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Overview

Teresa Iacono is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in psychology, social sciences, and medicine. Their work spans several specialized fields including clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, education, general health professions, and safety research.

Their research primarily revolves around topics such as family and disability support research, autism spectrum disorder research, disability education and employment, down syndrome and intellectual disability research, child nutrition and feeding issues, assistive technology in communication and mobility, and healthcare innovation and challenges.

Teresa Iacono has published in various academic venues, with frequent participation in:

  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Autism Research
  • Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Research in Developmental Disabilities

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Effect of Preemptive Intervention on Developmental Outcomes Among Infants Showing Early Signs of Autism," published in 2021 in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Overcoming communication barriers: Working with patients with intellectual disabilities," published in 2023 in PubMed
  • "A systematized review of co-teaching efficacy in enhancing inclusive education for students with disability," published in 2021 in the International Journal of Inclusive Education
  • "Collaborative team approaches to supporting inclusion of children with disability in mainstream schools: A co-design study," published in 2022 in Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • "Evaluation of a Codesign Method Used to Support the Inclusion of Children With Disability in Mainstream Schools," published in 2020 in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods

Frequent collaborators in Iacono's research include Kristelle Hudry, Andrew Whitehouse, Kandice J. Varcin, Cheryl Dissanayake, and Ming Wai Wan.

Best Publications

  • Ethical challenges and complexities of including people with intellectual disability as participants in research

    Teresa Iacono

  • Health issues for adults with developmental disability

    Georgina Sutherland;Murray A Couch;Teresa Iacono

  • A systematic review of hospital experiences of people with intellectual disability

    Teresa. Iacono;Christine. Bigby;Carolyn A. Unsworth;Jacinta. Douglas

  • Phonological awareness and oral reading skill in children with Down syndrome.

    Linda Cupples;Teresa Iacono

  • The assessment of sexual knowledge in people with intellectual disability

    Jennifer Marie Galea;Jenny Anne Butler;Teresa Iacono;Daniel G Leighton

  • Effect of Preemptive Intervention on Developmental Outcomes Among Infants Showing Early Signs of Autism: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Outcomes to Diagnosis

    Andrew J O Whitehouse;Andrew J O Whitehouse;Andrew J O Whitehouse;Kandice J Varcin;Kandice J Varcin;Sarah Pillar;Wesley Billingham

  • Identification of intentional communication in students with severe and multiple disabilities

    Teresa Iacono;Mark Carter;Julie Hook

  • A systematic review of research into aided AAC to increase social-communication functions in children with autism spectrum disorder

    Kristy Logan;Teresa Iacono;David Trembath

  • Issues of informed consent in conducting medical research involving people with intellectual disability

    Teresa Iacono;Vanessa Murray

  • The experiences of people with developmental disability in Emergency Departments and hospital wards

    Teresa Iacono;Robert W Davis

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders And Aac

    Pat Mirenda;Teresa Iacono

  • Communication Options for Persons with Severe and Profound Disabilities: State of the Art and Future Directions

    Pat Mirenda;Teresa Iacono;Robert Williams

  • Facilitated Communication and Authorship: A Systematic Review

    Ralf W. Schlosser;Susan Balandin;Bronwyn Hemsley;Teresa Iacono

  • The role of augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism: current status and future trends.

    Teresa Iacono;David Trembath;Shane Erickson

  • People with developmental disabilities teaching medical students--does it make a difference?

    Jane Tracy;Teresa Iacono

  • Social Interaction with Adults with Severe Intellectual Disability: Having Fun and Hanging Out

    Hilary Johnson;Jacinta Douglas;Christine Bigby;Teresa Iacono

  • The efficacy of `whole word' versus `analytic' reading instruction for children with Down syndrome

    Linda Cupples;Teresa Iacono

  • Crews,Wusses, and Whoppas: core and fringe vocabularies of Australian meal-break conversations in the workplace

    Susan Balandin;Teresa Iacono

  • Australian speech-language pathologists' perceptions and experiences of augmentative and alternative communication in early childhood intervention.

    Teresa Iacono;Marnie Cameron

  • Gesture and word production in children with down syndrome

    Jeffrey B Chan;Teresa Iacono

  • A few well-chosen words

    Susan Balandin;Teresa Iacono

  • Pre-emptive intervention versus treatment as usual for infants showing early behavioural risk signs of autism spectrum disorder: a single-blind, randomised controlled trial.

    Andrew J O Whitehouse;Andrew J O Whitehouse;Kandice J Varcin;Gail A Alvares;Josephine Barbaro;Josephine Barbaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacinta Douglas
Jacinta Douglas La Trobe University
Cheryl Dissanayake
Cheryl Dissanayake La Trobe University
David Trembath
David Trembath Griffith University
Julian N. Trollor
Julian N. Trollor University of New South Wales
Jonathan Green
Jonathan Green University of Manchester
Kristelle Hudry
Kristelle Hudry La Trobe University
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse
Andrew J. O. Whitehouse Telethon Kids Institute
Pat Mirenda
Pat Mirenda University of British Columbia
Kylie Megan Gray
Kylie Megan Gray University of Birmingham
Mirko Uljarević
Mirko Uljarević University of Melbourne

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