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Publications for Professor Helen McConachie

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2007 Publications

The    Autism Genome Project Consortium (Inc. the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (inc. Le Couteur, AS and McConachie, HR)).  Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements.  Nature Genetics 2007; (online)

Hedderly T, Baird G, Boyce A, McConachie H.  Parental reaction to disability. In: P. Cartlidge (ed). Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Child Healthcare. Oxford: Elsevier. 2007; Chapter 22: 94-97 & 195-196

Le Couteur A, Haden G, Hammal D, McConachie H.  Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders in Pre-school Children Using Two Standardised Assessment Instruments: The ADI-R and the ADOS.  Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2007; June 29th; On-line.

Leekam SR, Tandos J, McConachie H, Meins E, Parkinson K, Wright C, Turner M, Arnott B, Vittorini L, Le Couteur AS.  Repetitive behaviours in typically developing 2-year-olds.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2007; 48: 1131-1138.

McConachie H.  Editorial: Learning from others' resourcefulness. Child: care, health and development. 2007; 33(3): 215-216

McConachie H, Diggle T.  Parent-mediated early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.  Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2007; 13: 120-129

 

 

2006 Publications

Darke J, Bushby K, Le Couteur A, McConachie H.  Survey of behaviour problems in children with neuromuscular diseases.  European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 2006; 10: 129-134.

Honey E, Leekam SR, Turner M, McConachie H.  Repetitive behaviour and play in typically developing children and children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. November 2006; published on-line

Honey E, McConachie H, Randle V, Shearer H, and Le Couteur A.  One-year change in repetitive behaviours in young children with communication disorders including autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.  2006;

Jolleff, N, Emmerson, F, Ryan, M and McConachie, H.  Communication skills in Angelman Syndrome: matching phenotype to genotype. Advances in Speech and Language Pathology. 2006; 8(1): 28-33

McConachie H, Colver AF, Forsyth RJ, Jarvis SN, Parkinson KN. Participation of disabled children: how should it be characterised and measured? Disability and Rehabilitation.  2006; 28(18): 1157-1164

McConachie H, Robinson G.  What services do young children with autism spectrum disorder receive?  Child: Care, Health and Development.  2006; 32(5): 553-557.

Slonims V, McConachie, H. Analysis of mother-infant interaction in infants with Down Syndrome and typically developing infants. American Journal on Mental Retardation. 2006; 111(4): 273-289.

 

 

2005 Publications

Honey E, Hastings R, McConachie HR.  Research Note: Use of the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress (QRS-F) with parents of young children with autism. Autism. 2005; 9: 243-252.

Keane, B, Waterston, McConachie, H, Towner, E, Cook, M, Birks, E.  Pilot trial of an age-paced parenting newsletter. Community Practitioner. 2005; 78: 363-5.

Lamb JA, Barnby G, Bonora E, Sykes N, Bacchelli E, Blasi F, Maestrini E, Broxholme J, Tzenoca J, Weeks D, Bailey AJ, Monaco AP and the International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (IMGSAC).  Analysis of the IMGSAC autism susceptibility loci: evidence for sex-limited and parent-of-origin specific effects.  Journal of Medical Genetics. 2005; 42: 132-137.

McConachie H, Le Couteur A, Honey E.  Can a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome be made in very young children with suspected autism spectrum disorder? Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2005. 35: 167-176

 

McConachie HR, Randle V, Hammal D & Le Couteur AS.  A controlled trial of a training course for parents of children with suspected autism spectrum disorder.  The Journal of Paediatrics. 2005; 147: 335-40

 

Pal DK, Das T, Chaudhury G, Sengupta S, McConachie HR.  Is social support sometimes a mixed blessing?  Child: Care, Health and Development. 2005; 31: 261-263.

Ramchandani, P, McConachie, H Editorial: Mothers, fathers and their children’s health.  Child: Care, Health and Development, 2005;  31(1): 5-6.

