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Principal Investigator: Eugene Raikhel
Student Researcher: Helen Ellsworth
I am a stuuent ieseaichei at the 0niveisity of Chicago, woiking with my faculty auvisoi, Eugene
Raihkel, in the Bepaitment of Compaiative Buman Bevelopment. I invite you to take pait in a
ieseaich stuuy about the impact of cultuie on explanatoiy mouels of Autism Spectium Bisoiuei.
The puipose of this stuuy is to exploie how you conceive of autism, anu the facets of youi
expeiience that influence youi uecision to use complementaiy anu alteinative meuicine in youi
chilu's couise of tieatment.
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You will be askeu to paiticipate in a 1-houi inteiview that pioviues infoimation about the
iesouices that you have chosen to tieat youi chilu's behavioi, as well as youi ieasoning foi this
tieatment uecision.
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Paiticipants may feel emotional oi uncomfoitable when answeiing some of the questions, though I
uo not foiesee paiticipation in this stuuy involving any physical oi emotional iisk beyonu that of
eveiyuay life.
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You will be compensateu $1uhi foi paiticipation in this stuuy. Fiom this ieseaich, I hope to fostei
a iespectful uialogue between meuical piactitioneis paient-caietakeis of chiluien with Autism
Spectium Bisoiuei. Ny goal is to ultimately builu a positive, constiuctive ielationship that ueliveis
the best caie possible.
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Youi stuuy uata will be hanuleu as confiuentially as possible. If iesults of this stuuy aie publisheu oi
piesenteu, inuiviuual names anu othei peisonally iuentifiable infoimation will not be useu unless
you give explicit peimission.
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Paiticipation in this stuuy will involve no cost to you. You will be compensateu $1uhi foi
paiticipation in this stuuy.
If you aie inteiesteu in paiticipating in this stuuy, oi have questions oi
conceins that you woulu like to shaie, please contact Belen Ellswoith by email
at hellswoithuchicago.euu, oi by phone at 6uS-2S4-SS66.
Study ID:IRB14-0727 Date Approved: 7/7/2014 Expiration Date: 7/6/2015