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School-based intervention to address self-regulation and executive functioning in children attending primary schools in remote Australian Aboriginal communities

Researchers partnered with the local Aboriginal health organisation and schools to develop and pilot a manualised version of the Alert Program in the Fitzroy Valley, WA, a region with documented high rates of FASD and early life trauma.
  • Publishing Date:

    24 June, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    PLOS One

  • Authors:

    Bree Wagner, Jane Latimer, Emma Adams, Heather Carmichael Olson, Martyn Symons, Trevor G. Mazzucchelli, Tracy Jirikowic, Rochelle Watkins, Donna Cross, Jonathan Carapetis, John Boulton, Edie Wright, Tracey McRae, Maureen Carter, James P. Fitzpatrick

Cognitive and social/emotional influences on adaptive functioning in children with FASD: Clinical and cultural considerations

In this study, it was found that social cognition (specifically recognising emotions) was the only significant independent predictor of teacher-rated adaptive functioning. Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) were overrepresented in this study and, therefore, the research was supported by a strong partnership with Te Wāhanga Hauora Māori (Māori Health Service).
  • Publishing Date:

    10 June, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    Child Neuropsychology

  • Authors:

    Andi Crawford, Laurie Te Hapuku Te Nahu (Rongomaiwahine Raua Ko Kahunguna), Elizabeth R. Peterson, Valerie McGinn, Kate Robertshaw, Lynette Tippett

Caregiver-reported physical health status of children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

While FASD has primarily been thought of as a neurodevelopmental condition, research is beginning to highlight its 'whole-body' implications. Accordingly, the current study carried out online surveys with the hope of providing a snapshot of potential health issues.
  • Publishing Date:

    9 June, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

  • Authors:

    Natasha Reid, Nicole Hayes, S. B. Young, Lisa Akison, Karen Moritz

A qualitative examination of the cognitive and behavioural challenges experienced by children with FASD

This study published in 2020 explores the cognitive and behavioural difficulties and impairments experience by children with FASD aged between four and 12 years from the perspective of caregivers.
  • Publishing Date:

    7 June, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    Research in Developmental Disabilities

  • Authors:

    Stewart McDougall, Amy Finlay-Jones, Fiona Arney, Andrea Gordon

Preconception Health and Lifestyle Behaviours of Women Planning a Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study

A cross-sectional survey of Australian women in preconception, stratified by pregnancy planning stage (active planners (currently trying to conceive) vs. non-active planners (pregnancy planned within 1–5 years)), assessed health behaviours and their alignment to preconception care guidelines.
  • Publishing Date:

    2 June, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    Journal of Clinical Medicine

  • Authors:

    Bonnie R. Chivers, Jacqueline A. Boyle, Adina Y. Lang, Helena J. Teede, Lisa J. Moran, Cheryce L. Harrison

Evaluation of a Codesign Method Used to Support the Inclusion of Children With Disability in Mainstream Schools

The aim of this study was to evaluate a co-design method used to design an online education package about inclusive education for children with disability in mainstream schools. The study design was a multiple methods evaluation informed by participatory and transformative research paradigms, incorporating design sciences and public service approaches.
  • Publishing Date:

    18 May, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    International Journal of Qualitative Methods

  • Authors:

    Nerida Hyett, Kerryn Bagley, Teresa Iacono, Carol McKinstry, Jo Spong, Oriane Landry

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