Journal Articles
Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Whittingham, Koa, Mitchell, Amy E. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2023). Psychological interventions targeting mental health and the mother–child relationship in autism: systematic review and meta‐analysis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 65 (3), 329-345. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15432
Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Whittingham, Koa and Mitchell, Amy E. (2022). Emotional availability in the mother-child relationship for families of young children with autism spectrum disorder in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 131 104365, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104365
Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Mitchell, Amy E. and Morawska, Alina (2022). Parent-reported barriers and enablers to establishing sun safety practices with young children in Australia. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 45 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/24694193.2022.2079765
Mitchell, Amy E., Kulasinghe, Kavindri and Morawska, Alina (2021). Establishing Healthy Personal Hygiene Habits with Young Children in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study. Behaviour Change, 39 (1) PII S0813483921000152, 1-14. doi: 10.1017/bec.2021.15
Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Whittingham, Koa and Mitchell, Amy E. (2021). Mental health, broad autism phenotype and psychological inflexibility in mothers of young children with autism spectrum disorder in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Autism, 25 (5), 1362361320984625-1202. doi: 10.1177/1362361320984625
Whittingham, Koa, McGlade, Andrea, Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Mitchell, Amy E., Heussler, Honey and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2020). ENACT (ENvironmental enrichment for infants; parenting with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): a randomised controlled trial of an innovative intervention for infants at risk of autism spectrum disorder. BMJ Open, 10 (8) e034315, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034315
Ball, Helen L., Douglas, Pamela S., Kulasinghe, Kavindri, Whittingham, Koa and Hill, Peter (2018). The Possums Infant Sleep Program: parents’ perspectives on a novel parent-infant sleep intervention in Australia. Sleep Health, 4 (6), 519-526. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2018.08.007
Conference Papers
Kulasinghe, K., Whittingham, K. and Mitchell, A.E. (2022). Emotional availability in the mother-child relationship for families of young children with autism spectrum disorder in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Better Together 2022 Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 1-5 March 2022.
Mitchell, A.E., Morawska, A., Kulasinghe, K., Arthur, S., Reddan, K. and Baker, S. (2021). Promoting the development of healthy habits in early childhood: barriers and enablers to implementation of healthy lifestyle behaviours with young Australian children. Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nurses Conference, Online, 15-17 September 2021.
Kulasinghe, K., Whittingham, K. and Mitchell, A. E. (2020). Mental health of mothers of young children with autism in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Australasian Society for Autism Research Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 10-11 December 2020.
Whittingham, K., McGlade, A., Kulasinghe, K., Mitchell, A.E., Heussler, H. and Boyd, R.N. (2020). ENACT: an RCT of a novel very early support program for infants at increased likelihood of autism. Australasian Society for Autism Research Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 10-11 December 2020.
Kulasinghe, K., Whittingham, K. and Mitchell, A.E. (2020). The retrospective experiences of mothers of children with autism in Australia. 22nd Australian Human Development Association Online Conference, Online, 22-23 October 2020.
McGlade, A., Whittingham, K., Kulasinghe, K., Mitchell, A.E., Heussler, H. and Boyd, R.N. (2020). ENACT: an RCT of a novel very early support program for infants with an increased chance of autism. Children’s Health Precinct HDR Student Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 19 October 2020.
Kulasinghe, K., Whittingham, K. and Mitchell, A.E. (2020). Mental health of mothers of young children with autism in Australia: a cross-sectional survey. Children’s Health Precinct HDR Student Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 19 October 2020.
Whittingham, K., McGlade, A., Kulasinghe, K., Mitchell, A.E., Heussler, H.S., Hudry, K. and Boyd, R. (2020). ENACT (Environmental enrichment for infants; parenting with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): A randomised controlled trial for infants at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder. 10th Biennial Australian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 10-14 March 2020.
Kulasinghe, K., Whittingham, K., Mitchell, A.E. and Boyd, R.N. (2020). Psychological interventions for mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 10th Biennial Australian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 10-14 March 2020.
Kulasinghe, K., Whittingham, K., Mitchell, A.E. and Boyd, R. (2019). Psychological interventions for mothers of young children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Children’s Health Precinct HDR Student Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 29 August 2019.
Thesis
Kulasinghe, Kavindri (2023). ENACT (Environmental enrichment for infants, parenting with ACT): an intervention for infants with an increased chance of Autism Spectrum Disorder. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/20bbdf4