A5085056255- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Stuttering Research and Treatment
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Williams Syndrome Research
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
2024
Royal Holloway University of London
2022-2023
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
2021-2023
King's College London
2019-2021
Abstract Co-occurring emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) frequently exist in young autistic children. There is evidence based on parental report that parenting interventions reduce child EBPs. More objective measures of EBPs should supplement parent reported outcomes trials. We describe the development a new measure behavior, Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour Parenting (OSCA–ABP). Participants were 83 parents/carers their 4–8-year-old The demonstrated...
The majority of young autistic children display impairing emotional and behavioural difficulties that contribute to family stress. There is some evidence parenting interventions are effective for reducing in children, with less assessing change difficulties. Previous trials have tended use unblinded parent-report measures as primary outcomes many do not employ an active control, limiting the conclusions can be drawn.
Abstract Anxiety is the most significant mental health concern for both Williams syndrome (WS) and autism. Whilst WS autism are characterized by some syndrome‐specific social differences, less known about cross‐syndrome profiles of anxiety symptoms. Previous research has shown that Intolerance Uncertainty (IU) a core mechanism maintenance clinically anxious populations autistic children, adolescents, adults. The only published study in this area similar patterns—with an added emphasis on...
Approximately 10% of young people 'often' feel lonely, with loneliness being predictive multiple physical and mental health problems. Research has found CBT to be effective for reducing in adults, but interventions who report as their primary difficulty are lacking.CBT Chronic Loneliness Young People was developed a modular intervention. This evaluated single-case experimental design (SCED) seven participants aged 11-18 years. The outcome self-reported on the Three-Item Scale. Secondary...
Loneliness is a significant problem for young people and associated with range of physical mental health difficulties. Meta-analyses have identified that interventions aimed at who report loneliness as their primary are lacking within the literature. In adults, most effective those which target underlying maladaptive social cognitions. Therefore, we developed modular Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) intervention children people. The aim this study to conduct multiple baseline single-case...
Group-based interventions may be helpful for reducing psychological distress adults with learning disabilities. The aim was to evaluate the group in terms of its feasibility and online adaptations from a service user facilitator perspective. A six-session intervention undertaken on three occasions. Thematic analysis participant’s qualitative feedback identified two themes, ‘Enjoying attending group’ ‘Skills development’. Facilitators several positive aspects group. paired-samples t-test no...