Our lab advances theories of embodiment and intersubjectivity in early psychological development, which underpin experiences related to learning, emotional wellbeing, and health. These advancements are reflected in our neuroscientific, psychological, and educational research, catalysed by engineering and technology developments that advance scalable methods and practical benefits for inclusive educational and therapeutic practices. Our work is published in peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly papers, and delivers real world impact through our clinical and educational partners, parents, and stakeholders in the autism and neurodiverse communities.
Publications
Chua, Y. W., Jiménez-Sánchez, L., Ledsham, V., O’Carroll, S., Cox, R. F., Andonovic, I., ... & Delafield-Butt, J. (2025). Scientific Reports, 15(1), 952, 1-19.
Daniel, S., Laurie, M., & Delafield-Butt, J. T. (2024). Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1-23.- .
Fourie, E., Lu, S. C., Delafield-Butt, J., & Rivera, S. M. (2024). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-18. - .
Butera, C., Delafield-Butt, J., Lu, S. C., Sobota, K., McGowan, T., Harrison, L., ... & Aziz-Zadeh, L. (2023). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-16. - .
Delafield-Butt, J., Subirá, À. M., Ferré, L. B., Blanch, J. M., & Martorell, M. M. (2023). Revista de Psicopatología y Salud Mental del Niño y del Adolescente, 42. - .
Delafield-Butt, J., Dunbar, P., & Trevarthen, C. (2023). Aperturas Psicoanalíticas, 72, e5. - .
McGowan, T., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2023). Human Development, 67(3), 135-153. - .
Lu, S. C., Rowe, P., Tachtatzis, C., Andonovic, I., Anzulewicz, A., Sobota, K., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2022). Brain Disorders, 5, 100032. - .
Savickaite, S., Morrison, C., Lux, E., Delafield-Butt, J., & Simmons, D. R. (2022). Behavior Research Methods, 54(5), 2479-2501. - .
Delafield-Butt, J., Dunbar, P., & Trevarthen, C. (2022). Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 42(1), 53-75. - .
Delafield-Butt, J. (2022). Japanese Journal of Medical and Psychological Study of Infants, 31(1), 3-20. - .
McGowan, T., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2022). Infant Behaviour and Development, 68, 101747. - .
Delafield-Butt, J., & Trevarthen, C. (2022). Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 45. - .
Daniel, S., Wimpory, D., Delafield-Butt, J. T., Malloch, S., Holck, U., Geretsegger, M., … & Amos, P. (2022). Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 793258.
Chua, Y. W., Lu, S. C., Anzulewicz, A., Sobota, K., Tachtatzis, C., Andonovic, I., Rowe, P., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2022). Developmental Science, 25(3), e13195.- .
Delafield-Butt, J. (2021). Journal of Consciousness Studies, 28(9-10), 76-90. - 'Delafield-Butt, J., Dunbar, P., & Trevarthen, C. (2021). In N. Papaneophytou & U. N. Das (Eds.), Emerging Programs for Autism Spectrum Disorder (pp. 69-96). Academic Press.
- 'McGowan, T., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2021). In R. Marcus & B. Stokoe (Eds.), Research Through Play: Participatory Methods in Early Childhood (pp. 83-102). Sage.
- Delafield-Butt, J. T., Zeedyk, M. S., Harder, S., Vaever, M. S., & Caldwell, P. (2020). Psychopathology, 53(2), 60-73.
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Delafield-Butt, J., & Trevarthen, C. (2020). In M. A. Peters (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Teacher Education (pp. 1-5). Singapore: Springer Nature. - .
Millar, L., McConnachie, A., Minnis, H., Wilson, P., Thompson, L., Anzulewicz, A., ... & Delafield-Butt, J. (2019). BMJ Open, 9(7), e026226. - Bosco, P., Giuliano, A., DelafieldButt, J., Muratori, F., Calderoni, S., & Retico, A. (2019). Human Brain Mapping, 40(1), 7-19.
- Trevarthen, C., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2019). In U. N. Das, N. Papaneophytou, & T. El-Kour (Eds.), Autism Spectrum Disorder (pp. 123-132). Elsevier.
- Delafield-Butt, J., Trevarthen, C., Rowe, P., & Gillberg, C. (2018). Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 42, e86.
- DelafieldButt, J., Freer, Y., Perkins, J., Skulina, D., Schögler, B., & Lee, D. N. (2018). Developmental Science, 21(6), e12693.
Trevarthen, C., Delafield-Butt, J., & Dunlop, A-W. (Eds.) (2018). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Trevarthen, C., Dunlop, A-W. & Delafield-Butt, J. (2018). In In C. Trevarthen, J. Delafield-Butt, & A-W. Dunlop (Eds.), The Child's Curriculum (pp. 1-12). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Delafield-Butt, J. (2018). In C. Trevarthen, J. Delafield-Butt, & A-W. Dunlop (Eds.), The Child's Curriculum (pp. 33-48). Oxford: Oxford University Press.- Trevarthen, C., Dunlop, A-W., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2018). In C. Trevarthen, J. Delafield-Butt, & A-W. Dunlop (Eds.), The Child's Curriculum (pp. 311-318). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Delafield-Butt, J. & Trevarthen, C. (2017). In E. B. Torres & C. Whyatt (Eds.), Autism: The Movement Sensing Perspective (pp. 119-138). Abingdon: Routledge.- Adie, J., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2016). The Psychology of Education Review, 40(2).
- Gunn, K. C., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2016). Review of Educational Research, 86(2), 408-430.
- DelafieldButt, J., & Adie, J. (2016). Mind, Brain, and Education, 10(2), 117-131.
- Anzulewicz, A., Sobota, K., & Delafield-Butt, J. (2016). Scientific Reports, 6(1), 31107.
Negayama, K., Delafield-Butt, J., Momose, K., Ishijima, K., Kawahara, N., Lux, E., ... & Kaliarntas, K. (2015). Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 102974.- Delafield-Butt, J., & Trevarthen, C. (2015). Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 98961.
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Trevarthen, C. & Delafield-Butt, J. (2013). Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 7, 49.