This Wasn't in the Brochure — Research Digests

Adrian Wedd

Audio digests of peer-reviewed neurodivergence research, explained for parents co-parenting ADHD, Autism, PDA & ODD.

  1. May 24

    Sleep disorders in children/adolescents with neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders: what evidences do we have with the use of non-pharmacological interventions?

    A narrative review of sleep interventions across autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions finds that parent-led behavioural strategies can improve sleep — and often improve daytime behaviour too.

  2. May 17

    Children's oppositional defiant disorder and mother-child interpersonal brain synchrony: the role of maternal meta-emotion philosophy.

    Brain scanning during a shared task reveals that mothers of children with ODD show disrupted neural synchrony with their child — and that emotional engagement, not just strategy, is what shifts outcomes.

  3. May 10

    The effectiveness of an online-based psychosocial program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders - a randomized controlled trial.

    An online psychosocial parenting program significantly reduced stress and improved coping for parents of autistic and ADHD children — and the gains extended to the children's own functioning.

  4. May 3

    Unpacking the daily dynamics of parenting strain: A 15-day diary study of caregiving role overload, depressive symptoms, and parental burnout among parents of autistic children.

    A 15-day diary study of 210 parents finds that caregiving overload and depressive symptoms feed each other day-to-day — and that mothers carry a disproportionate share of the cost.

  5. Apr 26

    Emotion Regulation Treatment for Irritability and Disruptive Behavior: A Preliminary Investigation.

    A new 13-week intervention targeting children's emotion regulation — not just parent behaviour management — shows early promise for reducing ODD symptoms and irritability.

  6. Apr 17

    Cognitive and emotional profiles in children with ASD, ADHD, and comorbid presentations: evidence for a distinct clinical phenotype.

    Children with both autism and ADHD show a unique pattern of challenges that differs from either condition alone, requiring tailored support strategies.

  7. Apr 17

    Videoconferencing group parent training program for caregivers of children with ADHD: A preliminary study.

    Online group parent training via video calls can be an effective and accessible way to learn ADHD parenting strategies from home.

  8. Mar 29

    Broader autism phenotype in parents of children with autism: a systematic review of percentage estimates

    A systematic review of 41 studies finds that sub-diagnostic autistic traits are significantly more common in parents of autistic children — with implications for co-parents discovering their own neurodivergence.

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