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  1. Reviewing the Psychological Sense of School Membership (PSSM) Scale: An Updated and Student-Centred Version

    Article • Belonging, March 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr Debra Costley

  2. ‘I can finally excel as myself’: exploring an employment programme for neurodivergent adults

    Article • Research in Post-Compulsory Education, April 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  3. A Scoping Review of School-Based Strategies for Addressing Anxiety, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Prediction in Autistic Pupils

    Article • Education Sciences, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Anne Emerson, Dr Debra Costley

  4. Trying to solve the ‘worst situation’ together: participatory autism research

    Article • Educational Action Research, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley, Anne Emerson

  5. Facilitators and Barriers to Inclusion of Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Parent, Teacher, and Principal Perspectives

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, September 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Debra Costley

  6. The Association Between Parent Engagement and Child Outcomes in Social Skills Training Programs: Discovering the Secret Agent Society in Partnership

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, March 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Debra Costley

  7. Transitioning primary school students with Autism Spectrum Disorder from a special education setting to a mainstream classroom: successes and difficulties

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Roselyn DIxon, Dr Debra Costley, Tara Souter

  8. The use of visual schedules and work systems to increase the on-task behaviour of students on the autism spectrum in mainstream classrooms

    Article • Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, January 2018, Wiley

    Dr Debra Costley

  9. School-based social skills training for young people with autism spectrum disorders

    Article • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  10. Using structured teaching to support all pupils

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  11. Parent-reported differences between school-aged girls and boys on the autism spectrum

    Article • Autism, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr Debra Costley

  12. Shining a Light on the Autism Spectrum

    Article • September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  13. A Systematic Review of Technology-Delivered Disability Training and Support for Service Providers: Implications for Rural and Remote Communities

    Article • Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Debra Costley

  14. Factors Influencing the Research Participation of Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Debra Costley

  15. The Use of iPADs in the Home Setting for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Article • Journal of Special Education Technology, December 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Debra Costley

  16. Research on adults with autism spectrum disorder: Roundtable report

    Article • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, July 2015, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Debra Costley

  17. Experiences of autistic females

    Article • Autism, June 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Debra Costley

  18. Augmentative and alternative communication for children with autism spectrum disorder: An evidence-based evaluation of the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) programme

    Article • Cogent Education, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  19. Perspectives on Regular and Support Class Placement and Factors that Contribute to Success of Inclusion for Children with ASD

    Article • Journal of International Special Needs Education, November 2014, Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES)

    Dr Debra Costley

  20. The Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluative Education Model

    Article • SAGE Open, October 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Debra Costley

  21. Preservice Teachers’ Learning Among Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Australasian Journal of Special Education, May 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Anne Power, Dr Debra Costley

  22. Employment Activities and Experiences of Adults with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Debra Costley

  23. Social Club Member Preprogram Questionnaire

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Debra Costley

  24. Parent/Carer Preprogram Questionnaire

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Debra Costley

  25. Students with autism in regular classes: a long-term follow-up study of a satellite class transition model

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  26. Innovative learning solutions in new communities: opportunities and challenges to teachers' conceptions of workspace

    Article • Education Knowledge and Economy, June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  27. Master Planned Communities: Do They Offer a Solution to Urban Sprawl or a Vehicle for Seclusion of the More Affluent Consumers in Australia?

    Article • Housing Theory and Society, September 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  28. Reviews

    Article • The Curriculum Journal, March 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  29. Making Pupils Fit the Framework: research into the implementation of the National Curriculum in schools for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, focusing on Key Stage 4

    Article • School Organisation, October 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley

  30. Making Pupils Fit the Framework: research into the implementation of the National Curriculum in schools for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, focusing on Key Stage 4

    Article • School Organisation, October 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Debra Costley