Doctor Sam Arnold
Academic Program Advisor (Year 5 & 6),
Psychological Science
Lecturer in Psychological Science,
Psychological Science
Biography
Sam is a Lecturer with the School of Psychology, Western Sydney University and Visiting Fellow with the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN), University of New South Wales. He was recently focused on the Australian Longitudinal Study of Autism in Adulthood (ALSAA), and is now leading a study developing the construct of contribution for application to outcome measurement, funded by the Endeavour Foundation Disability Research Fund 2021 Research Award.
Sam is a registered psychologist with a background in supporting adults with disability in community settings. Prior to conducting research at 3DN, he worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), University of Sydney and provided counselling and clinical services at the NSW Developmental Disability Health Unit (DDHU) and the Northern Sydney Intellectual Disability Health Team (NIDH). He completed his PhD in 2016 on the "Measurement and Conceptualisation of Support Needs".
Please make contact if interested in collaboration or scholarship relating to autism or intellectual disability research.
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Qualifications
- PhD University of Sydney
- M Analytical Psych University of Western Sydney
- PGDipPsych University of Western Sydney
Professional Memberships
- Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) (2022 - 2024)
- Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) (2014 - 2028)
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Psychological Science
- Psychological Science
Contact
| Email: | S.Arnold@westernsydney.edu.au |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Stancliffe, R., Arnold, S. and Riches, V. (2016), 'The supports paradigm', Cross-Cultural Quality of Life: Enhancing the Lives of People with Intellectual Disability, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 9780996506847.
Journal Articles
- Arnold , S., Arnold, S., Bruce, G., Weise, J., Mills, C., Trollor, J. and Coxon, K. (2023), '[In Press] Barriers to healthcare for Australian autistic adults', Autism, .
- Lilley, R., Lawson, W., Hall, G., Mahony, J., Clapham, H., Heyworth, M., Arnold, S., Trollor, J., Yudell, M. and Pellicano, E. (2023), '"Peas in a pod" : oral history reflections on autistic identity in family and community by late-diagnosed adults', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol 53, no 3 , pp 1146 - 1161.
- Arnold, S., Higgins, J., Weise, J., Desai, A., Pellicano, E. and Trollor, J. (2023), 'Confirming the nature of autistic burnout', Autism, vol 27, no 7 , pp 1906 - 1918.
- Arnold, S., Higgins, J., Weise, J., Desai, A., Pellicano, E. and Trollor, J. (2023), 'Towards the measurement of autistic burnout', Autism, vol 27, no 7 , pp 1933 - 1948.
- Muniandy, M., Richdale, A., Arnold, S., Trollor, J. and Lawson, L. (2023), '[In Press] Brief report : longitudinal role of coping strategies on mental health outcomes in autistic youth and adults', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, .
- Huang, Y., Arnold, S., Foley, K. and Trollor, J. (2022), '[In Press] A qualitative study of adults' and support persons' experiences of support after autism diagnosis', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, .
- Huang, Y., Arnold, S., Foley, K. and Trollor, J. (2022), '[In Press] Experiences of support following autism diagnosis in adulthood', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, .
- Lilley, R., Lawson, W., Hall, G., Mahony, J., Clapham, H., Heyworth, M., Arnold, S., Trollor, J., Yudell, M. and Pellicano, E. (2022), ''A way to be me' : autobiographical reflections of autistic adults diagnosed in mid-to-late adulthood', Autism, vol 26, no 6 , pp 1395 - 1408.
- Muniandy, M., Richdale, A., Arnold, S., Trollor, J. and Lawson, L. (2022), 'Associations between coping strategies and mental health outcomes in autistic adults', Autism Research, vol 15, no 5 , pp 929 - 944.
- Huang, Y., Hwang, Y., Arnold, S., Lawson, L., Richdale, A. and Trollor, J. (2022), 'Autistic adults' experiences of diagnosis disclosure', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol 52, no 12 , pp 5301 - 5307.
- Huang, Y., Arnold, S., Foley, K. and Trollor, J. (2022), 'Choose your own adventure : pathways to adulthood autism diagnosis in Australia', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol 52, no 7 , pp 2984 - 2996.
- Sonido, M., Hwang, Y., Srasuebkul, P., Trollor, J. and Arnold, S. (2022), 'Predictors of the quality of life of informal carers of adults on the autism spectrum', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol 52, no 7 , pp 2997 - 3014.
- Wilson, N., Stevens, A., Srasuebkul, P., Kersten, M., Lin, Z., Trollor, J., Arnold, S. and Arnold, S. (2021), 'Exploring the relationship between community mobility and quality of life, employment and completing further education for autistic adults', Journal of Transport and Health, vol 22 .
- Huang, Y., Arnold, S., Foley, K., Lawson, L., Richdale, A. and Trollor, J. (2021), 'Factors associated with age at autism diagnosis in a community sample of Australian adults', Autism Research, vol 14, no 12 , pp 2677 - 2687.
- Higgins, J., Arnold, S., Weise, J., Pellicano, E. and Trollor, J. (2021), 'Defining autistic burnout through experts by lived experience : Grounded Delphi method investigating #AutisticBurnout', Autism, vol 25, no 8 , pp 2356 - 2369.
- Harvery, M., Froude, E., Foley, K., Trollor, J. and Arnold, S. (2021), 'Employment profiles of autistic adults in Australia', Autism Research, vol 14, no 10 , pp 2061 - 2077.
