Dr. SONG Xueke

Lecturer

Office: WYL104, Dorothy Y L Wong Building
Department of Psychology
Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

TEL: (852) 2616 7052

Xueke Song obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Educational Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She joined Lingnan University in September 2025. Her research interests include autism spectrum disorder, special needs education and parenting experience for families with special needs education.

Research

Autism spectrum disorder
Special needs education
Family support
Well-being

Publications

Lam, H.W., Song, X., Lau, K.H., Chan, S.M., & So, W.C. (2025). Heterogeneity in the Resilience Intervention Receptiveness in Chinese Parents of Autistic Children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

So, W.C., Song, X.K., Lam, H.W., Chan, S.M., & Lau, K.H. (2025). Relationship between parental self‐efficacy and parent–child relationships: Moderating roles of problem behaviors and autism stigma. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science.

Zhang, X., Song, X.K., & So W.C.+ (2024). The Development of Gesture Skills in Autistic Chinese Children: The Predictive Roles of Age and Language Ability. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67, 2583–2599

Zhang, X., Song X.K., So, W.C. (2023). Examining Phenotypical Heterogeneity and its Underlying Factors in Gesture Skills of Chinese Autistic Children: Clustering Analysis. Journal of autism and Developmental Disorders.

So, W.C. & Song, X.E. (2022). Whose gestures are more predictive of expressive language abilities among autistic Chinese-speaking children? A comparison of caregivers’ and children’s gestures. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(9):3449-3459

Song, X.K. & So, W.C. (2022). The Influence of Child-based factors and Parental Inputs on Expressive Language Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism, 26(6):1477-1490.

Song, X.K., Lee, C., & So, W.C.+ (2022). Examining Phenotypical Heterogeneity in Language Abilities in Chinese-Speaking Children with Autism: A Naturalistic Sampling Approach. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52, 1908–1919

So, W.C., Song, X.K., Cheng, C.H., Law, W.W., Wong, T., Leung, O.K., & Huang, Y. (2022). Conversation Skills in Chinese-Speaking Preschoolers with Autism: The Contributing Role of Parents’ Verbal Responsiveness. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders., 52, 1106-1119.