u/ddmhlab

Hey everybody!

My name is Katelyn Hamilton, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON. Our research team is composed of a lot of neurodivergent individuals who are extremely passionate about the topics we pursue!

Our lab is currently conducting an ethics-approved1 study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between all of the following:

• ⁠ADHD & autism traits;
• ⁠Sensory processing & emotion regulation;
• ⁠Restrictive & repetitive behaviours;
• ⁠Dissociation symptoms, including maladaptive daydreaming

We measure all of these variables with several validated, standardized questionnaires. If you are curious about these variables, please feel free to leave a comment in the post. I am more than happy to interact with all of the communities we recruit from!

Important information!

• ⁠Participation is completely anonymous!
• ⁠The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. All international participants are welcome!
• ⁠We accept adult (18+) participants both with a diagnosis and without. If you self-identify as neurodivergent, you qualify!
• ⁠You do not need to experience dissociation to participate.
• ⁠You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!

We don't post the survey link outright simply to avoid spam and non-responders.

If you're interested, you can:

• ⁠Send a DM to u/ddmhlab
• ⁠Email my supervisor Dr. Panetta at lpanetta@yorku.ca OR use this link (it will open your default mail app with a default email)
• ⁠Comment that you want the link and I will DM it to you

Notes:

1. This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003). 

2. Maladaptive daydreaming is a newly proposed dissociative disorder that involves vivid, uncontrollable daydreaming.

3. Please note that if I don’t get back to you right away on Reddit, it’s because of DM limits.

Hey everybody!

My name is Seth Petel, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON. Our research team is composed of a lot of neurodivergent individuals who are extremely passionate about the topics we pursue!

Our lab is currently conducting an ethics-approved^(1) study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between all of the following:

• ADHD & autism traits;
• Sensory processing & emotion regulation;
• Restrictive & repetitive behaviours;
• Dissociation symptoms, including maladaptive daydreaming^(2)

We measure all of these variables with several validated, standardized questionnaires. If you are curious about these variables, please feel free to leave a comment in the post. I am more than happy to interact with all of the communities we recruit from!

Important information!

• Participation is completely anonymous!
• The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. All international participants are welcome!
• We accept adult (18+) participants both with a diagnosis and without. If you self-identify as neurodivergent, you qualify!
• You do not need to experience dissociation to participate.
• You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!

We don't post the survey link outright simply to avoid spam and non-responders.

If you're interested, you can:

• Send a DM to u/ddmhlab
• Email my supervisor Dr. Panetta at lpanetta@yorku.ca OR use this link (it will open your default mail app with a default email)
• Comment that you want the link and I will DM it to you^(3)

Notes:

1. This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003). 

2. Maladaptive daydreaming is a newly proposed dissociative disorder that involves vivid, uncontrollable daydreaming.

3. Please note that if I don’t get back to you right away on Reddit, it’s because of DM limits.

4. This post was approved by the moderators of r/AutismTranslated.

Hey everybody!

My name is Seth Petel, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON. Our research team is composed of a lot of neurodivergent individuals who are extremely passionate about the topics we pursue!

Our lab is currently conducting an ethics-approved^(1) study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between all of the following:

• ADHD & autism traits;
• Sensory processing & emotion regulation;
• Restrictive & repetitive behaviours;
• Dissociation symptoms, including maladaptive daydreaming^(2)

We measure all of these variables with several validated, standardized questionnaires. If you are curious about these variables, please feel free to leave a comment in the post. I am more than happy to interact with all of the communities we recruit from!

Important information!

• Participation is completely anonymous!
• The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. 
• We accept adult (18+) participants both with a diagnosis and without. If you self-identify as neurodivergent, you qualify!
• You do not need to experience dissociation to participate.
• You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!

We don't post the survey link outright simply to avoid spam and non-responders.

If you're interested, you can:

• Send a DM to u/ddmhlab
• Email my supervisor Dr. Panetta at lpanetta@yorku.ca OR use this link (it will open your default mail app with a default email)
• Comment that you want the link and I will DM it to you^(3)

Notes:

1. This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003). 

2. Maladaptive daydreaming is a newly proposed dissociative disorder that involves vivid, uncontrollable daydreaming.

3. Please note that if I don’t get back to you right away on Reddit, it’s because of DM limits.

Hey everybody!

My name is Seth Petel, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON. Our research team is composed of a lot of neurodivergent individuals who are extremely passionate about the topics we pursue!

Our lab is currently conducting an ethics-approved^(1) study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between all of the following:

• ADHD & autism traits;
• Sensory processing & emotion regulation;
• Restrictive & repetitive behaviours;
• Dissociation symptoms, and including maladaptive daydreaming^(2)

We measure all of these variables with several validated, standardized questionnaires. If you are curious about these variables, please feel free to leave a comment in the post. I am more than happy to interact with all of the communities we recruit from!

Important information!

• Participation is completely anonymous!
• The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. 
• We accept adult (18+) participants both with a diagnosis and without. If you self-identify as neurodivergent, you qualify!
• You do not need to experience dissociation to participate.
• You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!

We don't post the survey link outright simply to avoid spam and non-responders.

