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Hand Dominance Survey

    ANY individual or parent/carer (on behalf of your child) can complete this survey.
    Background
    The early development of motor processes plays a significant role in the subsequent development of higher cognitive functions.  Understanding the nature and timing of developmental motor abilities of infants and children will advance our understanding of the primary mechanisms of neurotypical development and of neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. autism). This research aims to make  long-term contribution to understanding typical development and also to earlier screening, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions for children diagnosed with or at risk of neurodevelopmental conditions. 

    The Hand Dominance Study is being conducted by Dr Gillian Forrester, in association with the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (The Babylab), Birkbeck, University of London. For more information, please visit: ​http://cbcd.bbk.ac.uk, or email Dr Forrester at: g.forrester@bbk.ac.uk 


    We thank you for your contribution to this research study and we look forward to sharing the results of this study and its implications for future autism research and therapeutic interventions.
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    Please pass this survey link to anyone who may be interested in participating in the study. 

    Instructions

    Any adult can complete this survey about themselves. Additionally, any parent/carer can complete this survey about their child. Some questions require you to engage (or have your child engage) in simple tasks.

    Please note that some questions and/or activities may not be applicable to your child's age or stage of development.

    Please complete as many of the questions as you can. If you are uncertain, a guess or choosing 'unknown' is better than no answer. 

    Please note that the completion of the survey can only be linked to one individual.  If you are the parent of more than one child we encourage you complete the survey separately for each of your children and again separately if you wish to complete the survey yourself.

    ​Please do not forget to press the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the form, once you have completed the survey. 

    If your submission is successful, you will receive a message that says "Thank you for your participation". If you do not receive this message, please scroll back up through the survey and answer any remaining questions highlighted in red. 

    Consent

    Please check the box below to confirm that you have read and understood the information about what this online questionnaire entails and have had the opportunity to ask questions by emailing (g.forrester@bbk.ac.uk). By checking this box you indicate that you understand that participation is voluntary and that you are free to withdraw at any time, without giving any reason, without your legal rights being affected


    About You (if completing on behalf of a child). 
    ​If you are an adult completing the survey about yourself, please consider your own parents when completing answers within this section.








    For the remainder of the survey....

    ​If you are a parent completing on behalf of a child, please answer the following section providing information about your child


    If you are an adult completing the survey about yourself, please answer the flowing section providing information about you.
    For example, please replace any mention of 'my child' with 'you/I'.


    Age  - Please answer in number of years and months.




    ​If you answered yes to the previous question, how many days a week is your child in school, nursery or childcare? Full days represent 8 hours or more per day. Partial days represent 4 hours or less per day.






    At what age did your child first....
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    (Please enter the age in months, for example '12'. A guess is better than no answer.  If your child has not yet demonstrated a particular behaviour, please enter '0'. If you cannot remember, please enter '1’ )

    Please indicate your child's hand preference for the following activities:

    One-Handed Tasks


    ​Sorting Task (only if your child uses pincer grip): place small objects (or foods, e.g. dried pasta) into a cup or small bowl. Place the container on a safe flat surface. Ask the child to select out ten items one at a time. The items need to be identifiable by color, shape or size. For example, place colored beads into a small bowl and ask the child to select only one colour. Count the number of times the right and/or left hand is used for 10 trials.
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    Two-Handed Tasks
    The following tasks require two hands to complete. Please engage your child in the following tasks and record your child's behaviour - ONLY if the task is appropriate for the developmental age of your child. 
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    ​Sorting Task- Two Hands: (only if your child uses pincer grip): place small objects (or foods, e.g. dried pasta) into a cup or small bowl. The items need to be identifiable by color, shape or size. For example, place colored beads into a small bowl and ask your child to select only one colour. Ask your child to pick up the container but do not influence the hand that your child chooses to hold he cup. Ask your child to select a specific type of object. It is fine if at this point your child switches the hand with which they are holding the cup/bowl. Count the number of times the right and/or left hand is used for 10 trials.
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    End of Survey
    Thank you for participating in this study.
    Thank you to editors and subscribers of Autism Parenting Magazine
    Please press the SUBMIT button below.​
    If your submission is successful, you will receive a message that says "Thank you. Your information has been submitted". If you do not receive this message, please scroll back up through the survey and answer any remaining questions highlighted in red. ​
    ​If you would like to receive updates from this study, please provide a valid email address
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