ORCID Profile
0000-0002-0154-2704
Current Organisation
University of South Australia
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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 22-07-2016
DOI: 10.1111/CCH.12383
Abstract: Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be stressful, and accessing services can add to this stress. Self-efficacy, agency and advocacy are important for parents when accessing and using services. To develop insight into parental advocacy, a meta-synthesis was undertaken to consolidate the literature focussing on parents' experiences of advocating for their child with ASD. A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted. Fifteen databases were systematically searched by using key terms related to ASD, children, parents/carers, advocacy and qualitative studies. Twenty-four studies were identified and appraised using an adapted version of the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool. Data were synthesized into themes through the steps of review, meta-aggregation, integration and interpretation. Two overarching concepts emerged, illustrating both the challenging nature of advocacy and the associated personal and societal benefits. These two concepts are supported by eight themes: a life-long, all-encompassing challenge advocacy as a parental coping strategy advocacy involving working to create a future balancing roles and needs isolation versus support personal impacts of advocacy benefits of advocacy and the barriers to advocacy. The experience of advocacy for parents with a child with ASD is complex and intensive, presenting both personal and societal benefits, as well as challenges for parents. In supporting in iduals with ASD and family well-being, service providers need to have an understanding of the advocating role of parents and ensure that opportunities exist for their voices to be heard during service delivery.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 31-12-2019
DOI: 10.1111/GCB.14904
Abstract: Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from evolutionary biology, community and functional ecology, to bio ersity conservation, ecosystem and landscape management, restoration, biogeography and earth system modelling. Since its foundation in 2007, the TRY database of plant traits has grown continuously. It now provides unprecedented data coverage under an open access data policy and is the main plant trait database used by the research community worldwide. Increasingly, the TRY database also supports new frontiers of trait‐based plant research, including the identification of data gaps and the subsequent mobilization or measurement of new data. To support this development, in this article we evaluate the extent of the trait data compiled in TRY and analyse emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness. Best species coverage is achieved for categorical traits—almost complete coverage for ‘plant growth form’. However, most traits relevant for ecology and vegetation modelling are characterized by continuous intraspecific variation and trait–environmental relationships. These traits have to be measured on in idual plants in their respective environment. Despite unprecedented data coverage, we observe a humbling lack of completeness and representativeness of these continuous traits in many aspects. We, therefore, conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements. This can only be achieved in collaboration with other initiatives.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date: 14-10-2016
Abstract: The relationship between bio ersity and ecosystem productivity has been explored in detail in herbaceous vegetation, but patterns in forests are far less well understood. Liang et al. have amassed a global forest data set from ,000 s le plots in 44 countries. A positive and consistent relationship can be discerned between tree ersity and ecosystem productivity at landscape, country, and ecoregion scales. On average, a 10% loss in bio ersity leads to a 3% loss in productivity. This means that the economic value of maintaining bio ersity for the sake of global forest productivity is more than fivefold greater than global conservation costs. Science , this issue p. 196
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-08-2018
DOI: 10.1111/CCH.12504
Abstract: Advocacy has been described by parents of children with autism as an important coping strategy, enabling them to move forward by redirecting emotions into actions. A key factor in the development of collaborative and constructive partnerships between service providers and parents is having an understanding of how parents engage in advocacy and the support needed to do so. This meta-synthesis was undertaken to consolidate in-depth qualitative data from parents' perspectives of the process that they use to advocate for their children with autism. A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted, whereby 15 databases were systematically searched. Thirty-one studies were identified and appraised using an adapted version of the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool. Data were synthesized into themes through the steps of review, meta-aggregation, integration, and interpretation. The voices of 1,662 parents are presented describing the process of advocacy in the stages of seeking a diagnosis, seeking self-education, and taking action. Taking action includes 2 subthemes: seeking, access, and use of support services and community engagement and educating others. Results highlight the significant impact that positive experiences with first-line professionals have during the diagnosis process and how these experiences lay the foundation for all future relationships with other service providers. Important implications arise from this meta-synthesis for service providers in supporting parents' advocacy and hence building constructive relationships with families with a child with autism.
