The present study examined one of Posner and Petersen’s (1990) attention networks (i.e., orienting – the ability to selectively focus on pertinent information) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as compared ...

Temporal discounting (TD) is the tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, later rewards. Temporal discounting choices were studied in relation to cognitive abilities and self-control rating measures in a ...

The present study examined the disengaging, shifting, and engaging abilities of children and adolescents with ASD compared to age- and cognitive ability-matched typically developing (TD) peers. Previous research has found ...

Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can experience significant stress, anxiety and depression, which can affect parenting and the parent-child relationship. There is evidence that parent involvement in ...

Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) tend to prefer smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards compared to Typically Developing (TD) individuals. Currently it is unknown if males and ...

When researchers and clinicians assess a childs risk for future antisocial behaviour, they often take a risk-focussed approach and fail to acknowledge the importance of protective factors, such as positive relationships. ...

The current study used cross-sectional and longitudinal designs to examine if emotion regulation strategies, cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression, while controlling for relationship quality, were associated ...

Kids Help Phone is an on-demand, single-session, bilingual, free, and confidential service for young people in Canada who seek help for mental health issues and problems of daily living. 232 telephone clients and 230 Live ...

Building personal strengths is an inherent part of typical development. Existing research attests to the protective effects of key strengths, such as self-esteem, family connectedness, and positive peer relationships among ...

In this era of globalization, transnational families have been found to engage in cultural practices of parent-child separation and reunification, wherein children and parents live continents apart for years, before being ...