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Biografi/ Biography :
Dr Yang Wai Wai began her clinical psychology training in the Department of Paediatrics and later Department of Psychiatry at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) in 2003 before joining as a lecturer in 2006. She holds a BSc in Human Development and Master of Clinical Psychology from UPM and UKM respectively. Subsequently she completed her combined MPsych/PhD at University of Melbourne, Australia exploring the use of emotion-focused parenting for parents of children with chronic illness. While in Melbourne, she also trained at the Royal Children’s Hospital Psychology Department and Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Services as part of her Clinical Child Specialization.
Currently Dr Yang has a broad-based clinical practice in assessments and interventions for neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health problems, as well as health-related thinking, behaviours and emotions, in children and adolescents, as well as their parents. Besides providing her services to the Child Development Centre, she is also a member of the hospital’s multidisciplinary Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) team.
Dr Yang is a registered member of the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychology and an Associate Member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association.
nur hidayah yahya, wai wai yang, nur azah isa, wan syanaz wan ghazali and norazlin kamal nor. (2026). challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders and quality of life in their parents: association between challenging behaviors and parental quality of life. - frontiers in psychology. 1 - 20.
ahmad zamir che daud, noor aziella mohd nayan, hasnah toran, kartini ilias, norazlin kamal nor, khairil anuar md isa, wai wai yang, tengku amatullah madeehah tengku mohd, nizam baharom, sazlina kamaralzaman. (2026). how screening and diagnostic tools shape autism prevalence in school-aged children: a bibliometric-systematic review (2015-2025). - autism research. 1 - 33.
mohd yufi asyraf mohd yusoff, joyce hong soo synn, norazni yahya, yang wai wai. (2025). comparing behaviour problems among obese and non-obese children in hospital raja perempuan zainab ii, kota bharu. - mems annual congress 2025. .
lok siaw leng, loh sweet yi esther, nur azurah abdul ghani, arifah jamaluddin, joyce hong soo synn, yang wai wai, erica yee hing, anizah ali, ani amelia zainuddin . (2025). unraveling xy gonadal dysgenesis: a spectrum of female phenotypes . - medicine & health. 40 - 41.
n. kamal nor, l. lokman low, w. yang, n. mat isa, w. wan ghazali. (2025). screen time in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. - world meeting for childhood-onset disabilities. .
ahmad zamir che daud, noor aziella mohd nayan, hasnah toran, kartini ilias, norazlin kamal nor, khairil anuar md isa, wai wai yang, tengku amatullah madeehah tengku mohd, nizam baharom, sazlina kamaralzaman. (2026). how screening and diagnostic tools shape autism prevalence in school-aged children: a bibliometric-systematic review (2015-2025). - autism research. 1 - 33.
nur hidayah yahya, wai wai yang, nur azah isa, wan syanaz wan ghazali and norazlin kamal nor. (2026). challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders and quality of life in their parents: association between challenging behaviors and parental quality of life. - frontiers in psychology. 1 - 20.
jieyi png, farahiyah wan yunus, masne kadar, yang wai wai, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom. (2024). parents’ online coaching in the early intervention home program for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder during the covid-19 pandemic: manual development and feasibility study. - plos one . 1 - 14.
r. a. ariffin, j. ismail, f. n. abd rahman, w. s. wan ismail, n. ahmad, a. abdul ghafar, w. w. yang, f. masra and n. kamal nor. (2024). malay translation and validation of modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (m-chat-r/f). - frontiers in pediatrics. 1 - 12.
c-khai loh, sie chong doris, norziana mohd anuar, , noriza mansor, geok chin tan, yin ping wong, hafiza alauddin, marjmin osman, charng jeng toh, fuad ismail, wai wai yang, faizah mohd zaki, patricia belda, heather, miriam gg, paola, hamidah alias. (2022). the st. jude pediatric oncology facility integrated local evaluation (profile) beta 2 tester experience in a tertiary centre at kuala lumpur, malaysia. - pediatric blood & cancer. 451-452.
