Sonya Girdler
Biographic Data
| ID | 6319379 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonya Girdler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonya |
| FAMILY NAME | Girdler |
| SIGNATURE | GIRDLER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7992-0800 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Towards a neurodiverse planning theory and practice
Since the emergence of the neurodiversity movement a few decades ago and its emphasis on neurocognitive differences rather than ‘deficits’, the impact of the living environment on the everyday lives of neurodivergent individuals has been central to the community’s pursuit of inclusion and participation. The built environment, as the physical setting in which these experiences unfold, is therefore of particular relevance to these pursuits. As such…
‘I’m in control’
Background Like their neurotypical peers, neurodivergent adolescents spend significant amounts of time online, in both gaming and socialising. This is especially true for autistic adolescents, who may experience challenges in understanding the social cues and rules governing a neurotypical social world. Online gaming and socialising, referred to in this study as online engagement, can help decrease this gap, offering a comfortable environment wit…
Critical Components for Participation and Personal Recovery in the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Fact) Model
An integrated multiprofessional team providing individualised and flexible care and support can support service users in participating in everyday life and promoting their personal recovery
Good Arts, Good Mental Health®
Introduction This study describes and evaluates Good Arts, Good Mental Health ® (GAGMH), a groundbreaking, population-level, arts-mental health promotion media campaign. The objectives of the campaign (Wave 1) were to increase brand awareness, comprehension, and agreement with the tagline Good Arts, Good Mental Health ® and empower the general population to form an intention to engage in the Arts for their mental wellbeing. Methods The campaign r…
Building workforce capacity to better respond to homelessness
Improving healthcare equity for people experiencing homelessness is a responsibility of all health system stakeholders. This study summarizes literature on training programs related to homelessness aimed at educating health professionals, to identify gaps in knowledge, current strengths, and opportunities. Systematic searches of eight electronic databases were conducted following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Data were charted and analysed using Arksey …
Altered task induced functional brain networks and small-world properties in autism
These findings may provide evidence at a neural level for the notion that autistic individuals have a preference for bottom-up lower-level processing, or alterations in top-down global processing, potentially contributing to the FER difficulties observed in this population. Results also suggest that functional brain networks in autism show significantly altered task-induced whole-brain small-world properties as compared to non-autistic individual…
Perceived Support Needs of School-Aged Young People on the Autism Spectrum and Their Caregivers
With increasing demands for health, disability and education services, innovative approaches can help distribute limited resources according to need. Despite an increased focus on support needs within the clinical pathway and policy landscape, the body of research knowledge on this topic is at a relatively early stage. However, there appears to be a sense of unmet support needs and dissatisfaction with the provision of required support following …
The Positive Outlook Study
Visual search strategies of pedestrians with and without visual and cognitive impairments in a shared zone
Health-care providers’ experiences with opt-out HIV testing
Australian health care providers’ views on opt-out HIV testing
Most HCPs in this study had dichotomous attitudes toward opt-out HIV testing, reflecting contrasting analytical styles. While some HCPs viewed it favourably, with the perceived benefits outweighing the perceived costs, others preferred to have evidence of efficacy and cost-effectiveness
Informing the development of an online self-management program for men living with HIV
The findings from this needs assessment highlight the need to target socio-emotional contexts of HIV positive men's daily lives to improve quality of life and well-being. Intervention priorities for the proposed online self-management program include: (1) managing the emotional impact of HIV; (2) disclosing HIV status to family and friends; (3) maintaining social connectedness; (4) managing HIV within intimate relationships; and (5) disclosure of…
The positive outlook study- a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of an online self-management program targeting psychosocial issues for men living with HIV
ACTRN12612000642886
To Feel Belonged
To Feel Belonged
Informing the development of an online self-management program for men living with HIV
The findings from this needs assessment highlight the need to target socio-emotional contexts of HIV positive men's daily lives to improve quality of life and well-being. Intervention priorities for the proposed online self-management program include: (1) managing the emotional impact of HIV; (2) disclosing HIV status to family and friends; (3) maintaining social connectedness; (4) managing HIV within intimate relationships; and (5) disclosure of…
The positive outlook study- a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of an online self-management program targeting psychosocial issues for men living with HIV
ACTRN12612000642886
Health-care providers’ experiences with opt-out HIV testing
Australian health care providers’ views on opt-out HIV testing
Most HCPs in this study had dichotomous attitudes toward opt-out HIV testing, reflecting contrasting analytical styles. While some HCPs viewed it favourably, with the perceived benefits outweighing the perceived costs, others preferred to have evidence of efficacy and cost-effectiveness
The Positive Outlook Study
Visual search strategies of pedestrians with and without visual and cognitive impairments in a shared zone
Perceived Support Needs of School-Aged Young People on the Autism Spectrum and Their Caregivers
With increasing demands for health, disability and education services, innovative approaches can help distribute limited resources according to need. Despite an increased focus on support needs within the clinical pathway and policy landscape, the body of research knowledge on this topic is at a relatively early stage. However, there appears to be a sense of unmet support needs and dissatisfaction with the provision of required support following …
Altered task induced functional brain networks and small-world properties in autism
These findings may provide evidence at a neural level for the notion that autistic individuals have a preference for bottom-up lower-level processing, or alterations in top-down global processing, potentially contributing to the FER difficulties observed in this population. Results also suggest that functional brain networks in autism show significantly altered task-induced whole-brain small-world properties as compared to non-autistic individual…
Good Arts, Good Mental Health®
Introduction This study describes and evaluates Good Arts, Good Mental Health ® (GAGMH), a groundbreaking, population-level, arts-mental health promotion media campaign. The objectives of the campaign (Wave 1) were to increase brand awareness, comprehension, and agreement with the tagline Good Arts, Good Mental Health ® and empower the general population to form an intention to engage in the Arts for their mental wellbeing. Methods The campaign r…
Building workforce capacity to better respond to homelessness
Improving healthcare equity for people experiencing homelessness is a responsibility of all health system stakeholders. This study summarizes literature on training programs related to homelessness aimed at educating health professionals, to identify gaps in knowledge, current strengths, and opportunities. Systematic searches of eight electronic databases were conducted following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Data were charted and analysed using Arksey …
Towards a neurodiverse planning theory and practice
Since the emergence of the neurodiversity movement a few decades ago and its emphasis on neurocognitive differences rather than ‘deficits’, the impact of the living environment on the everyday lives of neurodivergent individuals has been central to the community’s pursuit of inclusion and participation. The built environment, as the physical setting in which these experiences unfold, is therefore of particular relevance to these pursuits. As such…
‘I’m in control’
Background Like their neurotypical peers, neurodivergent adolescents spend significant amounts of time online, in both gaming and socialising. This is especially true for autistic adolescents, who may experience challenges in understanding the social cues and rules governing a neurotypical social world. Online gaming and socialising, referred to in this study as online engagement, can help decrease this gap, offering a comfortable environment wit…
Critical Components for Participation and Personal Recovery in the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (Fact) Model
An integrated multiprofessional team providing individualised and flexible care and support can support service users in participating in everyday life and promoting their personal recovery
Psychology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Public health (5 works) · Autism (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (3 works)