2020
Atypical Emotional Electrodermal Activity in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Vernetti A, Shic F, Boccanfuso L, Macari S, Kane‐Grade F, Milgramm A, Hilton E, Heymann P, Goodwin MS, Chawarska K. Atypical Emotional Electrodermal Activity in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research 2020, 13: 1476-1488. PMID: 32896980, PMCID: PMC10081486, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderPhysiological arousalTypical developmentEmotional challengesAge-matched toddlersAutism symptom severityEmotion-eliciting conditionsCore ASD symptomsSeverity of autismSkin conductance levelFear emotionCognitive processesFear conditionTD peersASD groupEmotional expressivityEmotional expressionASD symptomsPleasant eventsExternalizing problemsSpectrum disorderThreatening eventsUnderstanding of precursorsBehavioral problemsBehavioral expression
1995
Information processing and developmental assessments in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine.
Mayes LC, Bornstein MH, Chawarska K, Granger RH. Information processing and developmental assessments in 3-month-old infants exposed prenatally to cocaine. Pediatrics 1995, 95: 539-45. PMID: 7700755, DOI: 10.1542/peds.95.4.539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureInformation processingDevelopmental assessmentEarly cognitive processesInfant information processingInfant-controlled habituationCocaine exposureDrug exposure statusAttention regulationCognitive processesHabituation procedureNovel stimuliBayley MDIHabituation criterionMental ScaleInfant developmentBayley ScalesHabituationDepressed performanceMajority of infantsProcessingMonths of ageExposure statusArousalSociodemographic factors