- Gibbs, V., Hudson, J., Hwang, Y., Arnold, S., Trollor, J. and Pellicano, E. (2021), 'Experiences of physical and sexual violence as reported by autistic adults without intellectual disability : rate, gender patterns and clinical correlates', Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, vol 89 .
- Muniandy, M., Richdale, A., Arnold, S., Trollor, J. and Lawson, L. (2021), 'Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Brief COPE in autistic older adolescents and adults', Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, vol 84 .
- Muniandy, M., Richdale, A., Arnold, S., Trollor, J. and Lawson, L. (2021), 'Inter-relationships between trait resilience, coping strategies, and mental health outcomes in autistic adults', Autism Research, vol 14, no 10 , pp 2156 - 2168.
- Sonido, M., Hwang, Y., Trollor, J. and Arnold, S. (2020), 'The mental well-being of informal carers of adults on the autism spectrum : a systematic review', Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol 7, no 1 , pp 63 - 77.
- Arnold, S., Uljarevic, M., Hwang, Y., Richdale, A., Trollor, J. and Lawson, L. (2020), 'Brief report : psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionaire-9 (PHQ-9) in autistic adults', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol 50, no 6 , pp 2217 - 2225.
- Huang, Y., Arnold, S., Foley, K. and Trollor, J. (2020), 'Diagnosis of autism in adulthood : a scoping review', Autism, vol 24, no 6 , pp 1311 - 1327.
- Sonido, M., Arnold, S., Higgins, J. and Hwang, Y. (2020), 'Autism in later life : what is known and what is needed?', Current Developmental Disorders Reports, vol 7, no 2 , pp 69 - 77.
- Jovevska, S., Richdale, A., Lawson, L., Uljarevic, M., Arnold, S. and Trollor, J. (2020), 'Sleep quality in autism from adolescence to old age', Autism in Adulthood, vol 2, no 2 , pp 152 - 162.
- Lawson, L., Richdale, A., Haschek, A., Flower, R., Vartuli, J., Arnold, S. and Trollor, J. (2020), 'Cross-sectional and longitudinal predictors of quality of life in autistic individuals from adolescence to adulthood : the role of mental health and sleep quality', Autism, vol 24, no 4 , pp 954 - 967.
- Hwang, Y., Arnold, S., Srasuebkul, P. and Trollor, J. (2020), 'Understanding anxiety in adults on the autism spectrum : an investigation of its relationship with intolerance of uncertainty, sensory sensitivities and repetitive behaviours', Autism, vol 24, no 2 , pp 411 - 422.
- Hwang, Y., Arnold, S., Trollor, J. and Uljarevic, M. (2020), 'Factor structure and psychometric properties of the brief Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale for adults on the autism spectrum', Autism, vol 24, no 6 , pp 1572 - 1577.
- Arnold, S., Huang, Y., Hwang, Y., Richdale, A., Trollor, J. and Lawson, L. (2020), '"The single most important thing that has happened to me in my life" : development of the Impact of Diagnosis Scale-Preliminary Revision', Autism in Adulthood, vol 2, no 1 , pp 34 - 41.
- Pellicano, E., Lawson, W., Hall, G., Mahony, J., Lilley, R., Davis, C., Arnold, S., Trollor, J. and Yudell, M. (2020), 'Documenting the untold histories of late-diagnosed autistic adults : a qualitative study protocol using oral history methodology', BMJ Open, vol 10, no 5 .
- Hwang, Y., Srasuebkul, P., Foley, K., Arnold, S. and Trollor, J. (2019), 'Mortality and cause of death of Australians on the autism spectrum', Autism Research, vol 12, no 5 , pp 806 - 815.
- Ee, D., Hwang, Y., Reppermund, S., Srasuebkul, P., Trollor, J., Foley, K. and Arnold, S. (2019), 'Loneliness in adults on the autism spectrum', Autism in Adulthood, vol 1, no 3 , pp 182 - 193.
- Arnold, S., Foley, K., Hwang, Y., Richdale, A., Uljarevic, M., Lawson, L., Cai, R., Falkmer, T., Falkmer, M., Lennox, N., Urbanowicz, A. and Trollor, J. (2019), 'Cohort profile : the Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism (ALSAA)', BMJ Open, vol 9, no 12 .
- Cvejic, R., Arnold, S., Foley, K. and Trollor, J. (2018), 'Neuropsychiatric profile and psychotropic medication use in adults with autism spectrum disorder : results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Adults with Autism', BJPsych Open, vol 4, no 6 , pp 461 - 466.
- Arnold, S., Riches, V. and Stancliffe, R. (2015), 'Does a measure of support needs predict funding need better than a measure of adaptive and maladaptive behavior?', American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, vol 120, no 5 , pp 375 - 394.
- Arnold, S., Riches, V. and Stancliffe, R. (2014), 'I-CAN : the classification and prediction of support needs', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, vol 27, no 2 , pp 97 - 111.
- Arnold, S., Riches, V. and Stancliffe, R. (2011), 'Intelligence is as intelligence does : can additional support needs replace disability?', Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, vol 36, no 4 , pp 258 - 262.
- Arnold, S., Riches, V., Parmenter, T. and Stancliffe, R. (2009), 'The I-CAN : using e-Health to get people the support they need', Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, vol 4, no 1 .