Background: A working group of Occupational Therapists was created in 2021 as a result of the noted gap in Occupational Therapy (OT) services for Autistic adults in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Survey: Our group has proposed using a survey to capture data to show the need for OT service. We have developed a survey using Alchemer. The survey is designed so that individuals can complete the survey themselves or it can be completed by a health care provider and/or referring agency.
Target Population: Any Autistic adult in the province of NL who is seeking, or would avail of, Occupational Therapy services. Autistic adults would include individuals who are formally diagnosed with autism or self-identify as Autistic. We hope to distribute this survey within NL Health Services as well as key community stakeholders.
Timeline: We would like to collect data over the course of 12 months.
Why: We would like to use the data collected from this survey to advocate to NL Health Services and Government of NL for OT services specifically for Autistic adults.
THIS IS NOT A REFERRAL FORM. This survey is for data collection only.
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