Further point sjo....assuming the moderators don't take the posting off before you see this, the point of your project is to demonstrate that you've achieved the outcomes of your course.
If YOU can get onto a community forum website for people on the spectrum and parents or carers of people on the spectrum, in order to do your project, it should occur to you that other people who have inappropriate intentions can also get on here.
Someone could fill in a convincing hoax response to your questionnaire and you might not know.
That's why this is an invalid research method. You cannot corroborate your respondents.
And its also appallingly bad research ethics, and frankly selfish and inconsiderate to those who use such forums for help.
Further point sjo....assuming the moderators don't take the posting off before you see this, the point of your project is to demonstrate that you've achieved the outcomes of your course.
If YOU can get onto a community forum website for people on the spectrum and parents or carers of people on the spectrum, in order to do your project, it should occur to you that other people who have inappropriate intentions can also get on here.
Someone could fill in a convincing hoax response to your questionnaire and you might not know.
That's why this is an invalid research method. You cannot corroborate your respondents.
And its also appallingly bad research ethics, and frankly selfish and inconsiderate to those who use such forums for help.
