Queen's Partnership on Neurodevelopment

03/19/2024

Here is a talk my research team (POND) is hosting. This month's focus is on parental stress management. Led by psychologist, senior scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children, and POND executive member Dr. Jennifer Crosbie, this session promises to be both informative and engaging. Dr. Crosbie will guide a conversation on parental stress management, offering invaluable strategies. Through interactive dialogue, attendees will have the opportunity to explore successful approaches that have worked for families experiencing high parental stress.

Date: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Location: Zoom (Online)

Follow the link to register.

Join us for this month's topic of discussion: Parental Stress Management.

09/06/2023

But the field needs to move on from cross-sectional studies to gain insights into the causes and consequences of the association, experts say.

11/28/2022

The largest whole-genome sequencing study in autistic children, youth, and non-autistic parents and siblings is out now! Researchers captured all different types of genetic changes and found 134 autism-related genes.
https://pond-network.ca/whole-genome-sequence-annotation/

08/29/2022

05/26/2022

05/26/2022

04/01/2022

We're back with a super program of webinars, in-person activities and on-demand materials. Watch for registration information and more details coming soon!

Science Odyssey Science Rendezvous Limestone District School Board Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board Leon's Centre Queen's Faculty of Education Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science - Queen's University SNOLAB McDonald Institute Nserc Canada

03/07/2022

This study is still looking for more participants for an online study about the emotional life of adolescents with ASD, ADHD, and those without. Would really appreciate it if you would consider participating if eligible, and/or sharing. Thanks!

01/14/2022

Registration is now open for Growing Up Human!

Presented by the Child and Adolescent Development Group at Queen’s University, this free, six-part series will introduce the wonders of child development, from infancy to the teen years.

Join experts in the field of developmental psychology as they consider questions such as “Does playing lead to learning?”, “How do children learn to regulate their emotions?”, and “What do children think about thinking?”.

The speakers will be available after each presentation for a general Q&A.

The first session is happening 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24. http://ow.ly/xR7X50HsV0P

01/06/2022

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Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the Research Assistant will work within the team-based structure of the Queen’s Partnership on Neurodevelopment (Q-POND)/Queen’s Genomics Laboratory at Ongwanada (Q-GLO) within the Department of Psychiatry and will play a critical role in ongoing research projects. The Research Assistant’s primary responsibilities will be related to studies and clinical trials conducted for the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders (POND) Network involving participant assessments; parent interviews; recruiting and enrolling research participants; assisting with study related experiments and tasks; specimen collection and handling; working closely with the Study Coordinators to ensure that study protocols and procedures are followed and ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical guidelines. The POND Network focuses on the study of neurodevelopmental disorders in children and youth with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Intellectual Disability (ID).

12/21/2021

From our partner: Child and Adolescent Development Research Group at Queen's University, Kingston

Link to join: https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e8lLeFlacKSnR5A

Join the participant database and be contacted for online and in-person studies. The research group studies the development of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, along with training future scientists in the field of developmental psychology.

10/12/2021

Autism Clinical Trial in Kingston, Ontario
We are currently studying a drug called Arbaclofen to improve social functioning in children and teens with Autism.

Study Title: A randomized placebo-controlled trial of Arbaclofen vs. placebo in the treatment of children and adolescents with ASD.
Study Description: We are investigating a study drug called Arbaclofen against placebo for improving social & global functioning and communication in children and teens with autism.
We are looking for: children between 5 and 17 years old diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), can verbally communicate, and tolerates (no major worries) blood work.
Study Duration: It is an 18-weeks-long trial with approx. 9 study visits in Kingston, ON
Tasks: Social & cognitive assessments, blood work, EEG, questionnaires, parent interviews.
Risks: May include sedation (tiredness) & upset stomach.
Benefits: Arbaclofen may help improve social functioning; The information we collect from this study is to help us understand ASD better and how to treat it. You may or may not benefit directly from participating in this study, depending on whether this drug is found to work. This study may help other children and adolescents with ASD in the future if the researchers find a new treatment option.
*Once study completed, optional open-label phase for participants to receive the study drug.