Dawn Adams

Overview

Current Work

For a full list of publications (only limited publications available on this page), see https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=RMCvhw4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra For a video describing Dr Adams' current work, see https://youtu.be/LWPo_BHR2H0 Dr Adams is a Senior Lecturer in Autism, Autism Centre of Excellence, who conducts both research and teaching in the area of autism and intellectual disabilities. Dr Adams' areas of interest and expertise include behaviour and emotional profiles (including mental health, i.e. anxiety) in autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities and rare genetic syndromes and the impact that these profiles may have on the individual themselves, their family, school or other professionals.

Expertise Keywords

Autism spectrum disorders
Behaviour
Psychology
mental health
syndrome

Country Affiliations

United Kingdom

Research Publications and Outputs

Recent Publications

Publications: 20 (Other: 20)

Adams, D., Young, K., Simpson, K., & Keen, D. (2018). Parent descriptions of the presentation and management of anxiousness in children on the autism spectrum. Autism, 1–13.
Adams, D., Simpson, K., & Keen, D. (2018). School-related anxiety symptomatology in a community sample of primary-school-aged children on the autism spectrum. Journal of School Psychology, 70, 64–73.
Adams, D., Clarke, S., Griffith, G., Howlin, P., Moss, J., Petty, J., … Oliver, C. (2018). Mental Health and Well-Being in Mothers of Children With Rare Genetic Syndromes Showing Chronic Challenging Behavior: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 123(3), 241–253.
Houting, J. den, Adams, D., Roberts, J., & Keen, D. (2018). Exploring anxiety symptomatology in school-aged autistic children using an autism-specific assessment. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 50, 73–82.
Vereenooghe, L., Flynn, S., Hastings, R. P., Adams, D., Chauhan, U., Cooper, S.-A., … Waite, J. (2018). Interventions for mental health problems in children and adults with severe intellectual disabilities: a systematic review. BMJ Open, 8, e021911–1–e021911–12.
Keen, D., Adams, D., Simpson, K., Houting, J. den, & Roberts, J. (2017). Anxiety-related symptomatology in young children on the autism spectrum. Autism, 1–9.
Adams, D., Rose, J., Jackson, N., Karakatsani, E., & Oliver, C. (2017). Coping strategies in mothers of children with intellectual disabilities showing multiple forms of challenging behaviour: associations with maternal mental health. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1–19.
Flynn, S., Vereenooghe, L., Hastings, R. P., Adams, D., Cooper, S.-A., Gore, N., … Waite, J. (2017). Measurement tools for mental health problems and mental well-being in people with severe or profound intellectual disabilities: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 1–58.
Royston, R., Oliver, C., Moss, J., Adams, D., Berg, K., Burbidge, C., … Waite, J. (2017). Repetitive behaviour profiles in Williams syndrome: Cross syndrome comparisons with Prader-Willi and Down syndromes. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1–6.
Simpson, K., Keen, D., Adams, D., Alston-Knox, C., & Roberts, J. (2017). Participation of children on the autism spectrum in home, school, and community. Child: Care, Health and Development, 1–9.
Adams, D., Handley, L., Heald, M., Simkiss, D., Jones, A., Walls, E., & Oliver, C. (2016). A Comparison of Two Methods for Recruiting Children with an Intellectual Disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 1–9.
Adams, D., Handley, L., Simkiss, D., Walls, E., Jones, A., Knapp, M., … Oliver, C. (2016). Service use and access in young children with an intellectual disability or global developmental delay: Associations with challenging behaviour. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 1–10.
Adams, D., Horsler, K., Mount, R., & Oliver, C. (2015). Brief Report: A Longitudinal Study of Excessive Smiling and Laughing in Children with Angelman Syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(8), 2624–2627.
Oliver, C., Adams, D., Allen, D., Bull, L., Heald, M., Moss, J., … Woodcock, K. (2013). Causal models of clinically significant behaviors in Angelman, Cornelia de Lange, Prader-Willi and Smith-Magenis syndromes. In International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities: Challenging Behavior (pp. 167–212).
Adams, D., & Oliver, C. (2011). The expression and assessment of emotions and internal states in individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities. Clinical Psychology Review, 31(3), 293–306.
Adams, D., Horsler, K., & Oliver, C. (2011). Age related change in social behavior in children with Angelman syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A, 155(6), 1290–1297.
Adams, D., & Oliver, C. (2010). The relationship between acquired impairments of executive function and behaviour change in adults with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54(5), 393–405.
Adams, D., Hastings, R. P., Alston-Knox, C., Cianfaglione, R., Eden, K., Felce, D., … Oliver, C. (2018). Using Bayesian methodology to explore the profile of mental health and well-being in 646 mothers of children with 13 rare genetic syndromes in relation to mothers of children with autism. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 13, 185–1–185–14.
Houting, J. den, Adams, D., Roberts, J., & Keen, D. (2018). An exploration of autism-specific and non-autism-specific measures of anxiety symptomatology in school-aged autistic children. Clinical Psychologist, 1–12.
Roberts, J., Adams, D., Heussler, H., Keen, D., Paynter, J., Trembath, D., … Williams, K. (2018). Protocol for a prospective longitudinal study investigating the participation and educational trajectories of Australian students with autism. BMJ Open, 8, e017082–1–e017082–10.