 

2003 Publications

McConachie H, Logan S. Validation of the measure of processes of care for use when there is no Child Development Centre. Child: Care, Health and Development 2003; 29: 35-45

 

Diggle T, McConachie HR, Randle VR. Parent-implemented early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder. Cochrane Database Systematic Review 2003; CD003496.

 

Hedderly T, Baird G, McConachie H.  Parental reaction to disability.  Current Paediatrics.  2003; 13: 30-35.

 

Charman T, Howlin P, Aldred C, Baird G, Degli Espinosa F, Diggle T, Kovshoff H, Law J, Le Couteur A, MacNiven J, Magiati I, Martin N, McConachie H, Peacock S, Pickles A, Randle V, Slonims V, Wolke D. Research into early intervention for children with autism and related disorders: methodological and design issues. Report on a workshop funded by the Wellcome Trust, Institute of Child Health, London, UK, November 2001. Autism 2003; 7: 217-25

 

2002 Publications

McConachie H. Appropriate research design in evaluating interventions for children with disabilities. Child: Care, Health and Development 2002; 28: 195-7

 

2001 Publications

Clarke, MT, McConachie, H R, Wood, P and Price, K (2001) Speech and language therapy provision for children using augmentative and alternative communication systems. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 16, 41-54.

 

International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (2001) Further characterization of the autism susceptibility locus AUTS1 on chromosome 7q. Human Molecular Genetics, 10, 973-982. 

 

International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium (2001)  A genomewide screen for autism: Strong evidence for linkage to chromosomes 2q, 7q and 16p. American Journal of Human Genetics, 69, 570-581.

 

Clarke M, McConachie H, Price K, Wood P. Views of young people using augmentative and alternative communication systems. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 2001; 36: 107-15

 

McConachie H, Huq S, Munir S, Kamrunnahar, Akhter N, Ferdous S, Khan NZ. Difficulties for mothers in using an early intervention service for children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. Child: Care, Health and Development 2001; 27: 1-12.

 

Pennington L, McConachie H. Predicting patterns of interaction between children with cerebral palsy and their mothers. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2001; 43: 83-90.

 

Pennington L, McConachie H. Interaction between children with cerebral palsy and their mothers: the effects of speech intelligibility. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 2001; 36: 371-93.

 

 

 

2000 Publications

Mobarak R, Khan NZ, Munir S, Zaman SS, McConachie H. Predictors of stress in mothers of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2000; 25: 427-33.

 

McConachie H, Huq S, Munir S, Ferdous S, Zaman S, Khan NZ. A randomized controlled trial of alternative modes of service provision to young children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. Journal of Pediatrics 2000; 137: 769-76.

 

Baird G, McConachie H, Scrutton D. Parents' perceptions of disclosure of the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2000; 83: 475-80.

 

 

1999 Publications

Cass H, Price K, Reilly S, Wisbeach A, McConachie H. A model for the assessment and management of children with multiple disabilities. Child: Care, Health and Development 1999; 25: 191-211.

 

McConachie HR. Conceptual frameworks in evaluation of multidisciplinary services for children with disabilities. Child: Care, Health and Development 1999; 25: 101-13.

 

McConachie HR, Salt A, Chadury Y, McLachlan A, Logan S. How do Child Development Teams work? Findings from a UK national survey. Child: Care, Health and Development 1999; 25: 157-68.

 

Munir, S, Zaman, S and McConachie, H (1999)  Development of an Independent Behaviour Assessment Scale for Bangladesh. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 12, 241-252.

 

Pennington L, McConachie H. Mother-child interaction revisited: communication with non-speaking physically disabled children. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders 1999; 34: 391-416.

 

 

1998 Publications

Yude C, Goodman R, McConachie H. Peer problems of children with hemiplegia in mainstream primary schools. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1998; 39: 533-41.

 

Ko ML, McConachie H, Jolleff N. Outcome of recommendations for augmentative communication in children. Child: Care, Health and Development 1998; 24: 195-205.

 

Khan NZ, Ferdous S, Munir S, Huq S, McConachie H. Mortality of urban and rural young children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1998; 40: 749-53.

