- Overview
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My work aims to address challenging issues in care and services for children with disabilities and their families in innovative ways. It is rooted in intensive collaborations with selected researchers and colleagues at BC Children's Hospital; other BC Children's Hospital and UBC researchers, with whom we in turn link to the Canadian NeuroDevNet network; and a research team investigating caregiver health which is distributed across a number of academic centres in Canada.
I also co-founded and remain linked to a research collaborative within Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health known as Children and Youth with Disabilities in Society (CYDiS). The CYDiS mission is to promote, conduct, support and coordinate research aimed primarily at understanding needs, measuring health status, and evaluating and improving services for this population across all relevant service sectors (including health, education, family and social services).
- Publications
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A non-categorical approach to childhood neurodisability: Concepts, evidence, and implications for clinical practice, organization of services, teaching, and research
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics: Genetic and Environmental Influences
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20792-1_42
2023Navigators’ Perceptions of Their Work in Childhood Neurodisability: What They Do and What They Call It
Child and Youth Services
DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2023.2257130
2023Patient navigation: Core concepts and relevance to the field of pediatric neurodisability
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics: Genetic and Environmental Influences
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20792-1_47
2023Navigational support for families with children who have special developmental needs
British Columbia Medical Journal
2023Proceedings of the BC Summit on Navigation for Children and Youth with Neurodevelopmental Differences, Disabilities, and Special Needs
BMC Proceedings
Gardiner, E. and Wong, V. and Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.1186/s12919-022-00232-z
2022Terminology and descriptions of navigation and related practices for children with neurodisability and their families: a scoping review
BMC Health Services Research
Gardiner, E. and Wong, V. and Lin, G. and Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07617-y
2022Lifespan Navigation-Building Framework for Children/Youth With Neurodisability and Their Families
Families in Society
Hébert, M.L. and Nicholas, D.B. and Lach, L.M. and Mitchell, W. and Zwicker, J. and Bradley, W. and Litman, S. and Gardiner, E. and Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.1177/10443894221081609
2022Impacts of Participation in Community-Based Physical Activity Programs on Cognitive Functions of Children and Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review
Brain Sciences
Mojgan Gitimoghaddam and Leigh M. Vanderloo and Rebecca Hung and Andrea Ryce and William McKellin and Anton R. Miller and Jean-Paul Collet
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11020195
02/2021Participación de los pacientes en una intervención de coaching en línea para padres de niños con retraso en el desarrollo
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Ogourtsova, T. and O'donnell, M. and Filliter, J.H. and Wittmeier, K. and Majnemer, A. and Ballantyne, M. and Cohen, E. and Collet, J.-P. and Dewan, T. and Elsabbagh, M. and Hanlon-Dearman, A. and Lach, L. and McElroy, T. and McGrath, P. and McKellin, W. and Miller, A. and Patel, H. and Rempel, G. and Shevell, M.
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14896
2021Understanding the Implications of Peer Support for Families of Children With Neurodevelopmental and Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review
Frontiers in Public Health
Chakraborti, M. and Gitimoghaddam, M. and McKellin, W.H. and Miller, A.R. and Collet, J.-P.
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.719640
2021Patient engagement in an online coaching intervention for parents of children with suspected developmental delays
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Ogourtsova, T. and O?Donnell, M.E. and Filliter, J.H. and Wittmeier, K. and Majnemer, A. and Ballantyne, M. and Cohen, E. and Collet, J.-P. and Dewan, T. and Elsabbagh, M. and Hanlon-Dearman, A. and Lach, L. and McElroy, T. and McGrath, P. and McKellin, W. and Miller, A. and Patel, H. and Rempel, G. and Shevell, M. and Spurway, A. and Prupas, A. and Costello, C. and Evans, R. and Evans, R. and Brown, S. and MacDougall, H.
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14810
2021Service adequacy and the relation between child behavior problems and negative family impact reported by primary caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Research in developmental disabilities
Gardiner E and Miller AR and Lach LM
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103712
PubMed: 32554267
06/2020Behavioral Strength and Difficulty Profiles among Children with Neurodisability
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-020-09742-0
03/2020Exploring the terminology and descriptions of services that connect children with neurodisability and their families to needed support in the community: A scoping review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis
Lin, G. and Gardiner, E. and Wong, V. and Ryce, A. and Miller, A.
DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00293
2020Topography of behavior problems among children with neurodevelopmental conditions: Profile differences and overlaps.
Child: care, health and development
Gardiner E and Miller AR and Lach LM
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12720
PubMed: 31714607
11/2019BRIGHT Coaching: A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of a Developmental Coach System to Empower Families of Children With Emerging Developmental Delay.
Frontiers in pediatrics
Majnemer A and O'Donnell M and Ogourtsova T and Kasaai B and Ballantyne M and Cohen E and Collet JP and Dewan T and Elsabbagh M and Hanlon-Dearman A and Filliter JH and Lach L and Parent-Panel
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00332
PubMed: 31440489
08/2019Changes in Caregiver Health in the Years Surrounding the Birth of a Child With Health Problems
Medical Care
DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001098
05/2019Gymnastic-Based Movement Therapy for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Results From a Pilot Feasibility Study
Frontiers in Pediatrics
DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00186
05/2019Changes in the health of mothers of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: An administrative data study
Research in Developmental Disabilities
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.12.007
03/2019Using canadian administrative health data to examine the health of caregivers of children with and without health problems: A demonstration of feasibility
International Journal of Population Data Science
Brehaut, J.C. and Guèvremont, A. and Arim, R. and Garner, R.E. and Miller, A.R. and McGrail, K.M. and Brownell, M. and Lach, L.M. and Rosenbaum, P.L. and Kohen, D.E.
DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v4i1.584
2019Family impact of childhood neurodevelopmental disability: considering adaptive and maladaptive behaviour
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
DOI: 10.1111/jir.12547
10/2018Behavioural and emotional concerns reported by parents of children attending a neurodevelopmental diagnostic centre
Child Care Health and Development
Miller, Anton R. and Gardiner, Emily and Harding, Louise
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12594
2018Children with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities: a population-based study of healthcare service utilization using administrative data
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
Rubab G Arim and Anton R Miller and Anne Guèvremont and Lucyna M Lach and Jamie C Brehaut and Dafna E Kohen
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13557
09/2017Exploring the Johns Hopkins Aggregated Diagnosis Groups in administrative data as a measure of child health
International Journal of Child Health and Human Development
2017Child functional characteristics explain child and family outcomes better than diagnosis: Population-based study of children with autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders/disabilities.
Health reports
PubMed: 27305076
06/2016Safety-related concerns of parents for children with disabilities and chronic conditions
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Olsen, L.L. and Kruse, S. and Miller, A.R. and Brussoni, M.
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000256
2016Child functional characteristics explain child and family outcomes better than diagnosis: Population-based study of children with autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders/disabilities
Health Reports
Miller, A. and Shen, J. and Mâsse, L.C.
2016Perspectives on "disease" and "disability" in child health: The case of childhood neurodisability
Frontiers in Public Health
Miller, A.R. and Rosenbaum, P.
DOI: 10.3389/FPUBH.2016.00226
2016Developing a non-categorical measure of child health using administrative data
Health Reports
Arim, R.G. and Kohen, D.E. and Brehaut, J.C. and Guèvremont, A. and Garner, R.E. and Miller, A.R. and McGrail, K. and Brownell, M. and Lach, L.M. and Rosenbaum, P.L.
2015Studying public knowledge of risk of prenatal alcohol exposure is not the same as knowledge of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Child: Care, Health and Development
Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12226
2015Developmental milestones among aboriginal children in Canada
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Findlay, L. and Kohen, D. and Miller, A.
2014Diagnostic nomenclature for foetal alcohol spectrum disorders: The continuing challenge of causality
Child: Care, Health and Development
Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12017
2013Patterns of participation across a range of activities among Canadian children with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Mâsse, L.C. and Miller, A.R. and Shen, J. and Schiariti, V. and Roxborough, L.
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12167
2013Evidence and its interpretation and presentation
Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2013.824705
2013Diagnostic status, functional status and complexity among Canadian children with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities: A population-based study
Disability and Rehabilitation
Miller, A.R. and Mâsse, L.C. and Shen, J. and Schiariti, V. and Roxborough, L.
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.699580
2013Comparing participation in activities among children with disabilities
Research in Developmental Disabilities
Mâsse, L.C. and Miller, A.R. and Shen, J. and Schiariti, V. and Roxborough, L.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.002
2012Changes over time in the health of caregivers of children with health problems: Growth-curve findings from a 10-year Canadian population-based study
American Journal of Public Health
Brehaut, J.C. and Garner, R.E. and Miller, A.R. and Lach, L.M. and Klassen, A.F. and Rosenbaum, P.L. and Kohen, D.E.
