A5025733977- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Western University
2021-2025
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of children abruptly moved to online schooling, which required high levels parental involvement. Family routines were disrupted, potentially increasing stress, and may be reflected in greater media screen time use children. Objectives To determine whether (1) parenting styles (2) stress associated with children's during pandemic compared pre-pandemic period. Methods Parents (> 18 years age) recruited complete an survey regarding changes their...
Abstract Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental characterized by impairments in social communication and repetitive behaviors. Children with ASD are statistically more likely to experience early adversity; however, little known about the types of adversity that place these children at risk, role parenting as protective factor, how this life stress impacts cognitive outcomes. We assessed 302 (ASD = 98) aged 6–16 years old, using parent‐based report. To identify factors, we...
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of children abruptly moved to online schooling, which required high levels parental involvement. Family routines were disrupted, potentially increasing stress, and may be reflected in greater media screen time use children.Objectives: To determine whether 1) parenting styles 2) stress associated with children’s during pandemic compared pre-pandemic period.Methods: Parents (>18 years age) recruited complete an survey regarding changes...
<title>Abstract</title> The aim of this study was to examine response inhibition using a gamified version the Stroop task in heterogeneous cohort neurodiverse and neurotypical children, identify any key risk factors screen time associated with performance-based measures cognition. A total 229 participants ages 3-16 (89 children [54% boys] 90 ADHD [51% boys], 50 ASD [72% boys]) were recruited study. Using validated online cognitive battery, completed task. Parents questionnaires regarding...
The human adult hippocampus can be subdivided into the head, or anterior and its body tail, posterior hippocampus, a wealth of functional differences along longitudinal axis have been reported. One line literature emphasizes specialization for different aspects cognition, whereas another unique role in emotional processing. While some research suggests that memory between appear early development, it remains unclear whether this is also case emotion goal meta-analysis was to determine...