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Just a reminder there's still time to complete the Canadian Autistic Adult Needs Assessment Survey. It closes on August 18, 2023. Tell your friends! The survey is being funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada and will be used to inform a National Autism Strategy.

This is a survey by Autistics for Autistics. An autistic researcher worked and consulted with 10 other Autistic adults of various ages and abilities, in developing the survey. This is also a chance for Autistic adults to inform policy being made to support us and have our experiences and perspectives heard by the federal government.

This is a very comprehensive survey, looking at various areas of day-to-day life to help policymakers and researchers to understand the reality of what it is to be an Autistic adult in Canada, as well as what our needs are.

This is also a great opportunity for us as they've agreed to provide me with a copy of the PEI data once the data has been cleaned and de-identified. In fact, their response was "I am glad that there is interest in the community and I am glad that the data will be put to good use." So that's pretty exciting.