Funded Griffith Research

Engagement and Impact

Learning and Teaching

Current and Past Courses

Autism. Education and Learning (7177EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2017.
Managing Behaviours (7178EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2017.
Positive Behav. Support & ASDs (7185EDN)

Convenor, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 1, 2017.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Convenor, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 2, 2017.
Positive Behav. Support & ASDs (7185EDN)

Teacher, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 1, 2017.
Positive Communities of Pract. (7183EDN)

Convenor, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 1, 2017.
Autism. Education and Learning (7177EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2017.
Managing Behaviours (7178EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2017.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Teacher, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 2, 2017.
Positive Communities of Pract. (7183EDN)

Teacher, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 1, 2017.
Social/Emotional Learning ASD (7185EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2017.
Social/Emotional Learning ASD (7185EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2017.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2017.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2017.
Positive Communities of Pract. (7183EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2017.
Positive Communities of Pract. (7183EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2017.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Convenor, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 2, 2018.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Teacher, Online, Mt. Gravatt Campus, Semester 2, 2018.
Managing Behaviours (7178EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2018.
Managing Behaviours (7178EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Managing Behaviours (7178EDN)

Supervisor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Managing Behaviours (7178EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2018.
Managing Behaviours (7178EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Autism. Education and Learning (7177EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2018.
Autism. Education and Learning (7177EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Autism. Education and Learning (7177EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 1, 2018.
Autism. Education and Learning (7177EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Understanding Strengths (7190EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Understanding Strengths (7190EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Convenor, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.
Special Topics and ASD (7187EDN)

Teacher, Online, Online, Semester 2, 2018.

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Supervision Overview

Supervision is available for Masters and PhD candidates where the research aligns with the current work of the supervisory team. Areas of interest and expertise include behaviour and emotional profiles (including mental health, i.e. anxiety) in autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities and rare genetic syndromes and the impact that these profiles may have on the individual themselves, their family, school or other professionals.

Background

Bio

Dr Adams, previously with the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, is a clinical psychologist. Her research interests focus upon behaviour in young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including Autism and rare genetic syndromes) and the impact of these behaviours on family members and those working with the young person. She held more than $1,600,000 of grants within the UK, including a five-year Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Health Research. Dr Adams is passionate about translating research into practice and regularly presents research findings to parent groups and clinicians to help promote their understanding.

Education and Training

GDipPsych Graduate Diploma Of Psychology, University College London 2011 - 2011
DPsychCl Doctor Of Psychology Clinical, University of Southampton 2006 - 2009
PhD Doctor Of Philosophy, University of Birmingham 2003 - 2006
BScHons Bachelor Of Science With Honours, University of Birmingham 2000 - 2003

Academic experience

NIHR Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Part-Time), University of Birmingham 2011 - 2016
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London 2010 - 2011
Academic Tutor: Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester 2009 - 2010
Research Fellow, University of Birmingham 2009 - 2010

Awards and Honours

Tjossem Post-Doctoral Travel Award, Gatlinburg Conference on Intellectual Disabilities 2013 - 2013
Paul Polani Award, British Academy of Childhood Disability 2013 - 2013

Clinical roles

Clinical Psychologist (specialising in child neuropsychology), The Child & Adolescent Psychology Service 2010 - 2016

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