Effects of "Special Experiences" on the Developmentally Disabled Population

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This survey aims to explore the impact of "special experiences," such as wish-granting and hunting experience charities, on young adults and adults with developmental disabilities. Many young adults with developmental disabilities face challenges in social and professional interactions, especially after aging out of support services. The survey seeks to address the question: "Do special experiences during childhood influence the lives of disabled adults later on?"

How old you were you when you were diagnosed? *

Before 3

3-4 years of age

5-6 years of age

7-8 years of age

9-12 years of age

13-18 years of age

Adulthood

I have not been officially diagnosed

Did you have social supports in your childhood that were designed to help you gain people and friend-buildiing skills? *

Yes

Did you attend special education classes and support programs in your local schools? *

Yes

If you did attend special education classes, did those classes or programs include information about interpersonal communications or how to build human-to-human relationships?

Yes

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Did you have a "Special Event" experience as an autistic person? This could have been anything from special recognition events in your church to free trips to Disney.
*

Yes

What was the event? Please provide details

Was this event a positive or negative experience for you? *

Positive

Negative

Neither

Other:

Months after the event, did you still look back on this experience as either positive, negative, or neither? *

Yes

Please explain the answer to the previous question: *

Years after the event, do you still look back on this experience as either positive, negative, or neither? *

Yes

Please explain the answer to the previous question: *

If you have experienced negative impacts, please check all that apply:

Depression

Anxiety

Isolation (being alone by no choice of other people)

Loneliness (being alone because others do not include you)

Increased Stress

Increased Anger

Increased masking (hiding your true self and ideas/interest/etc from others)

Substance and alcohol use

Increase in unhealthy coping skills like physically striking objects, etc.

Increase in other risky behaviors

Other:

Is there anything else that you would like to share about your experiences for the purposes of this study? If there is not, simply answer "No". *

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