and policies that meet their needs and the needs of their families members.
NEW! THE ONLINE FAMILY STUDY We are now running an online survey to learn about the experiences of families who support people with autism spectrum disorders and/or intellectual disabilities. Click: The Family Study to learn more and participate.
NEW! THE ASD & BULLYING STUDY We are now running an online survey to learn about the experiences of bullying in children and youth with Autism or Asperger Syndrome. Click Here to learn more and take the survey
- If you would like to be informed about new projects when they begin, please click here.
Please take some time to browse this site, and check back often, as we will be adding new studies and findings as we make progress. If you have a family member with an intellectual disability or an autism spectrum disorder of any age, you can participate in many of our projects. We have developed this website to quickly let families know about some of the exciting things we are doing at the Dual Diagnosis Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and in the Developmental Disabilities Research Lab at York University, to promote mental health in people with developmental disabilities and support their families. Click here to read about Who We Are.
If you would like to read some of the literature that is the result of our research, please click here.
If you have any ideas about what research YOU would like to see being done or ways to make this site more useful for families, please let us know!
- If you have a family member with an autism spectrum disorder, please consider joining a national Autism Research Registry if you have not already done so!