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300298
2011Antidepressant use in children and adolescents: Practice touch points to guide paediatricians
Paediatrics and Child Health
Oberlander, T.F. and Miller, A.R.
2011Lifetime care for patients with autism
CMAJ
Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110-2083
2010Performance measurement and improvement frameworks in health, education and social services systems: A systematic review
International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Klassen, A. and Miller, A. and Anderson, N. and Shen, J. and Schiariti, V. and O'Donnell, M.
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp057
2009Continuity of care for children with complex chronic health conditions: Parents' perspectives
BMC Health Services Research
Miller, A.R. and Condin, C.J. and McKellin, W.H. and Shaw, N. and Klassen, A.F. and Sheps, S.
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-242
2009The health and psychosocial functioning of caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Disability and Rehabilitation
Lach, L.M. and Kohen, D.E. and Garner, R.E. and Brehaut, J.C. and Miller, A.R. and Klassen, A.F. and Rosenbaum, P.L.
DOI: 10.1080/08916930802354948
2009Health among caregivers of children with health problems: Findings from a Canadian population-based study
American Journal of Public Health
Brehaut, J.C. and Kohen, D.E. and Garner, R.E. and Miller, A.R. and Lach, L.M. and Klassen, A.F. and Rosenbaum, P.L.
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129817
2009Waiting for child developmental and rehabilitation services: An overview of issues and needs
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Miller, A.R. and Armstrong, R.W. and Mâsse, L.C. and Klassen, A.F. and Shen, J. and O'Donnell, M.E.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03113.x
2008Child Characteristics and Receipt of Stimulant Medications: A Population-Based Study
Ambulatory Pediatrics
Miller, A.R. and Kohen, D. and Johnston, C.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.01.009
2008Conceptualizing childhood health problems using survey data: A comparison of key indicators
BMC Pediatrics
Kohen, D.E. and Brehaut, J.C. and Garner, R.E. and Miller, A.R. and Lach, L.M. and Klassen, A.F. and Rosenbaum, P.L.
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-7-40
2007Services for children and youth with chronic health conditions: Views of pediatricians in British Columbia
Chronic Diseases in Canada
Miller, A.R. and Recsky, M. and Ghazirad, M. and Papsdorf, M. and Armstrong, R.W.
2007Agreement between parent and child report of quality of life in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Child: Care, Health and Development
Klassen, A.F. and Miller, A. and Fine, S.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00609.x
2006Family physicians' involvement and self-reported comfort and skill in care of children with behavioral and emotional problems: A population-based survey
BMC Family Practice
Miller, A.R. and Johnston, C. and Klassen, A.F. and Fine, S. and Papsdorf, M.
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-12
2005Medical education and chronic disease [4] (multiple letters)
CMAJ
Dubé, S. and Miller, A.R. and Recsky, M.A. and Armstrong, R.W.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1041745
2005Children's persistence with methylphenidate therapy: A population-based study
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Miller, A.R. and Lalonde, C.E. and McGrail, K.M.
2004Comment on "Improvement in health-related quality of life in children with ADHD: An analysis of placebo controlled studies of atomoxetine".
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
Klassen, A. and Miller, A. and Fine, S.
2004Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents who have a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Pediatrics
Klassen, A.F. and Miller, A. and Fine, S.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0844
2004Use of medical services by Methylphenidate-treated children in the general population
Ambulatory Pediatrics
Miller, A.R. and Brehaut, J.C. and Raina, P. and McGrail, K.M. and Armstrong, R.W.
DOI: 10.1367/A03-031R1.1
2004Responding to the needs of children with chronic health conditions in an era of health services reform
CMAJ
Miller, A.R. and Recsky, M.A. and Armstrong, R.W.
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1040019
2004Letter to the editor
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Klassen, A. and Miller, A. and Fine, S.
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200412000-00014
2004Childhood behavior disorders and injuries among children and youth: A population-based study
Pediatrics
Brehaut, J.C. and Miller, A. and Raina, P. and McGrail, K.M.
DOI: 10.1542/peds.111.2.262
2003Is methylphenidate effective in reducing symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-aged children?