 

 

Publications from and prior to 1997

McConachie H. Organization of child disability services. Child: Care, Health and Development 1997; 23: 3-9.

 

McConachie H, Pennington L. In-service training for schools on augmentative and alternative communication. European Journal of Disorders of Communication 1997; 32: 277-88.

 

Moore V, McConachie H. "Show me what you mean" : Helping young visually-impaired children to communicate. Health Visitor 1995; 68: 105-7.

 

McConachie H. Relation between Asperger syndrome and prosopagnosia. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1995; 37: 563-4.

 

McConachie, H (1996)  Guest editorial.  Working together - Partnership with families.  Learning Disability Bulletin, no. 102 (British Institute of Learning Disabilities).

 

Pennington, L and McConachie, H (1996)  Evaluating "My Turn to Speak", an inservice training programme for schools.  European Journal of Special Needs Education, 11, 167-180. 

 

McConachie, H and Ciccognani, A. (1995) "What's in the box?":  Assessing physically disabled children's communication skills.  Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 11 (3), 253-263.

 

Cass HD, Sonksen PM, McConachie HR. Developmental setback in severe visual impairment. Archives of Disease in Childhood 1994; 70: 192-6.

 

McConachie H. Implications of a model of stress and coping for services to families of young disabled children. Child: Care, Health and Development 1994; 20: 37-46.

 

McConachie HR, Moore V. Early expressive language of severely visually impaired children. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1994; 36: 230-40.

 

Moore, V and McConachie, H. (1994) Communication between blind and severely visually impaired children and their parents.  British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 12, 491-502.

 

Pennington, L, McConachie, H, Windett, W, Letchford, C and Sparke, A. (1994)  My turn to speak.  Special Children, Issue No. 73 (March), 17-19.

 

Jolleff N, McConachie H, Winyard S, Jones S, Wisbeach A, Clayton C. Communication aids for children: procedures and problems. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 1992; 34: 719-30.

 

McConachie, H.  (1991) Breaking the news to family and friends.  Mental Handicap, 19(2), 48‑50.

 

McConachie, H and Jones, S. (1991)  Semantic‑pragmatic language difficulties.  College of Speech and Language Therapists Bulle­tin, August, pp 5‑6.

 

 McConachie HR. What parents think about parenting and teaching. Journal of Mental Deficiency Research 1991; 35 ( Pt 1): 58-65

McConachie HR. Home-based teaching: what are we asking of parents? Child: Care, Health and Development 1991; 17: 123-36

Jones, S., Jolleff, N., McConachie, H. and Wisbeach, A. (1990)  A model for assessment of children for augmentative communication systems.  Child Language, Teaching and Therapy, 6 (3), 305‑321.

 

McConachie H. Early language development and severe visual impairment. Child: Care, Health and Development 1990; 16: 55-61.

 

McConachie HR, Sinason V. The emotional experience of multiple handicap: issues in assessment. Child: Care, Health and Development 1989; 15: 75-8.

 

Goodyear HM, Sonksen PM, McConachie H. Norrie's disease: a prospective study of development. Archives of Disease in Childhood 1989; 64: 1587-92.

 

McConachie, H. (1989) Mothers' and fathers' interaction with their young mentally handicapped children.  International Journal of Behavioral Development, 12 (2), 239‑255.

 

McConachie H, Lingam S, Stiff B, Holt KS. Giving assessment reports to parents. Archives of Disease in Childhood 1988; 63: 209-10.

 

McConachie H, Mitchell DR. Parents teaching their young mentally handicapped children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines 1985; 26: 389-405.

 

McConachie, H. and Domb, H. (1983) An interview study of 20 older brothers and sisters of mentally handicapped and non‑handicapped children.  Mental Handicap, 11, 64‑66.

 

McConachie, H. (1980) The contribution of parents to the early learning of their handicapped child. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 3, 101-102.

 

McConachie HR. Developmental prosopagnosia. A single case report. Cortex 1976; 12: 76-82.

 

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