lai choo ong, wai wai yang, sau wei wong, feizel alsiddiq and yi soon khu. (2010). sleep habits and disturbances in malaysian children with epilepsy. - journal of paediatrics and child health. 46(3):80-84.
ahmad zamir che daud, noor aziella mohd nayan, hasnah toran, kartini ilias, norazlin kamal nor, khairil anuar md isa, wai wai yang, tengku amatullah madeehah tengku mohd, nizam baharom, sazlina kamaralzaman. (2026). how screening and diagnostic tools shape autism prevalence in school-aged children: a bibliometric-systematic review (2015-2025). - autism research. 1 - 33.
nur hidayah yahya, wai wai yang, nur azah isa, wan syanaz wan ghazali and norazlin kamal nor. (2026). challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders and quality of life in their parents: association between challenging behaviors and parental quality of life. - frontiers in psychology. 1 - 20.
r. a. ariffin, j. ismail, f. n. abd rahman, w. s. wan ismail, n. ahmad, a. abdul ghafar, w. w. yang, f. masra and n. kamal nor. (2024). malay translation and validation of modified checklist for autism in toddlers, revised with follow-up (m-chat-r/f). - frontiers in pediatrics. 1 - 12.
jieyi png, farahiyah wan yunus, masne kadar, yang wai wai, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom. (2024). parents’ online coaching in the early intervention home program for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder during the covid-19 pandemic: manual development and feasibility study. - plos one . 1 - 14.
jie yi p'ng, masne kadar, farahiyah wan yunus, yang wai wai, yazmin ahmad rusli, jamilah hanum abdul khaiyom. (2023). translation, validity and reliability of a malay version of the toddler sensory profile 2. - journal of occupational therapy, schools, & early intervention.. 225-237.
yang wai wai. (2020). pengurusan psikologi. - . 126-134.
yang wai wai. (2025). animasi dalam dunia anak kita. - borak seeni. .
yang wai wai. (2024). autisme. - wanita hari ini. .
yang wai wai. (2021). penyakit disleksia. - radio sinar. .
norazlin kamal nor, juriza ismail, yang wai wai. (2020). reflective teaching perspective of medical lecturers. - kongres dan pertandingan inovasi karnival inovasi p&p 2020. 1.
yang wai wai. (2020). pengurusan psikologi. - . 126-134.
n. kamal nor, l. lokman low, w. yang, n. mat isa, w. wan ghazali. (2025). screen time in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. - world meeting for childhood-onset disabilities. .
r. aishworiya, s. erdembileg, n. kamal nor, s. liang, w. w. yang and y. q. kang. (2025). quality of life of parents of children on the autism spectrum: a cross-country comparison. - insar 2025 annual meeting. .
yang wai wai. (2025). animasi dalam dunia anak kita. - borak seeni. .
n. kamal nor, k. ilias, s. kamaralzaman, a. z. che daud, w. w. yang and s. a. zubir. (2025). clinician needs for autism diagnostic training in malaysia: insights from a focus group study. - insar 2025 annual meeting. .
mohd yufi asyraf mohd yusoff, joyce hong soo synn, norazni yahya, yang wai wai. (2025). comparing behaviour problems among obese and non-obese children in hospital raja perempuan zainab ii, kota bharu. - mems annual congress 2025. .
MEDICINE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Illness Adaptation & Coping
Pengalaman / Experience : 15 tahun/years(s)
PSYCHOLOGY :SOCIAL SCIENCES
Child & Family Psychology
Pengalaman / Experience : 20 tahun/years(s)
MEDICINE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Pengalaman / Experience : 15 tahun/years(s)
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Clinical Psychology
Pengalaman / Experience : 15 tahun/years(s)
HUMAN ECOLOGY :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
Child and Family
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
CLINICAL STUDIES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Chronic Illness in Children
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Clinical Psychology
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
HEALTH SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Clinical Child Psychology
Pengalaman / Experience : 3 tahun/years(s)