Sex and Ethnicity Bias On Autism Assessment Instruments: The Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient, the Reading The Mind in the Eyes Test, and the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire as Unbiased Additions to the ADOS-2.

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The University of Bolton supports the practice of protection for human subjects participating in research. All research is supervised and has passed the university’s ethics procedure.

I am Gemma King, a student at the University of Bolton completing my final year project under the supervision of Dr Pedro Vital. This study is designed to collect information on the effects of gender, age, and ethnicity on a number of commonly used Autism screening instruments.

In order to conduct this research, I need your participation. This involves completing a number of questionnaires, and should take no longer than 15 minutes.

Participation is entirely voluntary.

Should you decide to take part, all the information that you provide received will remain strictly confidential, with only the research team having access to the data. Your questionnaire will remain anonymous, meaning that your name will not be associated with the data, as the findings will be studied as a group.

You are free to withdraw from this study until you submit your answers. Should you decide to withdraw, you will not be asked to justify your decision, and all of the information will be removed from the study and destroyed. Once your responses have been submitted to the questionnaire they are anonymised and you are no longer able to withdraw from the study.

If you are interested in receiving support about any issues raised in this study please contact the following centres:

National Autistic Society (autism.org.uk)
This charity provides understanding, support and practical advise for autistic people.

BAAS (autism.org.uk) A local, Bolton charity that provides support for autistic adults (with or without diagnosis).

If you feel you need any additional information concerning this study before or after it is complete you can contact the investigator by email or post.

Gemma King Education & Psychology
Supervisor: Pedro Vital
University of Bolton, Bolton BL3 5AB
gk17mpo@bolton.ac.uk

This research has been reviewed and approved by the University of Bolton ethics committee. For research-related problems or questions regarding participants’ rights, please contact Dr Tara Chandler, ethics committee representative at 01204-903142 email: T.Chandler@bolton.ac.uk

Participant retains this sheet.

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Please read the following and tick the boxes.

Column 1

1. I confirm that I have read and understood the participant information in the email invitation for the study and I have had the opportunity to ask questions.

21.I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw from the research until I submit my answers without having to provide any reason for doing so.

3. I understand that I will not be identified in any document relating to the study.

4. I agree to take part in the above study.

Column 1

1. I confirm that I have read and understood the participant information in the email invitation for the study and I have had the opportunity to ask questions.

21.I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw from the research until I submit my answers without having to provide any reason for doing so.

3. I understand that I will not be identified in any document relating to the study.

4. I agree to take part in the above study.

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