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

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

Parents of children with developmental disabilities (DD) experience greater levels of stress than parents of typically developing...