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Amanda L. Richdale

Amanda L. Richdale

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53
Citations
10487
World Ranking
4822
National Ranking
271

Overview

Amanda L. Richdale is a researcher affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia. Their work primarily spans the fields of psychology and neuroscience, with a particular focus on clinical psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Additional research interests include psychiatry and mental health, experimental and cognitive psychology, and education.

Their main research topics encompass autism spectrum disorder research, family and disability support research, and child nutrition and feeding issues. Further areas of focus include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, sleep and related disorders, disability education and employment, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Richdale has contributed to numerous scientific publications, appearing predominantly in the following venues:

  • Autism Research
  • Autism in Adulthood
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Research in autism spectrum disorders

Significant recent papers authored by or associated with Richdale include:

  • Cross-sectional and longitudinal predictors of quality of life in autistic individuals from adolescence to adulthood: The role of mental health and sleep quality (2020, Autism)
  • What Is Autistic Burnout? A Thematic Analysis of Posts on Two Online Platforms (2021, Autism in Adulthood)
  • Sleep in autism: A biomolecular approach to aetiology and treatment (2020, Sleep Medicine Reviews)
  • Sleep Quality in Autism from Adolescence to Old Age (2020, Autism in Adulthood)
  • A conceptual model of risk and protective factors for autistic burnout (2022, Autism Research)

Frequent collaborators include Lauren P. Lawson, Julian N. Trollor, Samuel R. C. Arnold, Cheryl Dissanayake, and Darren Hedley, reflecting ongoing collaborative work across autism and related psychological domains.

Best Publications

  • Sleep problems in autism spectrum disorders: prevalence, nature, & possible biopsychosocial aetiologies.

    Amanda L. Richdale;Kimberley A. Schreck

  • Sleep problems in autism: prevalence, cause, and intervention.

    Amanda L Richdale

  • Educational Experiences and Needs of Higher Education Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Ru Ying Cai;Amanda L. Richdale

  • An investigation into sleep characteristics of children with autism and Asperger's Disorder.

    L M Patzold;A L Richdale;B J Tonge

  • A survey of sleep problems in autism, Asperger's disorder and typically developing children.

    M. A. Polimeni;A. L. Richdale;A. J. P. Francis

  • The sleep/wake rhythm in children with autism

    Amanda L. Richdale;Margot R. Prior

  • Parental Sleep Concerns in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Variations from Childhood to Adolescence

    Suzanne E. Goldman;Amanda L. Richdale;Traci Clemons;Beth A. Malow

  • Sleep is associated with problem behaviors in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Suzanne E. Goldman;Susan McGrew;Kyle P. Johnson;Amanda L. Richdale

  • Employment programmes and interventions targeting adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of the literature

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Lauren Cameron;Santoshi Halder

  • Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and their Teachers: A review of the literature

    Julie M. Kos;Amanda L. Richdale;David A. Hay

  • Emotion regulation in autism spectrum disorder: Where we are and where we need to go.

    Ru Ying Cai;Amanda L. Richdale;Amanda L. Richdale;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Cheryl Dissanayake;Cheryl Dissanayake

  • Stress, behaviour, and sleep problems in children with an intellectual disability

    Amanda Richdale;Andrew Francis;Susana Gavidia-Payne;Sue Cotton

  • Behavioural treatment to reduce sleep problems in children with autism or fragile X syndrome

    Sophie Weiskop;Amanda Richdale;Janet Matthews

  • Knowledge about Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A comparison of in-service and preservice teachers

    Julie M. Kos;Amanda L. Richdale;Mervyn S. Jackson

  • Brief report: Parental descriptions of sleep problems in children with autism, Down syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome

    Sue Cotton;Amanda Richdale

  • Risk and protective factors underlying depression and suicidal ideation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Kitty-Rose Foley;Kitty-Rose Foley;Amanda Richdale;Amanda Richdale

  • Understanding depression and thoughts of self-harm in autism: A potential mechanism involving loneliness

    Darren Hedley;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Mathilda Wilmot;Amanda Richdale;Amanda Richdale

  • Sleep problems in children with an intellectual disability: parental perceptions of sleep problems, and views of treatment effectiveness

    A. M. Robinson;A. L. Richdale

  • Transition to work: Perspectives from the autism spectrum.

    Darren Hedley;Ru Cai;Ru Cai;Mirko Uljarevic;Mirko Uljarevic;Mathilda Wilmot

  • Anxiety and Depression from Adolescence to Old Age in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Mirko Uljarević;Darren Hedley;Kitty Rose-Foley;Kitty Rose-Foley;Iliana Magiati

Frequent Co-Authors

Mirko Uljarević
Mirko Uljarević University of Melbourne
Cheryl Dissanayake
Cheryl Dissanayake La Trobe University
Julian N. Trollor
Julian N. Trollor University of New South Wales
Marita Falkmer
Marita Falkmer Curtin University
Torbjörn Falkmer
Torbjörn Falkmer Curtin University
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse Telethon Kids Institute
Kate Sofronoff
Kate Sofronoff University of Queensland
David Trembath
David Trembath Griffith University
Iliana Magiati
Iliana Magiati University of Western Australia
Margot Prior
Margot Prior University of Melbourne

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