A5006055240- Family and Disability Support Research
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends
UNSW Sydney
2019-2024
South Western Sydney Local Health District
2021-2024
Liverpool Hospital
2021-2022
Ingham Institute
2021
The University of Sydney
2006-2015
Griffith University
2015
The concepts of health, illness, and disability as well the perceptions autism quality life (QoL) vary greatly across cultures time. This study sought to explore interplay culture on QoL impact parents caring for autistic children.We used a transcultural dataset from seven countries (Australia, Hungary, Malaysia, Romania, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom) with participating parents/carers reporting Quality Life in Autism (QoLA) questionnaire. QoLA questionnaire is validated measure children,...
Given recent assertions suggesting that gender role endorsement may be relevant in the divergence of male body image concerns, this study examined self-reported opposing dimensional extremes disorders, namely, muscle dysmorphia and anorexia nervosa. This further relationship between eating disordered disorder pathology.Participants were 21 patients, 24 nervosa 30 gym-using controls from Australia, United Kingdom, States. All participants completed multidimensional measures masculinity...
Abstract Aim Muscle dysmorphia is a psychiatric disorder that has been conceptually linked to eating disorders, although its precise nosology remains unclear. To further investigate this notion, the present study examined applicability of transdiagnostic model disorders muscle dysmorphia. Method One hundred and nineteen male undergraduate students completed self‐report measures multidimensional perfectionism, mood intolerance, self‐esteem, interpersonal problems, symptomatology. Results...
Objective: The primary aim was to assess both the type and degree of impact COVID-19 pandemic on child family wellbeing in a cohort with neurodevelopmental disorders. Design: This single time-point observational study utilizing combination surveys standardized measures, which were administered parents by researchers telephone. Setting: Child Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Clinic Department Clinical Experimental Medicine, Catania University, Italy. Participants: In total, 200 caregivers...
The age at which parents or caregivers first develop concerns about their child's development has significant implications on formal diagnosis and intervention. This study aims to determine the sociocultural factors that are associated with type of concern reported by autistic children among culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia. We also assessed whether predict autism traits measured terms social affect (SA), restricted repetitive behaviours (RRB), calibrated...
Abstract Background The identification of reproducible subtypes within autistic populations is a priority research area in the context neurodevelopment, to pave way for biomarkers and targeted treatment recommendations. Few previous studies have considered medical comorbidity alongside behavioural, cognitive, psychiatric data subgrouping analyses. This study sought determine whether differing medical, profiles could be used distinguish subgroups children on autism spectrum Australian Autism...
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have been found to occur more frequently in individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS) than the general population. Similarities exist between ASD and TS clinically, which suggests a potential relationship two conditions. Purpose: The purpose of this study was explore occurrence autism-related features TS, focusing on areas overlap difference. Patients methods: This examined nature extent autistic traits as measured by Social Communication...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic recession has increased parental psychosocial stress mental health challenges. This adversely impacted child development wellbeing, particularly for children from priority populations (culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) rural/regional communities) who are at an already risk of inequality. needs were compounded by closure in-person preventive promotion programs resulting in organisations embracing technology online...
Background: The early detection of developmental conditions such as autism is vital to ensure children can access appropriate and timely evidence-based supports, services, interventions. Children who have undetected in life are more likely develop later health, developmental, learning, behavioral issues, which turn a cumulative effect over the course. Methods: current protocol describes multi-site, cluster randomized control trial comparing surveillance pathway for usual care, using...
Abstract There are inequities in engagement with established early childhood developmental surveillance programs, eclipsing disadvantaged families. The current study sought to address this by dovetailing immunization visits and other opportunistic contacts children at general practices). While 53 General Practices were recruited, significant COVID-19 disruptions resulted only 81 being screened (both parent-administered GP completed). Of the children, 11 positive all of them along 5% screen...
Neurological reports of “tactile blindsight” suggest that the human somatosensory system can extract behaviorally useful information about location a tactile stimulus in absence conscious awareness occurred (Paillard et al., 1983; Rossetti 1995). However, series psychophysical experiments with neurologically intact subjects, we found no evidence for such dissociation. Our subjects' ability to name finger on which had been presented was dependent their consciously detect (Harris 2004). The...
This study investigated links between maternal postnatal oxytocin, sensitivity, and infant attachment security. At 3-months postpartum, participants (n=88) took part in a structured parent-infant interaction. Maternal oxytocin levels were assessed via blood, before after the 12-months mother-child dyads completed Strange Situation Procedure. Neither baseline response, or sensitivity identified as significant independent predictors of security organisation. However, an interaction effect was...
Objectives Implementing support and services early in the life course has been shown to promote positive developmental outcomes for children at high likelihood of conditions including autism. This study examined parents’/caregivers’ experiences perceptions about a digital surveillance pathway autism, autism (ASP), usual care, as (SaU) pathway, primary healthcare general practice setting. Design qualitative involves using convenience selection process full sample parents/caregivers that...
Abstract Background: Significant challenges remain in the early identification of child developmental conditions community. Implementing supports and services life course has been shown to promote positive outcomes for children at high likelihood including autism. As part a cluster randomised controlled trial, this study seeks examine compare perspectives experiences Australian general practitioners (GPs) relation digital surveillance program autism usual care pathway, practice clinics....
This study investigated maternal oxytocin, caregiving sensitivity and mother-to-infant bonding at 3-months postpartum as predictors of child behavior psychological outcomes in the preschool years, when controlling for concurrent negative emotional symptoms adult attachment state-of-mind. Forty-five mother-child dyads were assessed 3.5 years using mix questionnaires, observational, interview biological methods. Results showed that lower levels baseline oxytocin significantly predicted...
Abstract Background Significant challenges remain in the early identification of child developmental disabilities community. Implementing supports and services life course has been shown to promote positive outcomes for children at high likelihood disabilities, including autism. As part a cluster randomised controlled trial, this study seeks examine compare perspectives experiences Australian general practitioners (GPs) relation digital surveillance program autism usual care pathway,...
Abstract This study examined the associations between maternal depression and oxytocin in pregnancy, caregiving sensitivity adult attachment style, infant temperament. One hundred six women recruited from a public hospital antenatal clinic Australia, their infants completed assessments at three time points (Time 1: pregnancy; Time 2: 3‐month postpartum; 3: 12‐month postpartum). Mothers self‐report questionnaires assessing symptom severity 1–3, style 2, temperament 3. At 1, they also provided...
Neurodevelopmental disorders are a heterogeneous group of conditions with overlapping symptomatology and fluctuating developmental trajectories that transcend current diagnostic categorisation. There is need for validated screening instruments which dimensionally assess from holistic, transdiagnostic perspective. The primary aim to co-design Neurodevelopment Assessment Scale (NAS), user-friendly assessment inventory systematically screens all signs symptoms commonly encountered in...