Publications – FansForKids

Publications

Our research and contributions to the field of child development

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Our Publications

Hamdani, S. U., Huma, Z. E., Wissow, L., Rahman, A., & Gladstone, M. (2020). Measuring functional disability in children with developmental disorders in low-resource settings: validation of Developmental Disorders-Children Disability Assessment Schedule (DD-CDAS) in rural Pakistan. Global Mental Health, 7.

Divan, G., Hamdani, S. U., Vajartkar, V., Minhas, A., Taylor, C., Aldred, C., … & Patel, V. (2015). Adapting an evidence-based intervention for autism spectrum disorder for scaling up in resource-constrained settings: the development of the PASS intervention in South Asia. Global Health Action, 8(1), 27278.

Minhas, A., Vajaratkar, V., Divan, G., Hamdani, S. U., Leadbitter, K., Taylor, C., … & Rahman, A. (2015). Parents’ perspectives on care of children with autistic spectrum disorder in South Asia–Views from Pakistan and India. International Review of Psychiatry, 27(3), 247-256.

Rahman, A., Divan, G., Hamdani, S. U., Vajaratkar, V., Taylor, C., Leadbitter, K., … & Green, J. (2016). Effectiveness of the parent-mediated intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder in south Asia in India and Pakistan (PASS): a randomized controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(2), 128-136.

Hamdani, S.U., Huma, Ze., Suleman, N. et al. Effectiveness of a technology-assisted, family volunteers delivered, brief, multicomponent parents’ skills training intervention for children with developmental disorders in rural Pakistan: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Int J Ment Health Syst 15, 53 (2021).

Hamdani, S. U., Akhtar, P., Huma, Z., Nazir, H., Minhas, F. A., Sikander, S., Wang, D., … & Rahman, A. (2017). WHO Parents Skills Training (PST) programme for children with developmental disorders and delays delivered by Family Volunteers in rural Pakistan: study protocol for effectiveness implementation hybrid cluster randomized controlled trial. Global Mental Health. 2017; 4: e11.

Hamdani, S. U., Atif, N., Tariq, M., Minhas, F. A., Iqbal, Z., & Rahman, A. (2014). Family networks to improve outcomes in children with intellectual and developmental disorders: a qualitative study. International journal of mental health systems, 8(1), 1-8.

Hamdani, S. U., Minhas, F. A., Iqbal, Z., & Rahman, A. (2015). Model for service delivery for developmental disorders in low-income countries. Pediatrics, 136(6), 1166-1172.

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Relevant Links

Ember – Family Networks (FaNs) for Kids

Family Networks (FaNs) for Kids trains, organises and empowers family members of children with developmental disorders to provide better care for their children, and become stigma-busting advocates in their communities.

Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN) – The FaNs for Kids Project

Learn more about the FaNs for Kids project on the Mental Health Innovation Network.

Finding a ray of hope: FaNs for Kids’ story

Read inspiring stories about how FaNs for Kids is making a difference in children’s lives.