A5082331094- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family Support in Illness
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
The University of Sydney
2008-2025
UNSW Sydney
2019-2022
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
2000
Queensland University of Technology
1996-2000
Abstract Background Few studies have utilised population‐based data to examine the lives of families headed by parents with intellectual impairment. This study examined health and social context mothers impairment compared their peers without impairment, 9‐month developmental outcomes infants. Method Secondary analysis first wave U nited K ingdom's M illennium C ohort S tudy ( MCS ). Wave 1 were collected when child was 9 months age recorded in‐depth information maternal health, in which...
Objectives To examine associations between being the subject of child protection reports in early childhood and diagnoses mental disorders during middle childhood, by level service response. Design, setting, participants Retrospective analysis linked New South Wales administrative data, 2001–2016, for a population cohort children (mean age 2016, 13.2 years; SD, 0.37 years) enrolled longitudinal NSW Child Development Study (NSW-CDS), wave 2 linkage. Main outcome measures Associations report...
Research on theory of mind began in the context determining whether chimpanzees are aware that individuals experience cognitive and emotional states. More recently, this research has involved various groups children tasks, including false belief task. Based almost exclusively paradigm, investigators have concluded although “normal” hearing develop by age 5, who autistic or deaf do not so until much later, perhaps their teenage years. The present study explored examining stories told (age...
Abstract Background Little is known about the health and well‐being of ‘hidden majority’ parents with mild intellectual disability (ID), who are less likely to be in contact services. Method We sought add knowledge this area by examining living conditions without impairment a large contemporary nationally representative sample UK aged between 16 49 years old ( n = 14 371). Results Our results indicated that, as expected, were at significantly greater risk than other having poorer...
While circadian disruptions are common in some sub-groups of youth with mood disorders, skin temperature rhythms these cohorts understudied. We examined 24-h wrist emerging exploring associations clinical stage and proposed illness subtypes. Youth ( n = 306, 23.42 ± 4.91 years, 65% females) accessing mental health care 48 healthy controls (23.44 3.38 60% were examined. Skin parameters including rhythm-adjusted mean temperature, inter-daily stability (day-to-day consistency), intra-daily...
Complaints of chronic fatigue lasting weeks or longer are common during adolescence. Little is known about factors associated with in youth mood disorders potential sex-specific associations. 496 young people (mean age = 18.36-years, SD 3.22; 69 % female) seeking help for mental healthcare were assessed on psychological symptoms, lifestyle, and sleep at baseline 12-months later. Fatigue was defined as a score ≥3 the somatic subscale Somatic Psychological Health Report. Logistic regression...
Abstract Parents with intellectual disabilities, like all other parents, need support child rearing. Often this comes from family and friends, but in the case of parents they are more likely to have rely on service system. Research a number countries demonstrates that there is limited system capacity these parents. There few appropriate services, practitioners generally ill‐equipped meet parents' particular learning needs. In response, Australian government has funded capacity‐building model...
Accessible summary Many mothers with learning difficulties want help meeting people and making friends, ‘getting out about’ in their community. We worked family support workers to create a programme, the ASLP, achieve goals get about This programme involves meeting, talking together over 12‐week period. Mothers also receive one work on individual goals. tested 32 most achieved now feel better themselves more confident being is available for other service use communities. Summary are often...
Background Children of parents with intellectual impairment are thought to be at risk for poor social‐emotional well‐being. This study investigated the relationship between maternal and child Method Secondary analysis data from waves 2–4 Millennium Cohort Study ( UK ). Social‐emotional well‐being was measured by report Waves 2–4, teacher self‐report Wave 4. Bivariate multivariate analyses were conducted. Results Unadjusted, associated an elevated overall ages 3 5, but not age 7. After...
Background The supports paradigm has shifted focus from assessing competence and deficits among people with disabilities to identifying needed live meaningful productive lives in inclusive settings. Consequently, a rigorous robust system is required that capable of accurately determining the type intensity support allocating resources accordingly. aim present study was develop such identify classify needs based on conceptual framework International Classification Functioning, Disability...
Objective Many children in low-income and middle-income countries are disadvantaged achieving early developmental potential childhood as they lack the necessary support from their surroundings, including parents caregivers. Digital technologies, such smartphone apps, coupled with iterative codesign to engage end-users technology-delivered content development stages, can help overcome gaps child (ECD). We describe quality improvement process that informs of for Thrive by Five International...
Recent years have seen remarkable progress in our scientific understanding of early childhood social, emotional, and cognitive development, as well capacity to widely disseminate health information by using digital technologies. Together, these technological advances offer exciting opportunities deliver high-quality about development (ECD) parents families globally, which may ultimately lead greater knowledge confidence among better outcomes children (particularly lower- middle-income...
Background There is an urgent need for developing reliable, valid and practical instruments that assess classify the support needed by persons with disability to function in their chosen living, working social environments. I‐CAN instrument addresses frequency level of (not individual skills or deficits) each a disability. Method Studies were conducted test–retest reliability inter‐rater reliability. Concurrent validity was investigated exploring relationship between domain scales Inventory...
Abstract Background Childbirth presents an optimal time for identifying high‐risk families to commence intervention that could avert various childhood health and social adversities. Objective We sought establish the minimum set of exposures required accurately predict a range adverse outcomes up age 13 years, from 14 individual familial risk evident at birth. Methods Participants were 72,059 Australian children their parents drawn multi‐register population cohort study (data spanning...
Optimal child-rearing practices can help mitigate the consequences of detrimental social determinants health in early childhood. Given ubiquity personal digital technologies worldwide, direct delivery evidence-based information about childhood development holds great promise. However, to make content these novel systems effective, it is crucial incorporate place-based cultural beliefs, traditions, circumstances, and value end users.This paper describes iterative approach used develop Thrive...
There is known to be considerable overlap among the victims and perpetrators of crime. However, extent this early in life children young adolescents not clear. We examined sociodemographic profiles people who had contact with police regarding a criminal incident as person interest, victim and/or witness, well patterns multiple types from birth 13 years age. Data were drawn longitudinal, population-based sample 91,631 New South Wales, Australia. Among 10.6% (n = 9677) police, 14.4% 1393)...
Abstract Children with disabilities are known to have high rates of contact child protection services. However, little is about contacts for a broader group children special healthcare needs (SHCN; i.e., or other impairments concern that affect learning). This study examined the characteristics services (prior age 6 years) SHCN identified at school entry using 2009 Australian Early Development Census, administrative data from more than 65,000 in New South Wales Child Study. prior years were...