Call for participants: dissociation in autistic adults!
Hello all,
My name is Seth Petel. I work as a research assistant in the DDMH Lab @ York University in Toronto, Canada. We've already posted in this subreddit before, but since it has been a few weeks we thought it might be good to reach out again.
We are currently conducting a study on dissociation in neurodivergent adults, primarily in adults with autism, ADHD, or both! To our current knowledge, this will be the first formalized study directly looking at dissociation in both autistic, adhd, and 'audhd' adults -- a really big milestone for the field.
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)
Our study is ethics-approved^(1) and uses a variety of standardized, validated questionnaires to measure what's listed above.
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.
- We don't post the survey link outright simply to avoid spam and non-responders.
- You may share the link with colleagues, friends, or family members who you think would be interested!
If you're interested, you can:
- Email the supervisor for this study, Dr. Panetta, at lpanetta@yorku.ca (preferred option; check comments for email template)
- Send a DM^(3) to u/ddmhlab
- Leave a comment saying you'd like the survey link, and we will message you^(3).
Notes
- This study has been approved by York University's Office of Research Ethics (ORE) Human Participants Review Committee (certificate # e2026-003).
- Maladaptive daydreaming is a newly proposed dissociative disorder that involves vivid, uncontrollable daydreaming.
- Please note that if we don’t get back to you right away on Reddit, it’s because of DM limits