Paediatrics and Child Health
Cramer, K. and Miller, A. and Page, J. and Hartling, L. and Crumley, E. and Klassen, T.P.
2002Prescription of methylphenidate to children and youth, 1990-1996
CMAJ
Miller, A.R. and Lalonde, C.E. and McGrail, K.M. and Armstrong, R.W.
2001Lifestyle drugs [5]
CMAJ
Miller, A.R.
2001New provincial initiatives for childhood disabilities: The imperative for research
CMAJ
Miller, A.R. and Zwaigenbaum, L.
2001Lifestyle drugs.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l"Association medicale canadienne
Miller, A.R.
2001Melatonin as a sedation substitute for diagnostic procedures
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Espezel, H. and Graves, C. and Jan, J.E. and Miller, A. and Renner, K. and Gustin, C. and Dominelli, E.
2000Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and youth: A quantitative systematic review of the efficacy of different management strategies
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Klassen, A. and Miller, A. and Raina, P. and Lee, S.K. and Olsen, L.
1999Appropriateness of psychostimulant prescription to children: Theoretical and empirical perspectives
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Miller, A.
1999Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. Benefits of adding other forms of treatment to medication remain unclear.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Klassen, A. and Raina, P. and Miller, A. and Lee, S.
1998Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children
BMJ
Bramble, D. and Klassen, A. and Raina, P. and Miller, A. and Lee, S. and Thambirajah, M. and Weaver, A. and Kewley, G.D.
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7167.1250b
1998Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
Miller, A.R.
1996Universal screening for infant hearing impairment [1]
Pediatrics
Nierenberg, D. and Vohr, B.R. and Hall III, J.W. and Miller, A.R. and Koop, C.E. and Raffin, M.J.M. and Matz, G.J. and Robinette, M.S. and Dennis, J.M. and Jacobson, J.T. and Kileny, P.R. and Ruth, R.A. and Hayes, D. and Northern, J.L. and Stewart, D.L. and Davis-Freeman, S. and Grandori, F. and Collet, L. and Kemp, D.
1994The cold pressor test in children: Methodological aspects and the analgesic effect of intraoral sucrose
Pain
Miller, A. and Barr, R.G. and Young, S.N.
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(94)90092-2
1994Parent-Professional Agreement on Diagnosis and Recommendations for Children With Developmental Disorders
children's health care
Helena, H.H. and Miller, A. and Armstrong, R.W.
DOI: 10.1207/s15326888chc2302_6
1994Universal screening for infant hearing impairment.
Pediatrics
Miller, A.R.
1994Crying and motor behavior of six-week-old infants and postpartum maternal mood
Pediatrics
Miller, A.R. and Barr, R.G. and Eaton, W.O.
1993ADHD and Research Methodology
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Miller, A.R.
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199201000-00032
1992Infantile colic: Is it a gut issue?
Pediatric Clinics of North America
Miller, A.R. and Barr, R.G.
1991Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and hypotonia in a male neonate
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Miller, A. and Solimano, A. and Norman, M.G.
DOI: 10.1159/000120342
1987Hypertensive encephalopathy as a complication of femoral lengthening
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Miller, A. and Rosman, M.A.
1981 - Research
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Current Projects
Laying the groundwork for detailed analysis, description and evaluation of less traditional and more “holistic” habilitative interventions for children with neurodisability, with particular focus on a community-based, individualized program for children with various kinds of disorders (hence “non-categorical” approach), which uses movement and gymnastics.Current Projects
An exploration of medical and disability perspectives as they apply to children with neurodevelopmental problems, contrasting emphasis on named health conditions (i.e. diagnoses) with functional characteristics; exploration of the implications of different perspectives on planning and organization of clinical services, research and health and social policy (interpretive synthetic review) .Current Projects
Secondary analysis of a Canadian national disability data set (Participation and Activity Limitations Survey, PALS 2006) in order to examine childrens’ diagnosis status (specifically, presence or absence of a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder) in relation to functional status, and to model the relative contribution of each of these health ‘components’ to child participation and family wellbeing.
Research Roundup: April 2022
This month’s Research Roundup covers the impact of mandatory Active Play Standards on childcare centres’ policies and practices in British Columbia, a positive and supportive way to increase health behaviours and maintain bone health in children, and how changing terminology can help support kids with neurodisability.
