Name: Mrs Fiona Sim
Title of PhD Project: Language Delay and Psychopathology at Age 30 Months
Dates: September 2012 to May 2018
Description:
To explore the scope and predictive validity of universal community-based screening for neurodevelopmental difficulties in pre-schoolers. The PhD comprises of four key questions which have already/will be presented in the form of publications in peer-reviewed journals;
- What is the performance of available preschool screening tools for language and socio-emotional concerns?
- Can we develop a brief and accurate preschool neurodevelopmental screening tool for use in the community?
- What is the prevalence of neurodevelopmental concerns identified by a universal preschool screening tool?
- What do neurodevelopmental concerns identified in the preschool years predict in the early school years?
Supervisory team:
- Professor Philip Wilson
- Dr. Lucy Thompson
- Dr. Louise Marryat
Publication links:
- Invisible children: attempting to engage the most vulnerable families
- How evidence-based is an 'evidence-based parenting program'? A PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of Triple P
- Prevalence of reactive attachment disorder in a deprived population
- Language and social/emotional problems identified at a universal developmental assessment at 30 months
- Development of a triage tool for neurodevelopmental risk in children aged 30 months
- Disruptive behaviour disorders: a systematic review of environmental antenatal and early years risk factors
Papers
Sim F, Thompson L, Marryat L, Law J, Wilson P. Preschool developmental concerns and adjustment in the early school years: Evidence from a Scottish birth cohort. Child: Care, Health and Development 2019;45(5):719-36. doi: 10.1111/cch.12695
Sim F, Thompson L, Marryat L, Ramparsad N, Wilson P (2019) Predictive validity of preschool screening tools for language and behavioural difficulties: A PRISMA systematic review. PLoS ONE 14(2):e0211409.
Sim F, Haig C, O'Dowd J, Thompson L, Law J, McConnachie A, Gillberg C, Wilson P. Development of a triage tool for neurodevelopmental risk in children aged 30 months Research in Developmental Disabilities 2015. : 69-82. Doi
Sim F, O'Dowd J, Thompson L, Law J, Macmillan S, Affleck M, Gillberg C, Wilson P. Language and social/emotional problems identified at a universal developmental assessment at 30 months. BMC Pediatrics 2014, 13:206 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-13-206