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Diagnostic Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis
(2018-11-21)
To date, there are no known biological markers to diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Thus, diagnosis generally relies on behavioural assessment and considerable clinical judgement. Currently, very little is known ...
The Experience of Mindfulness for Children with Autism: An Examination of Self-Report and Electrodermal Response
(2018-11-21)
Little is known about how children with autism respond to mindfulness activities within cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). As many children with autism also struggle to report their emotional experience, this study ...
Deaf and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Impact on Child and Family
(2016-09-20)
The goal of this study was to identify similarities and differences between individuals who are Deaf, who are hearing with ASD and those who are both Deaf and have ASD on measures of communication, behaviour, and social ...
Raising An Adolescent With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study
(2016-11-25)
The aim of this study was to investigate parent experiences of raising an adolescent with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Nine families participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews. Using thematic analysis, informed ...
Therapeutic Alliance and Treatment Outcome From Three Different Perspectives in Child Trauma Therapy
(2016-09-20)
The current study looked at the therapeutic alliance in child trauma therapy in a multi-site, controlled study with follow up. Parent, child, and therapist ratings were used to examine how therapeutic alliance changes over ...
Toward a Strength-Based Approach to Risk Assessments: An Examination of the Measurement and Clinical Use of Information about Youth Strengths
(2015-01-26)
This dissertation consists of three studies concerning the measurement and clinical use of youth strengths in assessments of adolescents’ risk to reoffend. The first chapter provides a review of the theoretical frameworks ...
A Program Evaluation of Toronto's Mental Health Court for Youth
(2015-01-26)
In recent years there has been growing concern regarding the mental health needs of young people involved with the criminal justice system. As a result, the Ontario Court of Justice opened its first mental health court for ...
Executive Functioning and its Relationship to Academic and Social - Emotional Outcomes in Children with a History of Arterial Ischemic Stroke
(2015-01-26)
Thirty-two pediatric patients with stroke and 32 demographically equivalent, healthy controls were tested on standardized measures of working memory, arithmetic, and spelling. EF and social-emotional behavioural data were ...
Using a Resilience Framework to Understand Aboriginal Parenting Practices in an Urban Aboriginal Community
(2015-01-26)
Aboriginal communities in Canada have been portrayed as showing maladaptive parenting practices. Urban Aboriginal women now make up the majority of Aboriginal women in Canada, and research shows that they may face additional ...
The Relationship Between Caregiver Emotional Availability, Caregiver Soothing Behaviours, and Infant Attachment Style in an Acute Pain Context: A Longitudinal Analysis
(2015-08-28)
Through this study, the relationships between caregiver behaviours seen in immunization appointments (i.e. emotional availability, proximal soothing, distraction, verbal reassurance, and pacifying) across the first year ...