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 effectsEvaluation of clinical assessments of social abilities for use in autism clinical trials by the autism biomarkers consortium for clinical trials
Faja S, Sabatos‐DeVito M, Sridhar A, Kuhn J, Nikolaeva J, Sugar C, Webb S, Bernier R, Sikich L, Hellemann G, Senturk D, Naples A, Shic F, Levin A, Seow H, Dziura J, Jeste S, Chawarska K, Nelson C, Dawson G, McPartland J, Trials A. Evaluation of clinical assessments of social abilities for use in autism clinical trials by the autism biomarkers consortium for clinical trials. Autism Research 2023, 16: 981-996. PMID: 36929131, PMCID: PMC10192100, DOI: 10.1002/aur.2905.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Preference for biological motion is reduced in ASD: implications for clinical trials and the search for biomarkers
Mason L, Shic F, Falck-Ytter T, Chakrabarti B, Charman T, Loth E, Tillmann J, Banaschewski T, Baron-Cohen S, Bölte S, Buitelaar J, Durston S, Oranje B, Persico A, Beckmann C, Bougeron T, Dell’Acqua F, Ecker C, Moessnang C, Murphy D, Johnson M, Jones E. Preference for biological motion is reduced in ASD: implications for clinical trials and the search for biomarkers. Molecular Autism 2021, 12: 74. PMID: 34911565, PMCID: PMC8672507, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-021-00476-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderBiological motion preferenceBiological motionASD groupNeurotypical participantsMotion preferencesSocial-communicative symptomsSocial-communicative skillsBiological motion stimuliSocial brain functionSocial brain regionsLow-IQ individualsLow average IQNeurocognitive mechanismsAutistic differencesIndividual differencesMotion stimuliControl stimuliLater symptomatologySpectrum disorderAverage IQCommunicative skillsVisual preferenceSocial autismControl participants
2015
Brief Report: A Mobile Application to Treat Prosodic Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Communication Impairments: A Pilot Study
Simmons ES, Paul R, Shic F. Brief Report: A Mobile Application to Treat Prosodic Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Communication Impairments: A Pilot Study. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 46: 320-327. PMID: 26329637, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2573-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech-language pathologistsStudent engagement dataPost-treatment speech samplesEducation settingsPublic schoolsProsodic disordersEngagement dataStudentsEngagement ratingsMobile applicationsAutism spectrum disorderCommunication impairmentsProsody deficitsSpectrum disorderSchoolsPilot studyFeedbackRatingsProsodic deficitsChildrenASDComputer-Assisted Face Processing Instruction Improves Emotion Recognition, Mentalizing, and Social Skills in Students with ASD
Rice LM, Wall CA, Fogel A, Shic F. Computer-Assisted Face Processing Instruction Improves Emotion Recognition, Mentalizing, and Social Skills in Students with ASD. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 2176-2186. PMID: 25694364, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2380-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSocial skillsSchool-aged childrenAffect recognitionFace processing skillsFacial recognition skillsSocial skills interventionsSocial skills domainComputer-based interventionsJoint attentionRecognition skillsEmotion recognitionSkills interventionEye gazeSpectrum disorderProcessing instructionMentalizingSkillsEducational criteriaRandomized control trialInterventionChildrenRecognitionControl trialStudents
2012
Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism
Kim ES, Berkovits LD, Bernier EP, Leyzberg D, Shic F, Paul R, Scassellati B. Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 1038-1049. PMID: 23111617, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1645-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial robotsAdult confederateSocial human-robot interactionSocial behaviorInteraction partnersAutism spectrum disorderHuman-robot interactionSocial skillsSpectrum disorderMore speechCommunication therapySocial interactionComputer gamesRobotAutismConfederateReinforcersChildrenIntrinsic reinforcersAdult humansPartnersSpeechSkillsLarge demonstrationsMotivators