2025
Behavioral Intervention Techniques for Reducing Problem Behavior
Powers M, Palmieri M, D’Eramo K, Powers K. Behavioral Intervention Techniques for Reducing Problem Behavior. 2025, 251-287. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-78143-8_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-subject experimental designPositive behavior supportBehavioral supportReplication of treatment effectsBehavioral repertoire of individualsFunctional behavioral assessmentBehavioral intervention techniquesReducing problem behaviorExperimental analysis of behaviorEvidence-based treatmentsSevere developmental disabilitiesReplication of findingsIntervention processAnalysis of behaviorBehavioral treatmentSelf-injuryDevelopmental disabilitiesAntecedent manipulationsProblem behaviorsBehavioral assessmentEvaluative concernsRepertoires of individualsAutism spectrumBehavioral challengesNeurodevelopmental disordersThe Moderating Role of Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Schizophrenia on the Relationship between Autistic Traits and Psychosis Expression in the General Population
Dogan M, Prachason T, Lin B, Pries L, Arias-Magnasco A, Bortoletto R, Menne-Lothmann C, Decoster J, van Winkel R, Collip D, Delespaul P, De Hert M, Derom C, Thiery E, Jacobs N, van Os J, Rutten B, Brondino N, Colizzi M, Luykx J, Fusar-Poli L, Guloksuz S. The Moderating Role of Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Schizophrenia on the Relationship between Autistic Traits and Psychosis Expression in the General Population. Schizophrenia Bulletin Open 2025, 6: sgaf005. PMID: 40123716, PMCID: PMC11926675, DOI: 10.1093/schizbullopen/sgaf005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychotic experiencesNegative life eventsAutistic traitsLife eventsCommunity Assessment of Psychic ExperiencesAssociated with psychotic experiencesAutism Spectrum QuotientModerating RolePsychosis expressionInteraction effectsPolygenic risk scoresRisk factorsEmotional neglectPsychic ExperiencesPhysical neglectModeration analysisCT subtypesAutism spectrumBonferroni correctionEmotional abuseGenetic overlapMultilevel linear regression modelsTrauma screeningSexual abusePhysical abuse
2024
The Role of Sex and Gender Differences in Psychosocial Treatment Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Zhong J, Ahmad E, Kalvin C, Sukhodolsky D. The Role of Sex and Gender Differences in Psychosocial Treatment Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorder. 2024, 129-155. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-62072-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderSex differencesSpectrum disorderPsychosocial treatment strategiesAccumulating body of researchAutism spectrumBody of researchAutismGender differencesExperiences of individualsDisordersTreatment deliveryAccumulating bodyInterventionSexIndividualsTreatment strategiesDifferencesLevel of effectivenessSymptomsResearchGender
2023
The Selective Social Attention task in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC‐CT) feasibility study
Shic F, Barney E, Naples A, Dommer K, Chang S, Li B, McAllister T, Atyabi A, Wang Q, Bernier R, Dawson G, Dziura J, Faja S, Jeste S, Murias M, Johnson S, Sabatos‐DeVito M, Helleman G, Senturk D, Sugar C, Webb S, McPartland J, Chawarska K, Trials T. The Selective Social Attention task in children with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the Autism Biomarkers Consortium for Clinical Trials (ABC‐CT) feasibility study. Autism Research 2023, 16: 2150-2159. PMID: 37749934, PMCID: PMC11003770, DOI: 10.1002/aur.3026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial attention taskSchool-aged childrenAttention taskASD groupSpectrum disorderEye-tracking taskTotal T-scoreAttentional patternsAutism spectrumTD groupPresentation timeTrial feasibility studyGroup differencesPercent of timeOlder childrenTaskComparison groupToddlersT-scoreChildrenChildren 4Outcome variablesFaceCondition effectsSystematic review: emotion dysregulation and challenging behavior interventions for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum with graded key evidence-based strategy recommendations
Nuske H, Young A, Khan F, Palermo E, Ajanaku B, Pellecchia M, Vivanti G, Mazefsky C, Brookman-Frazee L, McPartland J, Goodwin M, Mandell D. Systematic review: emotion dysregulation and challenging behavior interventions for children and adolescents on the autism spectrum with graded key evidence-based strategy recommendations. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 33: 1963-1976. PMID: 37740093, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02298-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion dysregulationBehavioral interventionsAutism spectrumInterventions targeting emotion dysregulationTeaching emotion regulation skillsChildhood mental health disordersEmotion dysregulation measuresTarget internalizing symptomsEmotion regulation skillsEmotion regulation trainingAntecedent-based interventionsMental health disordersInternalizing symptomsChallenging behaviorRegulation skillsRegulation trainingBehavioral measuresHealth disordersAutismEmpirical supportEmotionsAdolescentsVisual supportDysregulationEvidence-based strategiesA Digital Mental Health App Incorporating Wearable Biosensing for Teachers of Children on the Autism Spectrum to Support Emotion Regulation: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Palermo E, Young A, Deswert S, Brown A, Goldberg M, Sultanik E, Tan J, Mazefsky C, Brookman-Frazee L, McPartland J, Goodwin M, Pennington J, Marcus S, Beidas R, Mandell D, Nuske H. A Digital Mental Health App Incorporating Wearable Biosensing for Teachers of Children on the Autism Spectrum to Support Emotion Regulation: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e45852. PMID: 37358908, PMCID: PMC10337316, DOI: 10.2196/45852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMobile computing technologyEmotion regulation strategiesAutism spectrumBiometric sensingPop-up notificationEmotion dysregulationComputer technologyEmotion regulationPhysiological signalsDigital mental health appsRegulation strategiesWearable biosensingImplementation of emotion regulation strategiesEffective emotion regulation strategiesReduce challenging behaviorHealth appsFalse positivesTeams of studentsAppsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPhysical movementChallenging behaviorRandomized Controlled TrialsAutismPilot randomized controlled trial
2022
Adaptation of autism spectrum screening questionnaire (ASSQ) for use in Georgian school settings
Zirakashvili M, Gabunia M, Mebonia N, Mikiashvili T, Lomidze G, Bishop S, Leventhal B, Kim Y. Adaptation of autism spectrum screening questionnaire (ASSQ) for use in Georgian school settings. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2022, 21: 309-322. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-03-2022-0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool settingsThird-grade studentsAutism spectrumAutism spectrum disorderFindings DataDesign/methodology/approachTeachersStudentsMethodology/approachOriginality/valueDearth of studiesParentsQuestionnaireSpectrum disorderSchoolsRepublic of GeorgiaASD screening toolsChildrenSettingCountriesOpportunitiesScoresToolCutoff scoreDearthEarly predictors of language skills at 3 years of age vary based on diagnostic outcome: A baby siblings research consortium study
Pecukonis M, Young GS, Brian J, Charman T, Chawarska K, Elsabbagh M, Iverson JM, Jeste S, Landa R, Messinger DS, Schwichtenberg AJ, Webb SJ, Zwaigenbaum L, Tager‐Flusberg H. Early predictors of language skills at 3 years of age vary based on diagnostic outcome: A baby siblings research consortium study. Autism Research 2022, 15: 1324-1335. PMID: 35652157, PMCID: PMC9253079, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderLow familial riskLanguage skillsASD groupElevated familial riskGesture's abilityLanguage developmentSpectrum disorderMaternal education levelIntervention servicesFamilial riskAutism spectrumLR infantsEarly predictorDiagnostic outcomesSkillsPresent studyPredictor variablesEducation levelPredictorsDisordersYears of ageInfantsAbilityOutcomesIdentifying Age Based Maturation in the ERP Response to Faces in Children With Autism: Implications for Developing Biomarkers for Use in Clinical Trials
Webb SJ, Emerman I, Sugar C, Senturk D, Naples AJ, Faja S, Benton J, Borland H, Carlos C, Levin AR, McAllister T, Santhosh M, Bernier RA, Chawarska K, Dawson G, Dziura J, Jeste S, Kleinhans N, Murias M, Sabatos-DeVito M, Shic F, McPartland JC, Trials T. Identifying Age Based Maturation in the ERP Response to Faces in Children With Autism: Implications for Developing Biomarkers for Use in Clinical Trials. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 13: 841236. PMID: 35615454, PMCID: PMC9126041, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.841236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsUpright facesTypical developmentASD participantsASD groupProcessing of facesNon-verbal IQERP component latenciesVisual processing systemFace memoryFace processingERP responsesTD childrenAutism spectrumSocial skillsTD groupInversion effectSlower latenciesSpectrum disorderSpecificity effectsAge-related changesNeurodevelopmental conditionsNeural biomarkersComponent latenciesPatterns of intervention utilization among school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Findings from a multi-site research consortium
Sridhar A, Kuhn J, Faja S, Sabatos-DeVito M, Nikolaeva JI, Dawson G, Nelson CA, Webb SJ, Bernier R, Jeste S, Chawarska K, Sugar CA, Shic F, Naples A, Dziura J, McPartland JC, Consortium T. Patterns of intervention utilization among school-aged children on the autism spectrum: Findings from a multi-site research consortium. Research In Autism Spectrum Disorders 2022, 94: 101950. PMID: 35444715, PMCID: PMC9015686, DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2022.101950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrumSchool-aged childrenSymptom levelsCognitive abilitiesClinical trialsLower cognitive abilityHours of interventionHigher parental education levelPart of standardIntervention hoursVariety of interventionsAmount of interventionConcurrent treatmentService utilizationParental education levelIntervention utilizationEmpirical supportMulti-site studyParent educationIntervention servicesMost childrenFuture researchInterventionChildrenResearch Consortium
