I’ve been fascinated by surveys and questionnaires, and specifically how these can often be confusing for autistic people– so I was thrilled to recently come across a 2020 study dedicated to survey construction and accessible surveys! This video gives some thoughts on survey construction and specific examples of adapted tools.

1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32355908/

2. https://sites.google.com/view/mentalhealthinautism/resources/tools

0:00-2:35: Introduction

2:36-4:38: Survey anxiety

4:39-6:45: Question wording and hotlinks

6:46- 9:25: "Always" vs "never"

9:26- 11:30: Plain language and memory

11:31-18:26: The pain scale, adapted depression screenings, and other examples

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