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.
Relevant Links
- Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN). The FaNs for Kids Project
- Ember. 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.
- Finding a ray of hope: FaNs for Kids’ story