2021
Bullying & Autism and Related Disorders
Volkmar F, Pete B. Bullying & Autism and Related Disorders. 2021, 199-217. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70913-6_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditorial S.I: Early Identification in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Present and Future, and Advances in Early Identification
Øien R, Vivanti G, Robins D. Editorial S.I: Early Identification in Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Present and Future, and Advances in Early Identification. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2021, 51: 763-768. PMID: 33483912, PMCID: PMC7954717, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04860-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderAssociated with ASD symptomsEarly identification of autism spectrum disorderIdentification of autism spectrum disorderEvidence-based interventionsEarly identificationAutism spectrumAutismProductivity of individualsDisordersQuality of lifeWellbeing of individualsIndividuals
2019
Autism spectrum traits predict higher social psychological skill
Gollwitzer A, Martel C, McPartland JC, Bargh JA. Autism spectrum traits predict higher social psychological skill. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 19245-19247. PMID: 31501348, PMCID: PMC6765248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911460116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial psychological phenomenaPsychological skillsPsychological phenomenaSocial cognitive skillsAutism spectrum traitsSocial cognitionPerception deficitsAutism spectrumParticipants' accuracySocial phenomenaIndividual intentionsPast researchSecond studySkillsParticipantsIntentionEmotionsCognitionTraitsDifferent formsDeficitsThoughtUnderliesDivergent typesPoor accuracy
2012
Sensitivity and Specificity of Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
McPartland JC, Reichow B, Volkmar FR. Sensitivity and Specificity of Proposed DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2012, 51: 368-383. PMID: 22449643, PMCID: PMC3424065, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAsperger SyndromeChecklistChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersDisability EvaluationEligibility DeterminationHumansIncidenceMental Health ServicesSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesConceptsAutism spectrum disorderDSM-5 diagnostic criteriaDSM-5 criteriaSpectrum disorderDSM-5 symptomsDSM-IV field trialCognitive abilitiesAutism spectrumSignificant public health ramificationsAble individualsAutistic disorderSymptom ChecklistFuture researchDiagnostic criteriaHealth ramificationsDiagnostic rubricDisordersDiagnostic subgroupsItemsService eligibilityPublic health ramificationsIndividualsChecklist itemsParticipantsChecklist
2009
Autism spectrum and obsessive–compulsive disorders: OC behaviors, phenotypes and genetics
Jacob S, Landeros‐Weisenberger A, Leckman JF. Autism spectrum and obsessive–compulsive disorders: OC behaviors, phenotypes and genetics. Autism Research 2009, 2: 293-311. PMID: 20029829, PMCID: PMC3974607, DOI: 10.1002/aur.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveChild, PreschoolComorbidityDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease Models, AnimalDiseases in TwinsGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansInfantIntellectual DisabilityInterview, PsychologicalNeuropsychological TestsObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPhenotypeQuantitative Trait, HeritableStereotyped BehaviorConceptsAutism spectrum disorderObsessive-compulsive behaviorObsessive-compulsive disorderNovel treatment interventionsFamily genetic studiesAutism spectrumGeneralist genesOC behaviorSpectrum disorderRare genetic variantsASD variesHeritable endophenotypeASD phenotypeCandidate gene studiesNovel genomic technologiesNonparametric linkage analysisInnovative statistical approachChronological ageGenetic mechanismsGenomic technologiesTreatment interventionsGenetic analysisGenetic influencesLinkage analysisGene studies
2006
Parental Recognition of Developmental Problems in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chawarska K, Paul R, Klin A, Hannigen S, Dichtel LE, Volkmar F. Parental Recognition of Developmental Problems in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2006, 37: 62-72. PMID: 17195921, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0330-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare issues for children on the autism spectrum
Volkmar FR, Wiesner LA, Westphal A. Healthcare issues for children on the autism spectrum. Current Opinion In Psychiatry 2006, 19: 361-366. PMID: 16721164, DOI: 10.1097/01.yco.0000228754.64743.66.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsRelated disordersHigh recurrence rateRubella immunizationRecurrence rateTuberous sclerosisDrug treatmentDrug trialsEarly diagnosisAlternative treatmentHealthcare professionalsHealth deliveryLarge-scale studiesKnowledge of autismHealthcare servicesHealthcare issuesTreatmentStrong genetic basisAutism spectrumDisordersFragile X syndromeEmotional difficultiesAutismAssociationX syndromeDelivery
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