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 12-12-2019
DOI: 10.1111/HSC.12691
Abstract: The diagnostic process for children with autism can be complex for parents to navigate as they advocate for their child in order to obtain answers to their concerns, and receive the subsequent support they need. Gaining an understanding of parents' experiences during this process, will assist service providers in supporting families adequately. This systematic review was undertaken to consolidate in-depth qualitative data from parents of their experience of advocating for their child with autism, during the process of diagnosis. A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted, whereby fifteen databases were systematically searched. Twenty-two studies were identified and appraised using an adapted version of the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool. Data were synthesised into themes through the steps of review, meta-aggregation, integration, and interpretation. The date range of the included studies spans 1999-2016. The voices of 1,178 parents are presented in this review describing their experiences in two overarching themes: "Pathway to diagnosis-Confusion and not feeling heard" and "Pursuing diagnosis-Resilience and commitment." Each one of these main themes had sub-themes. Our findings highlight the intense emotional journey for parents during identification of their initial concerns and the formal process of diagnosis, and their perceptions of not being supported by others on this journey. This review illustrates the significant impact that positive experiences with first-line professionals have during the process of diagnosis, and how these experiences lay the foundation for all future relationships with other service providers. As a result, awareness of parents' experiences will assist service providers to reconsider their communication style, information sharing, provision of support and to incorporate parents' contributions in facilitating a more streamlined and more supportive process of diagnosis.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 08-08-2022
DOI: 10.1038/S41559-022-01831-X
Abstract: The latitudinal ersity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past two centuries to explain LDG, but rigorous tests of the drivers of LDGs have been limited by a lack of high-quality global species richness data. Here we produce a high-resolution (0.025° × 0.025°) map of local tree species richness using a global forest inventory database with in idual tree information and local biophysical characteristics from ~1.3 million s le plots. We then quantify drivers of local tree species richness patterns across latitudes. Generally, annual mean temperature was a dominant predictor of tree species richness, which is most consistent with the metabolic theory of bio ersity (MTB). However, MTB underestimated LDG in the tropics, where high species richness was also moderated by topographic, soil and anthropogenic factors operating at local scales. Given that local landscape variables operate synergistically with bioclimatic factors in shaping the global LDG pattern, we suggest that MTB be extended to account for co-limitation by subordinate drivers.
Publisher: AOTA Press
Date: 07-2023
Abstract: Importance: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face school-related occupational challenges. Attending a mainstream school offers benefits for children’s learning and their development of social skills however, parents express frustration with ensuring their child’s unique needs and preferences are met. Objective: To gain insight into parents’ experiences with the mainstream preschool and primary educational system for their children with ASD. Data Sources: Eleven electronic databases were systematically searched, and processes were followed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Study Selection and Data Collection: Study eligibility was determined through the use of selection criteria and paired independent reviewers. Critical appraisal was conducted using a qualitative research hierarchy and a modified version of the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool. Two reviewers synthesized the data into themes, following the Joanna Briggs Institute meta-aggregation process. Twenty-six qualitative studies, representing the voices of 397 parents, are presented in this review (spanning 2013–2021). Articles were set in Westernized and non-Westernized settings and represented culturally and linguistically erse population groups. Findings: Parents of children with ASD reported a lack of awareness and understanding of their children’s unique learning needs in the mainstream school system at all levels. Conclusions and Relevance: This review has various occupational therapy practice implications for supporting school-age children with ASD, their parents, and school staff. These include adopting family-centered and ecological approaches, raising awareness, influencing policy, and facilitating collaboration. What This Article Adds: This review provides guidance for occupational therapists working in schools about their practice in working at the in idual, targeted, and whole-school levels to address occupational barriers faced by children with ASD.
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 21-06-2021
DOI: 10.1111/HSC.13369
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