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The following survey was recently posted on our home page.  These are the results, based on your responses.  The UCLA Behavioral-Genetics Clinic is conducting additional research along these lines.  If you would like to participate in the research, please see the information provided below.  Thank you.

Is your school doing the right things for your child?

Strongly Agree 48 (33%)

Slightly Agree 29 (20%)

Neither Agree/Disagree 14 (9%)

Slightly Disagree 17 (11%)

Strongly Disagree 36 (25%)

 

RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL ISSUES:

Students with Prader-Willi , Williams, Down

or Fragile-X Syndromes

  for school children ages 3-14 in the US

 

 

The UCLA Behavioral-Genetics Clinic along with the UCLA Lili Claire Family Resource Center is conducting a needs assessment of teachers and parents of children with specific genetic disorders. We are seeking your participation in answering our research questionnaire about your child's educational strengths and limitations, behavior concerns, and the degree to which your child's school program is tailored to his/her specific needs. The questionnaire should take no more than 30-40 minutes to complete.

 

For more information or to participate in the study, please contact:

Rebecca Cox, Ph.D.

Technical Support Coordinator

Rm. 58-218E

760 Westwood Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90024

Or call 310-794-9516 (Lili Claire Family Resource Center)

Or contact us by email at GENESTUDY@mednet.ucla.edu

Principal Investigator-Bhavik Shah, M.D., UCLA Department of Psychiatry

UCLA IRB# G03-01-073-03

Expiration Date: October 26, 2006

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