If you're interested, you can:

• Send a DM to u/ddmhlab
• Email my supervisor Dr. Panetta at lpanetta@yorku.ca OR use this link (it will open your default mail app with a default email)
• Comment that you want the link and I will DM it to you^(3)

Notes:

1. This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003). 

2. Maladaptive daydreaming is a newly proposed dissociative disorder that involves vivid, uncontrollable daydreaming.

3. Please note that if I don’t get back to you right away on Reddit, it’s because of DM limits.

Hey everybody!

My name is Seth Petel, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON. Our research team is composed of a lot of neurodivergent individuals who are extremely passionate about the topics we pursue!

Our lab is currently conducting an ethics-approved^(1) study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between all of the following:

• ADHD & autism traits;
• Sensory processing & emotion regulation;
• Restrictive & repetitive behaviours;
• Dissociation symptoms, including maladaptive daydreaming^(2)

We measure all of these variables with several validated, standardized questionnaires. If you are curious about these variables, please feel free to leave a comment in the post. I am more than happy to interact with all of the communities we recruit from!

Important information!

• Participation is completely anonymous!
• The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. 
• We accept adult (18+) participants both with a diagnosis and without. If you self-identify as neurodivergent, you qualify!
• You do not need to experience dissociation to participate.
• You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!

We don't post the survey link outright simply to avoid spam and non-responders.

If you're interested, you can:

• Send a DM to u/ddmhlab
• Email my supervisor Dr. Panetta at lpanetta@yorku.ca OR use this link (it will open your default mail app with a default email)
• Comment that you want the link and I will DM it to you^(3)

Notes:

1. This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003). 

2. Maladaptive daydreaming is a newly proposed dissociative disorder that involves vivid, uncontrollable daydreaming.

3. Please note that if I don’t get back to you right away on Reddit, it’s because of DM limits.

Hey everybody!

My name is Seth Petel, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON. Our research team is composed of a lot of neurodivergent individuals who are extremely passionate about the topics we pursue!

Our lab is currently conducting an ethics-approved^(1) study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between all of the following:

• ADHD & autism traits;
• Sensory processing & emotion regulation;
• Restrictive & repetitive behaviours;
• Dissociation symptoms, including maladaptive daydreaming

We measure all of these variables with several validated, standardized questionnaires. If you are curious about these variables, please feel free to leave a comment in the post. I am more than happy to interact with all of the communities we recruit from!

Important information!

• Participation is completely anonymous!
• The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. 
• We accept adult (18+) participants both with a diagnosis and without. If you self-identify as neurodivergent, you qualify!
• You do not need to experience dissociation to participate.
• You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!

We don't post the survey link outright simply to avoid spam and non-responders.

If you're interested, you can:

• Send a DM to u/ddmhlab
• Email my supervisor Dr. Panetta at lpanetta@yorku.ca OR use this link: https://tinyurl.com/Dis-md-study
• Comment that you want the link and I will DM it to you^(2)

Notes:

1. This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003). 

2. Please note that if I don’t get back to you right away on Reddit, it’s because of DM limits.

Hey everybody!

My name is Seth Petel, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON.

We are currently conducting an ethics-approved^(1) study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between all of the following:

• ADHD & autism traits;
• Sensory processing & emotion regulation difficulties;
• Restrictive & repetitive behaviours, including stereotyped movements;
• And dissociation symptoms, including maladaptive daydreaming, a (relatively) newly proposed dissociative disorder.

The survey is composed of several validated, standardized questionnaires.

Important information!

• Participation is completely anonymous.
• The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. 
• We accept adult (18+) participants both with a diagnosis and without. If you self-identify as neurodivergent, you qualify!
• You do not need to experience dissociation to participate^(2).
• The reason we don't put the survey link in posts is simply to avoid spam and non-responders.
• Pending results & eventual publication, we plan to post it/share it to all the places we have recruited from!

If you're interested, just send a DM to u/ddmhlab, or email my supervisor Larissa lpanetta@yorku.ca -- you will receive the questionnaire, no questions asked!

1. This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003). 

2. If you are unaware and/or curious about what dissociation functionally looks like, this is a good resource that explains it with real-life examples: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/dissociation-and-dissociative-disorders/about-dissociation/

Hey everybody!

My name is Seth Petel, and I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab at York University in Toronto, ON.

We are currently conducting a study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first, if not the first, to explore dissociation in neurodivergent individuals this comprehensively!

This study aims to explore the relationship between:

• ADHD & autism traits
• Sensory processing & emotion regulation difficulties
• Restrictive & repetitive behaviours
• Dissociation symptoms, including maladaptive daydreaming, a (relatively) newly proposed dissociative disorder.

We measure all of these variables with a variety of validated questionnaires.

Important information!

• Participation is completely anonymous.
• We accept adult (18+) participants self-identifying and/or diagnosed as neurodivergent.
• You do not need to experience dissociation to participate. But if you want to know more about what dissociation functionally looks like, here is a decent resource.
• The survey is roughly 30 minutes, completed online. 
• You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!
• This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003).

 

If you're interested, just send a DM to u/ddmhlab, or email my supervisor Larissa lpanetta@yorku.ca -- you will receive the questionnaire, no questions asked!

Thank you for your time and consideration!