The purpose of this study is to describe the participation patterns of school-aged children with ASD, ages 6 to 12, and to ascertain the factors that affect these patterns. Specifically, we aim to estimate the extent to which factors related to the child (i.e., complexity of child’s condition), the family (i.e., socio-economic status, mothers’ actual participation), and environmental factors (presence of barriers and supports), can explain levels of children’s participati

The goal of the project is to follow mothers of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder across their child’s transition to adulthood to assess changes in services, stress, physical health and emotional well-being. Principal Investigator (PI): Erin Barker, PhD Institution & Department: Concordia University – Department of Psychology Year(s) collaborated with SCERT on project: 2016 - 2017 Results of Research Project: Published Paper: The Impact of Formal and Informal Supp

The recent evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to unique changes in the home environment: for example, difficulty balancing work, child care, and self-care while managing your own and your child’s worries. While these changes have the potential to increase stress in the familial environment, especially among parents and families with special needs children, they also provide the unique opportunity to develop stronger family climate and relationships. Adaptations to the

The research will set out to further the knowledge on whether NeuroTracker can be used in a classroom setting to improve attention. Furthermore, as a secondary objective, the proposed research will set out to explore whether the improvement in attention can also translate to an improvement in academics. Principal Investigator (PI): Domenico Tullo Institution & Department: McGill University – Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology Supervisor: Dr. Armando Berton

of school-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in home and community. The purpose of this study is to describe the participation...

The aim of this project is to evaluate the effects of a novel reading comprehension intervention program for preschoolers with ASD who...

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often exhibit atypical sensory (e.g., superior visual search and noise detection) cognitive patterns (e.g., difficulty with solving new problems) as well as restricted repetitive behaviors (RRBs, e.g., obsession with numbers, frequent gestures, etc). However, the relationships between these variables are largely unknown. This research study will focus on exploring the interaction between the sensory patterns and cognitive flexibili