Adulthood has been a neglected area of research into autism spectrum disorder (autism) but is currently experiencing an increase in interest. Recent UK data estimate the prevalence of autism in adults at 1.1 per cent (Brugha et al., 2016). In early data from the Autism CRC Aus...

Published Jul 2017

President’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Australia Professor Nancy Pachana FAPS Nancy is a clinical geropsychologist and professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland (UQ), and co-director of the UQ Ageing Mind Initiative,...

Published Jun 2019

Caroline Moran Australian Catholic University The Relationship between Cognitive Function and Hazard Perception in Younger Drivers Scott Herbert Australian College of Applied Psychology Grieving in a Mediated World: Connecting to the Other Side and Beyond Ma...

Published Feb 2019

The COVID-19 pandemic has been long-term both in length and impact on the health of many Australians. Among the effects of long COVID are ongoing psychological needs. While close to 50% of people who have had COVID-19 may experience psychological distress during or following i...

Published May 2022

You’re on a boat in the middle of the ocean that’s slowly filling with water. It’s sprung a leak and with every passing moment the water level is rising. You grab a bucket and frantically try to scoop the water out before the boat sinks. Realising it’s not working, you grab a ...

Published Aug 2022

With so many Australians under financial strain, mental ill-health is rife, and psychologists are in high demand. But with heavier workloads, higher costs and fees not rising enough to compensate, there are concerns the workforce may not have adequate support to respond.  F...

Published Sep 2023

Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity. It means 'bouncing back' from difficult experiences (American Psychology Association, 2018). The appeal of resilience as a concept has grown with an expansion of its meaning beyond the capacity to recover fro...

Published Sep 2018

Parenting is one of the most daunting, demanding and challenging tasks that most of us will undertake. Without any training or preparation, and armed only with life experiences and opportunities, or lack thereof, the journey through parenting is fraught. The majority of parent...

Published Aug 2018

The work I do that relates to pain in children has been mostly with moderate to severe pain. Our team includes Erin Brown, Alexandra De Young, Belinda Dow, Rebecca Moore and Jo Butler. We are psychologists working with traumatically injured and critically ill children and thei...

Published Mar 2021

The APS Prize is awarded to each student who gains first place at the end of an accredited fourth-year program in psychology through an Australian higher education provider. Madeleine Sicard Australian Catholic University Can social media facilitate social change? #Me...

Published Mar 2021