Dedicated to enhancing the lives of children with developmental disabilities and empowering their families
The Perry Lab is in the Clinical Developmental Psychology program at York University, headed by Dr. Adrienne Perry. The lab focuses on research about autism and developmental disabilities.
Most lab members are simultaneously conducting research and completing coursework and clinical training. We are committed to conducting and disseminating high quality research which is primarily applied in nature using a scientist-practitioner approach.
Our research is conducted in collaboration with various professionals and organizations and is integrated with clinical practice, student and professional training, dissemination to the field, policy work, and service contributions to professional organizations.
Nature of Autism
- Measuring aggression & self-injury functionally (SAFE-AID)
- Selection bias in autism research (excluding ID)
- Assessment / diagnostic practices in Canada
- Sex differences in autism
- Anxiety and autism
- Psychopathology in autism
Autism Intervention
- Treatment of Challenging Behaviour
- Parent-mediated PECS community feasibility
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for and with Autistic Adults
- Equine-assisted social skills training
- Parent-mediated early intervention in non-WEIRD countries
- Measures of quality of Intensive Behavioural Intervention
- Long-term follow up of EIB
Families
- Model of stress outcomes and predictors
- Positive and negative family impacts and predictors
- Studies with families of different cultures and refugee families
- Family Quality of Life: objective and subjective aspect
- Dual axis model of positive and negative family impact
Social Inclusion
- Social inclusion of children with autism and ID in school and community
- Social & recreational activity participation
- Parents' social participation
- Social interactions
- School satisfaction
- Measuring educational quality of life