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Diana Tajik-Parvinchi

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Rehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University

Research

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21 publications.

01

An umbrella review of the characteristics of resiliency-enhancing interventions for children and youth with disabilities

Tajik-Parvinchi D, Pinto M, Lewis I, King G

Disability and Rehabilitation20252 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2374502
02

Autonomy, self-realization, and psychological empowerment: a prospective mixed methods study of the effects of residential immersive life skills programs for youth with physical disabilities

King G, Kingsnorth S, McPherson AC, Tajik-Parvinchi D

Disability and Rehabilitation202418 citationsSenior author
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2243222
03

Benefits of residential immersive life skills programs: a prospective study of autonomy and self-efficacy gains and sex differences in youth with disability

Tajik-Parvinchi D, Kingsnorth S, King G

Disability and Rehabilitation20245 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2216474
04

Construct Validity of the Autism Classification System of Functioning: Social Communication (ACSF:SC) Across Childhood and Adolescence

Tajik-Parvinchi D, Rosenbaum P, Hidecker MJC, Duku E, Zwaigenbaum L, Roncadin C, Georgiades S, Gentles S, Fang H, Di Rezze B

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders202314 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05608-w
05

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in typical and atypical brain development: Challenges and suggestions

Tajik-Parvinchi DJ, Black KR, Roudbarani F, Weiss JA, King G

20233 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818872-9.00110-2
06

Adaptation, Content Validity and Reliability of the Autism Classification System of Functioning for Social Communication: From Toddlerhood to Adolescent-Aged Children with Autism

Di Rezze B, Gentles SJ, Hidecker MJC, Zwaigenbaum L, Rosenbaum P, Duku E, Georgiades S, Roncadin C, Fang H, Tajik-Parvinchi D

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders20228 citationsSenior author
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-022-05621-z
07

The role of cognitive control and emotion regulation in predicting mental health problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Tajik‐Parvinchi D, Farmus L, Modica PT, Cribbie RA, Weiss JA

Child: Care, Health and Development202142 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12868
08

Operationalizing Social Communication in Autism and Related Neurodevelopmental Research: a Scoping Review Over 20 Years

Tajik-Parvinchi D, Hidecker MJC, Selvakumaran S, Fan L, Batth S, Fang H, Ross B, Stone AC, Reed B, Kunitz C

Current Developmental Disorders Reports202110 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1007/s40474-021-00224-2
09

Clinical and parental predictors of emotion regulation following cognitive behaviour therapy in children with autism

Tajik-Parvinchi DJ, Farmus L, Cribbie R, Albaum C, Weiss JA

Autism202020 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1177/1362361320909178
10

Functional connectivity and quality of life in young adults with cerebral palsy: a feasibility study

Tajik-Parvinchi D, Davis A, Roth S, Rosenbaum P, Hopmans SN, Dudin A, Hall G, Gorter JW

BMC Neurology20208 citationsFirst authorOpen Access
DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01950-7PMID: W3093544849

Frequent collaborators

8
Diana Tajik-ParvinchiGillian KingBriano DirezzeEric DukuStelios GeorgiadesAndrea GonzalezGeoffrey HallJan Willem GorterRobert Palisano
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Gillian King

Rehabilitation Science

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Briano Direzze

Rehabilitation Science

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Stelios Georgiades

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Eric Duku

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Jan Willem Gorter

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Robert Palisano

Rehabilitation Science

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Researchers with similar interests

Teresa Bennett

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research

Briano Direzze

Rehabilitation Science

Family and Disability Support Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Kerry Boyd

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Family and Disability Support Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Noam Soreni

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Mohammad Zubairi

Pediatrics

Family and Disability Support Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Olaf Kraus De Camargo

Pediatrics

Family and Disability Support Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

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