The ParentWorks Spectrum project evaluated a new integrated treatment for young children aged 2-5 years with autism that focused on helping empower parents to manage child behavioural difficulties, promote positive parent-child interactions to help children develop social, communication and emotional regulation skills, and provide skills for parents to look after their own wellbeing and support parental teamwork. This project was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council from 2020 to 2024.
Project Team:
- Professor Mark Dadds, Lead Chief Investigator, Sydney Child Behaviour Research Clinic Director, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow
- Dr Bridie Leonard, Clinical Psychologist, Project Coordinator
- Dr Lucy Tully, Chief Investigator, Senior Lecturer & Senior Supervising Psychologist
- Adrienne Turnell, Clinical Psychologist
- Dr Jaimie Northam, Clinical Psychologist, Lecturer
- Erika Moelle, Research Officer
- Elysha Clark-Whitney, Psychologist, PhD Candidate