Rate My Professor Kylie Gray

Professor Kylie Gray is Professor of Psychology and Neurodevelopmental Conditions in the School of Social Policy and Society at the University of Birmingham, affiliated with the Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS). With over 15 years of research and clinical experience in autism diagnosis and assessment, her academic interests focus on neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. Key research specializations include adapting psychological therapies for individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental health problems among autistic and non-autistic students, psychological distress in parents of children with developmental disabilities, annual health checks for children and young people with learning disabilities, digital parent support programmes, and parenting interventions. She has produced 122 research outputs, including 100 articles, 16 review articles, three book chapters, one commissioned report, and two others, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 (Good Health and Well-being), 4 (Quality Education), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).

Gray's notable publications encompass 'Adapting Psychological Therapies for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review' (2026, with Poku et al.), 'Mental Health Problems Among UK Undergraduates: A Comparison Study of Autistic and Non-autistic Students' (2025, with Gundeslioglu et al.), 'Estimating a minimum clinically important difference for the Developmental Behaviour Checklist: parent report' (2025, with Sutherland et al.), 'Psychological Distress Trajectories of Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities Participating in a Parenting Intervention' (2025, with Scripps et al.), and highly influential works such as 'Types and correlates of school non-attendance in students with autism' (2020, cited 132 times) and 'Trajectory of behavior and emotional problems in autism' (with Keating et al.). She is a co-author of the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC2) and related materials. Gray leads major projects including the NIHR-funded DAISY trial evaluating digital family support and the Longitudinal Determinants of Mental Well-being project. Previously, she held positions as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University and Professor at the University of Warwick's Centre for Research in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.