It is a pleasure to
introduce Susan Woods, a PhD student at OU Health Science Center, who contacted
me in an effort to get the word out to those individuals who might be
interested in participating in the following project. Please welcome her and
share the information with others that you know. Thank you for taking the time
to read and participate, if interested! ~Lorrie
A Chance to Share YOUR
Stories
I am asking you to submit stories, testimonies, tips, or any
other information you feel might be helpful to other families coping with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and professionals who might work with
individuals with ASD. Research has shown
that being in a family with an individual who has ASD can be isolating and many
people feel they are coping on their own.
Sharing your struggles and triumphs may help others better cope with the
issues they are encountering.
Stories and information that you submit will be compiled
into a booklet and distributed to families coping with ASD, students preparing
to work with individuals with disabilities and their faculty. I am imagining this booklet to be similar to
a “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, where others can gain strength and feel better understood
because someone else has dealt with the same issues that they are or will be
dealing with.
The submitted information needs to be from a person over the
age of 18 years, simply for protection of children. All names will be omitted or changed to protect
privacy.
This is a project for the OU Health Science Center Oklahoma
LEND (Interdisciplinary Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental
Disabilities) program, and will help students training to be medical
professionals to better understand issues that families are dealing with so
they can better assist you in obtaining the resources and care that you and
your family members need.
Please
submit stories via e-mail or to the address below by March 30, 2014, for
inclusion in the booklet. If you have
questions or concerns, please feel free to call me (405) 550-7985 or
e-mail: susan-woods@ouhsc.edu. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time!
Sincerely,
Susan
G. Woods
OK LEND
intern 2013/14
2056
Westbury Drive
Midwest
City, OK 73130
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